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Crowd boos Madison County Board after passing ordinance increasing oversight of Prenzler's administrative authority
The Madison County Board was met with disapproval and the sounds of booing from the crowd after they voted 19-6 during a special meeting on July 6 to approve an ordinance establishing increased oversight of Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler. -
Taxpayer pension costs exceeded Illinois projections by $13.7 billion since 2013
Unrealistic assumptions and missed investment returns have meant Illinois taxpayers paid $13.7 billion more for public pensions than state leaders projected five years earlier. Unless the estimates improve, taxpayers will pay an extra $21.3 billion during the next decade. -
Thirty years of pain: Illinoisans suffer as property tax bills grow far faster than household incomes, home values
Any way you cut them, the residential property taxes Illinoisans pay are punitive. -
Madison County board thwarts chairman's move to replace EMA director
Board chairman Kurt Prenzler's move to replace the county's Emergency Management Agency director was thwarted on Wednesday by board members who refused to introduce a motion. -
Amazon warehouse collapse killing six was similar to Joplin’s Home Depot collapse that took seven
EDWARDSVILLE – On a Friday night at holiday time, some people went to parties or concerts and some people worked with their hands and backs under a flimsy roof at Amazon’s fulfillment center. -
Defense Counsel Journal examines arbitration, 9/11 legal matters, toxic tort litigation
Arbitration agreements, legal actions linked to 9/11 and causation in toxic tort litigation are among the subjects covered in the latest issue of Defense Counsel Journal. -
Building owner sues murder clean up company
A Belleville man says a cleaning company did not have his permission to clean a property he owned after a murder was committed there.