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Slusser to be sworn in as new Madison County Treasurer on Wednesday
Slusser to succeed previous Treasurer Kurt Prenzler, who was elected County Board Chairman -
Making Madison County more transparent
During the campaign I promised to assist in making Madison County Government more transparent. -
Take home pay of Madison County officials is four times higher than average worker, thanks to current salaries and pension payments
Four county officials and a state senator from Madison County combined earn close to $1 million annually in current salary and pension payments, all funded by taxpayers. -
Prosecutors failed to act on behalf of cheated property owners
Years after U.S. Attorney Steve Wigginton put disgraced Madison County Treasurer and his co conspirators behind bars in a tax rigging scheme, defrauded homeowners have yet to receive one penny of restitution. -
Is Jack Daugherty even capable of being impartial?
“I do not deny that I am very biased for people with mesothelioma.” “[T]he large businesses who profited from poisoning and killing people made a fortune which dwarfs what any lawyer makes. -
Prenzler not surprised that high interest rate reports in St. Clair County being ignored
PrenzlerIt doesn’t surprise Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler that St. Clair County leaders have so far ignored his discovery of high interest rates at auctions of tax liens.“These things take time,” Prenzler said in a June 25 interview.“I blew the whistle on Fred Bathon in 2006, and that took a long time,” he said.Bathon, former Madison County treasurer, serves a 30 month sentence in federal -
Vote Lakin for Sheriff
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Spilled champagne in a bar on New Year's Eve leads to lawsuit
Talk about unexpected! On New Year's Eve, customers in an Alton bar rang in the new year with champagne toasts. -
Reporters who rely upon public officials are protected by fair report privilege, appellate court rules
Welch Reports given by public officials fall under the Illinois fair report privilege, the Fifth District Appellate Court ruled on Tuesday. -
Quest changes attorneys in revealed STD test results suit
Wilson Quest Diagnostics, Inc. has a new lead attorney in a suit filed by a woman claiming that a former Quest employee revealed the results of the plaintiff's sexually transmitted disease (STD) tests to a man both women were romantically involved with. -
Hylla considering dismissal, summary judgment move in defamation case against Alton Telegraph, reporter
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla is considering two moves that could end a defamation of character suit filed against the owner of the Alton Telegraph and one of its reporters. -
Hearing Friday for Alton Telegraph defamation suit
A Friday hearing is set on a move to dismiss a defamation of character suit seeking over $1 million in damages from the owner of the Alton Telegraph and one of its reporters. -
Mudge denies third party complaint, other defendant moves in suit over revealed STD test results
Mudge Madison County Circuit Judge William Mudge has denied one of the defendants in a suit over the revelations of a romantic rival's sexually transmitted disease test results leave to file a counterclaim, third party complaint, dismissal move and a plea seeking sanctions. -
So Long, Charlie
Chapman When his life is finally judged this time by the Court of THE Supreme, he once again he will hear the word he loved so much...AFFIRMED. -
Case management conference set in defamation suit
A case management conference is set in a defamation of character suit brought against the owners of the Alton Telegraph and Telegraph reporter Linda Weller. -
Hylla moves hearing on motion to dismiss suit against Alton Telegraph, reporter
Hylla Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla continued a hearing on a move by defendant Freedom Communications Inc. that aims to dismiss a defamation of character suit against it and one of its reporters. -
Hylla moves case management to May as judge considers summary judgment in Telegraph defamation case
Madison County Circuit Judge David Hylla has pushed off a case management conference to May as he considers a summary judgment move made by the owner of the Alton Telegraph in a defamation suit.