City of East Saint Louis
Recent News About City of East Saint Louis
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Poshard harassment, retaliation suit set for settlement conference in March
EAST ST. LOUIS – Kristen Poshard, who claims Madison County fired her for resisting harassment by former county board member Phil Chapman, will try to settle with Chapman and the county next month. -
Belleville police sergeant claims chief, city and commissioners prevent females from promoting
BENTON – Belleville police sergeant Kimberly Fulkerson sued Chief William Clay on Nov. 25, claiming his department refuses to promote her because of her gender. -
Centreville residents seek federal court authority over leaders to fix 'dysfunctional' sewers; Their 'sheer indifference' blamed
EAST ST. LOUIS – Centreville homeowners Cornelius Bennett and Earlie Fuse petitioned U.S. -
Neither community voting on 'Alcentra' merger filed last year’s financial report or audit with state
Neither Centreville or Alorton, whose citizens are voting on a merger proposal in the upcoming March 17 primary, filed last year’s financial report or audit with state comptroller Susana Mendoza. -
Granite City votes to repeal controversial eviction ordinance; City seeks to dismiss constitutional challenges as moot
GRANITE CITY – Facing a constitutional challenge and a change in Illinois law, city leaders repealed an ordinance requiring a landlord to evict tenants if anyone in the home commits a felony in the city. -
Judge rules Belleville and officers must respond to Deubbert’s malicious prosecution suit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Belleville detectives Daniel Collins and Timothy Crimm and the city must answer Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert’s malicious prosecution suit, Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Mills ruled on Sept. 13. -
Trooper Nick Hopkins remembered as generous soul with a servant's heart
"For there to be a shadow, there has to be light," Pastor Jamey Bridges said. "And to me, Nick was light. He was light the way he lived." -
Physician seeks to substitute Kolker in St. Clair County med mal suit
BELLEVILLE – Physician Helen Mussemann, facing a wrongful death suit, moved for substitution of Circuit Judge Christopher Kolker on April 1. -
Katz awards $112K in fees to prevailing lawyer in overtime pay suit against ESL
BELLEVILLE – East St. Louis must pay George Ripplinger $112,506.77 as winner of an overtime pay suit for former assistant fire chief William Clossen, Associate Judge Julie Katz ruled on March 5. -
Attorneys Hipskind, McAninch selected as 2019 Rising Stars
Attorneys John Hipskind and Brady McAninch of Belleville have been selected as part of the 2019 Super Lawyers list of Rising Stars for Illinois. -
Katz orders ESL election board to issue subpoenas in mayoral ballot dispute
BELLEVILLE – East St. Louis election commissioners must issue subpoenas that mayoral candidate Robert Eastern III requested in a ballot dispute, St. Clair County Associate Judge Julie Katz ruled on Jan. 11. -
Fifth District affirms default judgment against nightclub
The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld a lower court’s decision to award more than $40,000in damages to a woman injured when she fell inside an East St. Louis Shriners building. -
Former ESL Dem Party chair accused of demolishing burnt buildings and keeping valuables
Former East St. Louis Democratic party chairman Charlie Powell demolishes burnt buildings and keeps the valuable remains for himself, according to a suit in St. Clair County circuit court. -
A tale of two Hamiltons
According to charges filed by interim U.S. Attorney Donald Boyce last week, East St. Louis Township Supervisor Oliver Hamilton apparently spent more than $40,000 from the township treasury for a Las Vegas party and other personal purposes while racking up $230,000 in credit card expenses in more than three years. -
ESL Township supervisor waives indictment; Wire fraud charges follow lavish personal spending
East St. Louis Township supervisor Oliver Hamilton spent more than $40,000 from the township treasury for a Las Vegas party and other personal purposes, interim U.S. attorney Donald Boyce charged on Nov. 15. -
Todd Sivia earns exit planning certification
Sivia is now the only attorney in the St. Louis metro area to have the certification -
Are mass tort litigators tampering with the juror process?
It's illegal to tamper with juries. Trying to inundate potential jurors with one-sided advertising is not. -
Allergan and others will appeal Yandle's eye drop certification order
Manufacturers of eye care solution will appeal a class certification order that U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle entered July 25 on behalf of glaucoma patients who claim eye droppers waste fluid. -
Baricevic affirmed in sentencing 16-year-old as adult in Belleville armed robbery
The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed St. Clair County Circuit Judge John Baricevic who denied the post conviction petition of a 16-year-old sentenced as an adult to 15 years in prison for a Belleville armed robbery. -
The Obama standard: Has it been met?
So, before shedding a tear of praise and applauding the cheerful and blind optimism of the Obamas and the Obama third-term-wannabe, I want the grandparents, parents and teens in Detroit, Chicago, Spartanburg (S.C.), Houston, Greenville (S.C.), Atlanta, Saginaw (Mich.), Memphis and St. Louis (nine cities labeled as “war zones” by most) to grade Michelle’s self-proclaimed reason to exist. Have they “left something better” for your kids and grandkids?