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As many as 160,000 fewer workers: Illinois' poor jobs record continues during COVID
Illinois’ taxes, corruption, unfriendly business environment and high labor costs continue to take a toll on the state’s economic recovery. And job prospects for many Illinoisans, particularly in the leisure and hospitality industry, have been made even worse by the state’s COVID policies, some of the nation’s strictest. -
Prosecutor assigned to Cates' fourth DUI case says attempt to discredit police ‘flagrantly improper’
BELLEVILLE – David Cates of Swansea seeks to avoid a second drunk driving conviction by discrediting the police in Fairview Heights. -
Illinois state senators defy law to pick their watchdog
Illinois state senators approved a new legislative inspector general over complaints by the Legislative Ethics Commission chair that the process and vetting were ignored for the new watchdog. House members vote next. -
Illinois teachers unions fight to keep kids masked
A Sangamon County judge temporarily ended Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate, and Pritzker’s appeal of that ruling lost. Yet the fight showed Illinois teachers unions want kids masked statewide on Pritzker’s say-so alone. -
Maag files class action against concealed carry instructor, alleges courses were not legally compliant
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag filed a class action against a concealed carry class instructor for allegedly failing to meet the required criteria and distributing false certificates of completion. -
Repeat plaintiff accuses two more companies of violating ADA with websites
EAST ST. LOUIS - Attorney Benjamin Sweet is suing two more companies on behalf of repeat plaintiff Eric Foreman, alleging they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Jackson County sued over inmate's suicide
EAST ST. LOUIS - A mother is suing Jackson County and jail officials after her son committed suicide while incarcerated. -
Keefe seeks to substitute Judge Stiehl in injury suit against Ford and Auffenberg
BELLEVILLE – Tom Keefe moved to substitute Circuit Judge William Stiehl from an injury suit against Ford Motor Company and Auffenberg Ford South on Feb. 14. -
FedEx faces wrongful death trial over Albanian driver’s ability to speak English
BENTON – With great care, Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert set trial on a claim that FedEx Ground contributed to three deaths by employing a driver who didn’t understand enough English to do his job. -
Tillery letter struck in paraquat MDL; Judge: Allegations serious, unfounded and threatening
EAST ST. LOUIS – Attorney Stephen Tillery of St. Louis threatened someone while Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel prepared to issue an order against his interest in national paraquat litigation, according to the case docket. -
Davis Calls on President Biden to End Federal Public Health Emergency Declaration
Davis Calls on President Biden to End Federal Public Health Emergency Declaration. -
Pritzker is ‘out of the picture’: DeVore responds to dismissal of COVID-19 school mandate appeal
Attorney Tom DeVore, who represents the Illinois students and parents suing Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his COVID-19 mandates for schools, responded to the Fourth District Appellate Court ruling and provided clarity on the court’s statement that school districts have “independent authority.” -
CTU-backed Amendment 1 would give teachers unions power over Illinois parents
Chicago Teachers Union takes credit for spreading the “new gospel” of union strike power across the nation. If the CTU-backed Amendment 1 passes in November, it will lock the union’s militant tactics into the state constitution, to the detriment of children and parents statewide. -
School mask mandate suspended following vote of state's rulemaking body
The Joint Committee of Administrative Rules (JCAR) voted today to stop Gov. JB Pritzker's attempt to reissue emergency rules that would have required school districts to enforce masking for K-12 public and private schools. -
Bestwall bankruptcy judge holds asbestos plaintiffs in contempt for failing to submit questionnaires
CHARLOTTE – Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer held 2,140 asbestos plaintiffs in contempt on Feb. 10, and gave them a week to answer questions of Georgia Pacific entity Bestwall. -
New allegation in wrongful death suit: Decedent’s body left out in the rain while awaiting coroner; Crash involved off duty Alton cop
EAST ST. LOUIS – Sauget police left the body of crash victim Toshorn Napper Jr. in the rain for hours and didn’t contact his family or visit their home, his mother Terri Coleman-Napper alleged at U.S. district court on Feb. 7. -
Collinsville school board: Masks 'strongly recommended' but no longer required
The Collinsville CUSD 10 school board voted unanimously Monday to make masks “strongly recommended,” but not required, for students and staff. -
SCOTUS to hear arguments March 28 over injured engineer’s interpretation of ‘in use’ locomotive
WASHINGTON – In an injury case from Southern Illinois, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn decisions of district and appellate judges in favor of Union Pacific Railroad -
Davis Re-introduces Bill to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent
Davis Re-introduces Bill to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent. -
Bethalto Board of Education votes to make masks optional for students and staff
Bethalto’s Board of Education unanimously voted to make masks optional for students and staff on Monday. During the special board meeting, those in attendance listened silently and respectfully as parents, students, grandparents and community members voiced their concerns over mask mandates and urged board members to make masks optional.