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Attorney General Raoul Urges Supreme Court Not to Restrict Resentencing Relief Under First Step Act
Attorney General Raoul Urges Supreme Court Not to Restrict Resentencing Relief Under First Step Act. -
Attorney General Raoul Calls on Federal Government to Ensure Meaningful Environmental Review of Federal Projects
Attorney General Raoul Calls on Federal Government to Ensure Meaningful Environmental Review of Federal Projects. -
Electric companies deny liability in suit alleging failure to pay; Subcontractor accused of negligent work at substation
Electric companies accused of failing to pay a subcontractor for its work at a Bloomington substation deny liability, arguing that the plaintiff has been paid in full and failed to sufficiently complete the work. -
School administrators raise concerns over bill giving admin time, not sick time, for COVID issues
School administrators across the state say a measure giving staff the ability to take administrative days rather than sick days for COVID-related issues will burden their ability to best educate children. -
Customer sues over slip, fall at Granite City QuikTrip
EDWARDSVILLE — A customer claims she slipped and fell near the condiment station at a QuikTrip in Granite City. -
St. Clair County real estate Aug. 2-6
A Dupo commercial property sold for $6,200,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Aug. 2-6. -
Davis, Kuster Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Renew Key Farm Program
Davis, Kuster Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Renew Key Farm Program. -
Sivia censured by ARDC for failing to communicate conflict of interest; 'I take full responsibility for my actions'
Edwardsville attorney Todd Sivia admits that he had a “lapse in judgment” when he failed to communicate a conflict of interest to his client, resulting in a censure by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC). -
Asbestos firms miss deadline to answer core questions in Bestwall bankruptcy
CHARLOTTE – Mesothelioma lawyers continue to disobey an order for disclosure about settlements, including the Gori Law Firm in Edwardsville. -
Plaintiffs amend St. Clair County map challenge with 50 new plaintiffs
EAST ST. LOUIS – Dozens of citizens challenged a map of St. Clair County board districts at U.S. district court on Nov. 18, two days after the board adopted the map. -
Supreme Court unanimously restores Illinois trucker’s FOID card
SPRINGFIELD – State police revoked a citizen’s firearm card over trivial conduct from 15 years earlier, according to Supreme Court Justices who gave his card back to him on Nov. 18. -
Gov. Pritzker can't take credit for Illinois' improved budget projections when it's the feds that bailed the state out
Gov. J.B. Pritzker may be celebrating the lower deficits his budget office just projected for the next five years, but Illinois’ latest “improvements” owe little to what he and the General Assembly have done since the governor took office. To the contrary, most of Pritzker’s recent actions have only served to increase the burden on ordinary Illinoisans going forward. We detail those actions later in this piece. -
Madison County real estate Oct. 4-8
A Madison commercial property sold for $10,000,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Oct. 4-8. -
Discipline board recommends two month suspension for lawyer accused of disparaging Gleeson; ARDC chief asked for two years
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney Margaret Lowery of Belleville didn’t harm Chief Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson as he alleged, a hearing board of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission ruled on Nov. 10. -
Pritzker's choice: Get COVID-19 shot, or lose your job
Gov. J.B. Pritzker just signed an amendment to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, limiting the law used to challenge his COVID-19 vaccination and other mandates. -
Homeowner alleges roofing contractor failed to complete project
EDWARDSVILLE — A homeowner alleges the roofing contractor she paid failed to complete the project on her home. -
Rosenstengel will keep white farmers' suit claiming they were excluded from government's loan forgiveness program
EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel retrieved three Marion County farmers from a class action in Texas on Nov. 10, so she can hear their challenge to exclusion of whites from a loan forgiveness program. -
Gov. Pritzker Signs Law to Ensure COVID-19 Protections
Gov. Pritzker Signs Law to Ensure COVID-19 Protections. -
Davis Urges President Biden to Address Supply Chain Crisis, Drop Reckless Tax-and-spending Plan
Davis Urges President Biden to Address Supply Chain Crisis, Drop Reckless Tax-and-spending Plan. -
Illinois Supreme Court to Swear-in New Attorneys At Virtual Bar Admission Ceremony
Illinois Supreme Court to Swear-in New Attorneys At Virtual Bar Admission Ceremony.