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Homeowner claims Holiday Shores HOA knowingly caused flooding on her property
EDWARDSVILLE – A woman claims her homeowner's association launched a construction project that has caused flooding on her property. -
Madison County real estate Oct. 17-21
A Highland property sold for more than $1.4 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 17-21. -
Artificial Intelligence and Employment Law Part 2 on November 22, 2022
One of the significant developments in 2022 is the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by employers when making employment-related decisions, and the attempts by states and the federal government to regulate the use of A.I. -
Deckhand injured by three-ton barge cable awarded $5 million in federal court
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle awarded $5,051,471.24 to former barge deckhand Kevin Beam of Randolph County on Nov. 8, for injuries he suffered when a cable hit him. -
St. Clair County real estate July 18-22
An O'Fallon property sold for $900,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for July 18-22 -
Gov. Pritzker Announces Eight Appointments to Boards and Commissions
Patricia Saccone will serve as a Member on the Illinois Racing Board.* Saccone has over fifteen years of classroom experience, serving as the Program Director and Professor of Health Information Technology at Waubonsee Community College in Aurora. -
Troutman Pepper Achieves Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Plus
Troutman Pepper Achieves Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Plus. -
Stuart's campaign relying on coastal strategists; Only 5% of funding since July 1 is locally sourced
SPRINGFIELD – Democrat Representative Katie Stuart of Edwardsville runs with money from Chicago and Springfield and strategy from California and Washington. -
Attorney General Kwame Raoul Warns Used-car Buyers to Watch for Cars Damaged by Hurricane Ian Flooding to Be Sold in Illinois
Attorney General Kwame Raoul Warns Used-car Buyers to Watch for Cars Damaged by Hurricane Ian Flooding to Be Sold in Illinois. -
A Chief Justice Term Like No Other
A Chief Justice Term Like No Other. -
Madison County civil docket Oct. 3-7
Madison County judges Smith and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Oct. 3-7. -
Attorney General Raoul Announces Agreement to Secure New Federal Energy Standards for Illinois Families
Attorney General Raoul Announces Agreement to Secure New Federal Energy Standards for Illinois Families. -
Wrongful death trial against BNSF abandoned by plaintiff weeks ahead of opening
BENTON – On 19 days notice Tyler Dagon surrendered a wrongful death trial he litigated three years to secure at U.S. district court. -
Former Madison County attorney Peel again fails to overturn bankruptcy fraud, child pornography possession conviction
BENTON – Former lawyer Gary Peel, who served time for bankruptcy fraud and possession of child pornography and keeps trying to overturn his conviction, failed again to overturn it. -
Fifth District finds legal malpractice 10 years after lawyer's death; Injury occurred 22 years ago
MOUNT VERNON – Ten years after lawyer Jack Quarant died, Fifth District appellate judges found he committed malpractice ten years before he died. -
White farmers dismiss discrimination suit following repeal of loan forgiveness program
EAST ST. LOUIS – Farmers Matt Morton and Joshua Morton of Kell, having proved that Congress shouldn’t exclude people from a benefit program on the basis of group identity, dismissed their discrimination suit on Aug. 30. -
Mother seeks default judgment against man accused of killing her son while exiting Metrolink train
The mother of a man who was killed while exiting a Metrolink train in March 2019 seeks default judgment against the suspect for allegedly refusing to respond to the wrongful death lawsuit. -
Yandle rules for Belleville in former sergeant's discrimination claim
BENTON – Belleville didn’t discriminate or retaliate against police sergeant Kimberly Fulkerson, U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle ruled on Aug. 25. -
Illinois state's attorneys demand changes to no-bail law
As Chicago-style crime continues to spread across Cook County and collar counties, local state’s attorneys are increasingly worried about a new state law. As of January 1st it would sharply restrict the imposition by judges of cash bail for criminal defendants before trial. -
'Zucker Bucks'-type manipulation and its new variants threaten Illinois' November election
Americans overwhelmingly say they oppose allowing government offices that oversee elections to accept funding for their operations from partisan, private individuals and groups – Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. It’s a problem exposed in the 2020 election on which Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife funded an astonishing $419 million in grants to county and municipal voting offices across America for essentially just that to support Democratic voter turnout. “Local election administration” grants are what supporters called it, but “Zucker Bucks” is what it’s more commonly called.