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Lipstick on health care won't make it more palatable
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Don't waste Zion Nuclear Station
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Zicam suit filed in St. Clair County
Weilmuenster A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the makers of a homeopathic cold medicine, alleging she lost her sense of taste and smell after taking the drug. -
Trial lawyer tax break attracts attention of two dozen senators
Thune WASHINGTON - One-quarter of the U.S. Senate has expressed concern that the U.S. Department of the Treasury may be planning to issue an order giving trial lawyers tax breaks on contingency fee lawsuits. -
The Senator from Willannoy
If you haven't realized by now, Dick Durbin doesn't often represent the people of the Metro East, or even Illinoisans in general. -
DISCLOSE Act muzzles business
Donohue The bill's sponsors admit that its purpose is to deter corporations from participating in the political process. -
Medicare kicked off injury suit recovery in '09
West BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Kicking off a campaign to recover proceeds of personal injury suits, lawyers for Medicare claim a share of a $300 million settlement of chemical contamination claims in Anniston, Ala. -
Blumenthal regrets his unintentional misplaced words that were misunderstood
Proft Being a politician means never having to say you're sorry. -
STAR bonds bill passes in Senate
SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate passed a sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds bill Thursday afternoon 34-17-3. -
STAR bonds bill passes in Labor Committee
McCarter SPRINGFIELD - By a vote of 8-2, the STAR bonds bill passed in the state Senate Labor Committee this afternoon. -
STAR bonds bill fails to get support in State Government Committee; moves to Exec Committee
McCarter SPRINGFIELD - Sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds legislation failed to get enough support to move out of a state senate committee today, according to State Sen. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon). -
It's curtains for Ali G
Proft Who would have thought that pawn broker Scott Lee Cohen, the deposed Democrat Lt. Governor candidate, would have turned out to be a more competent lender than former Democrat golden boy Ali G? -
Mount Vernon mayor opposes new STAR bond legislation
SPRINGFIELD – Developers of a giant entertainment and shopping center in Glen Carbon apparently abandoned the plan in favor of a smaller project in Marion. -
Edgar strikes out twice
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Wigginton nominated U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Illinois
Wigginton Stephen R. Wigginton, a partner with Weilmuenster & Wigginton in Belleville, has been nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. -
Legal reformers want to derail lawsuit lending bill
Hoffman SPRINGFIELD (Legal Newsline)—Legal reformers in Illinois say they are counting on the state House of Representatives to quash a bill they say would help trial lawyers file more lawsuits. -
Developer predicts STAR bonds will pass this year; job estimates rely on software
COLLINSVILLE - Developers of the proposed University Town Center (UTC) in Glen Carbon released a study Thursday that predicts 12,700 construction jobs would be created over the course of 14 years. -
Metro East officials to oppose STAR bonds legislation
Pictured are Sen. Haine at podium; Rep. Hoffman at left; St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern at center. State Rep. Jay Hoffman and state Sen. Bill Haine announced that they would join a number of local mayors and their communities in opposing the so-called "STAR" bond legislation that would get a 650 acre mall development off the ground in Glen Carbon. -
Study: STAR bonds would have significant negative impacts
Holbrook Communities surrounding the proposed University Town Center (UTC) development in Glen Carbon could lose more than $400 million in annual retail sales, according to a new economic impact study. -
Springfield not protected from UTC 'cannibalization' zone
SPRINGFIELD – Politicians pushing state sponsorship of a vast entertainment mall in Glen Carbon promise to protect Illinois stores from cannibalization, but Springfield itself lies outside their protection zone.