Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth granted a class of Illinois residents’ request to amend a complaint originally filed in 2015 involving a disputed $1 vendor processing fee for Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card applications.
Two Illinois officials seek summary judgment alleging sovereign immunity in a class action involving a disputed $1 vendor processing fee for Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) card applications.
A class of Illinois FOID card holders again seeks to segregate and sequester a disputed $1 overcharge, arguing that the program can operate without the additional fee as the state has “swept millions of dollars” from the fund.
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth rescheduled a case management conference exactly one year after taking summary judgment under advisement in a class action alleging an additional $1 filing fee for FOID cards in Illinois is unlawful.
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth took summary judgment under advisement in a class action alleging an additional $1 filing fee for FOID cards in Illinois is unlawful.
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth set a hearing for next month to further argue a class of FOID card holders' motion for summary judgment as to the unlawfulness of an additional $1 fee for the firearm owner identification cards.
A financial expert says "social justice warrior" investment practices of Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs makes for bad policy and sets a dangerous precedent for future administrations that may hold different political views.
State officials sued in a class action over an extra $1 FOID card fee argue that summary judgment is not proper because Illinois citizens cannot collect from the state a $1 processing fee for firearm owner identification cards that was voluntarily paid to a third-party vendor.
Since assuming control of the Illinois House Republican Caucus four years ago, the law firm of State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) has helped Illinois municipal governments and state agencies amass more than a quarter of a billion dollars in public debt, according to an analysis by Prairie State Wire.
EDWARDSVILLE — The 2017 M.I.C. Summit, hosted by Madison County Community Development on April 6 and 7, is focusing on job creation, job retention, infrastructure, technology and transportation.
SPRINGFIELD—A change in Illinois law will force life insurance companies to periodically check government death records to ensure their policyholders' beneficiaries are properly paid out.
SPRINGFIELD — In a legislative session noted as one of inaction until the brink of a new fiscal year, one bill Illinois lawmakers did manage to pass was a measure that requires life insurance companies to make an effort to track down beneficiaries of unclaimed policies, contracts and accounts when they know the policyholder has died.
Life insurance companies are suing Illinois state Treasurer Michael Frerichs and private auditing company Verus Financial alleging that recent efforts to tap into policy proceeds under the Unclaimed Property Act are unconstitutional.
Now that St. Clair County’s Stephen McGlynn has put on the appellate court robes, the Metro East needs a new representative on the beleaguered Illinois GOP’s ruling board.
U.S. Rep. Shimkus formerly served as Madison County treasurer. Circuit Judge Lloyd Karmeier of Nashville, seeking the vacancy on the Illinois Supreme Court from the Fifth District, will be joined by Congressman John Shimkus (R-Illinois, 19) on a pre-election day fly around.
