On her way to vote at an ice skating rink at Granite City's Wilson Park during the last municipal election, Sharron Case tripped on an uneven sidewalk and sustained serious injuries. She is suing the city's park district for more than $50,000.
John Fitzpatrick It took a Madison County jury less than 20 minutes Friday afternoon to rule in favor of defendant General Electric in an eight-day asbestos trial which was almost cut short by the presiding judge for its "weak" evidence.
In a tension-filled, packed Madison County Court, Judge Daniel Stack nearly directed a verdict in favor of defendant General Electric in the county's second asbestos trial within a month.
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Reps. Jerry Costello and John Shimkus huddle while awaiting the official phone call on Scott's BRAC status on May 13. Like so many folks in the Metro-East--be they influential public figures, industry leaders or your average home owner--O'Fallon realtor Suzie Vouk is delighted that Scott Air Force did not show up on the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list.
Ronald J. Tenpas, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on May 4, Demetrius Johnson 38, of Murphysboro, was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for possessing and distributing crack cocaine and a fiream violation in distict court in Benton.
Merck & Co., producer of the once widely-used prescription medicine Vioxx, continues to be pounded in local courts by consumers claiming illness from taking the anti-inflammatory medication.
Circuit Judge George Moran Q)Your father, George Moran Sr., was a judge. Did you feel any pressure when you were growing up to follow in his footsteps?
John Jablonski Sr. and his wife, Dora, were involved in a tragic accident caused by a negligent driver, searching for her sunglasses and plowing into a stationary Town Car at 65 m.p.h.
Brad Ringhofer, M.D. Three new physicians were added to the board of directors of the state's largest medical liability insurer, ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company, including Metro-East internist Brad Ringhofer, M.D.
Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville While learning how to become a safe motorcyclist in Southwestern Illinois College's Motorcycle Rider Program, Maria Collins took a left turn around a cone, hit a pothole and wiped out.