“It doesn’t make sense how they can delay a year and a half and come back more incompetent than when we started.” That’s what one of the applicants suing Illinois told the Chicago Sun-Times about the state’s process for licensing marijuana retailers.
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Lottery players who hit a winner worth more than $600 will have to settle for a promise. As of Thursday, retailers will still pay out winners of $600 or less from their cash registers, but winners of bigger amounts will have to wait until the state has a budget.
SPRINGFIELD — Thursday marked another day of activity but little visible movement in the state Capitol. The House Revenue and Finance committee began hearing testimony on a call from the city of Chicago for an increase in the general homestead property tax exemption, or amount the state subtracts from homeowner’s assessed valuation as a form of tax break.
Akin Illinois' reputation as a lawsuit magnet was not made overnight. It took time as hotspots such as Madison, St. Clair and Cook Counties became destination jurisdictions for personal injury lawyers looking to hit the "Lawsuit Lottery."
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Lloyd Cueto has sent a suit over a MegaMillions lottery ticket to the Illinois Lottery Control Board for an administrative hearing.
Someone who purchased an Illinois Lottery raffle ticket at the Casey's General Store in Glen Carbon, 70 W. Main St., is the lucky winner of $1 million.
Brothers Douglass (left) and Benjamin (right) Lodmell flank father, Gary. Madison County Court's notoriety as a plaintiff-friendly venue is prominently noted in "The Lawsuit Lottery: The Hijacking of Justice in America," a new book that takes a look at America's dysfunctional tort system and calls out for grassroots change.
