The Illinois Supreme Court says a man had the right to name his children the rightful heirs of his retirement funds, even though his ex-wife contended a court order in place during divorce proceedings should have prevented it.
Rather than face a scheduled trial Sept. 19, former Edwardsville Republican Committee Treasurer Forrest Borror pleaded guilty to one felony theft count and a reduced misdemeanor charge for stealing from his group and his employer, the state of Illinois.
More than a year after former Edwardsville Township Republican Committee treasurer Forrest Borror demanded a speedy Madison County trial on felony theft charges, his day in court--which has been postponed 15 times at his attorney's request--is set once again, for Sept. 19.
Jeff Hebrank Jeffrey Hebrank of Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank & True in Edwardsville won the Record's recent reader poll asking which Metro-East attorney would win if selected to participate in NBC's new reality drama, The Law Firm.
Luna Cafe in Mitchell A man who was kicked, punched and tossed to the ground filed suit against the Luna Café in Mitchell claiming the tavern sold too much liquor to his unknown assailants.
An odd turn in a case of unlikely participants came when the defendant--a victims' rights advocate accused of intimidation--refuted a published report that the lawsuit has settled out of court.
