Madison County
Recent News About Madison County
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Collinsville homeowners allege bathroom remodel caused house to flood
Collinsville homeowners claim their property suffered water damage when one of the plumbing fittings "catastrophically separated" from the pipe during a bathroom remodel and caused their home to flood. -
Class action alleges damages following credit union data breach
A proposed class action was filed against a credit union after it allegedly failed to notify customers about a data breach. -
Suit alleges U.S. Steel violates GIPA
A proposed class action alleges U.S. Steel is violating the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) by requesting family medical history from its employees during the hiring process. -
Many Madison, St. Clair County offices will see no opposition in November election
EDWARDSVILLE - As the Democratic Party continues to shrink in Madison County and the Republican Party holds no power in St. Clair County, many offices in both counties will face no opposition in the General Election. -
Madison County real estate Sept. 25-29
An Edwardsville property sold for more than $4.5 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Sept. 25-29. -
Prenzler urges ISP Director Kelly to hold another hearing in Madison County on gun ban registry rules
Madison County Chairman Kurt Prenzler is urging Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly to hold another public hearing on the registration rules in the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA Rules) after Monday’s hearing in Caseyville was held without sufficient public notice. -
Madison County civil docket Nov. 6
Madison County Circuit Judge Sarah Smith has a case scheduled on the civil docket for Nov. 6 -
Madison County Clerk's Office initiates Voter Registration 'clean up'
The Madison County Clerk’s Office initiated the biannual Voter Registration ‘clean up’ in mid-August. -
Shareholder sues United Insurance for alleged breach of contract
EDWARDSVILLE — A shareholder for United Insurance claims her contract was breached and she was locked out of the company due to a family dispute. -
Gilbert allows wrongful termination suit against Madison County to continue after delay in service
BENTON – St. Louis County attorney Michael Gras sued Madison County for former employee Janice Koehler last December, but didn’t serve the complaint until Senior U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert caught his attention. -
Haine: Lawsuits filed by two former county employees have cost taxpayers $270,000
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine reported Tuesday that more than a dozen lawsuits filed by two former Madison County employees have cost taxpayers more than $270,000. -
Prenzler: Temporary employee labor bill threatens economic development
HB 2862 threatens to undo decades of economic development in Madison County by amending the Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. -
Property owners seek approval of class action notice in bid-rigging suit
A class of property owners seek approval of their class action notice in an eight-year-old bid-rigging suit alleging several tax buyers participated in a scheme with former Treasurer Fred Bathon. -
Chris Guy proposes alternative redistricting maps for Madison County
Madison County board member Chris Guy presented two redistricting maps with 29 and 27 districts for the board to review as alternatives to the 25-district map proposed by Chairman Kurt Prenzler. -
Madison County Board rejects redistricting map reducing number of districts to 25
Madison County board members rejected a redistricting map proposed by Chairman Kurt Prenzler, which would reduce the number of districts from 29 to 25. -
Prenzler: Madison County has opportunity to shrink government
There will be a public hearing at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The public will be able to ask questions or make comments. -
Madison County Government Relations Committee proposes 29-member 'fair map'
The Madison County Government Relations Committee has filed a 29-seat "fair map" for the public to view, a proposal which will be discussed publicly at a committee meeting scheduled at 3 p.m. on May 19. -
Proposed re-drawn Madison County map is fair
One thing people hate about Illinois politics — gerrymandering of maps. -
MC Board expected to confirm Tanzyus and Bethel as replacements for Hulme and Dorman
Dave Tanzyus will be appointed Madison County administrator at a special board meeting at 5 p.m. -
Deputy administrator Adler placed on leave; Few details provided on record
Madison County deputy administrator Stephen Adler was placed on administrator last Friday, but officials familiar with the matter would not provide details on the record.