A newly formed group that says its goal is to inform voters about the performance of local government and public institutions is championing bi-partisanship as a model of good government in Madison County.
Kay A legal watchdog group and local law makers will participate in a panel discussion on a bill dealing with campaign donations to judges at noon Friday at Ravenelli's Restaurant in O'Fallon.
Crowder Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder returned $30,000 in campaign contributions she received last month from lawyers at the top three local asbestos firms.
Callis Madison County Board Member Mike Walters told Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis and members of the county judiciary meeting Friday morning that being on the (American Tort Reform Association's) Judicial Hellhole list "scares the hell out of me."
Madison County Chairman Alan J. Dunstan is requesting the State of Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board conduct a review to determine if recent contributions made to Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder's campaign committee violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct.
The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meet and greet event featuring state and local public officials from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 at the Edwardsville Gun Club, located at 4104 Staunton Rd. in Edwardsville.
Rice Madison County Recorder Matt Rice is encouraging citizens to become familiar with a new technology that will help streamline the process of recording documents and help to make his office more efficient.
County Board member Jean Myers addresses a crowd outside the Madison County Administration building on Monday. A group of Madison County Board members gathered Monday morning to announce the beginning of their investigation into irregularities in property tax auctions.
Dunstan and Anderson Recorder of Deeds Kyle Anderson gave a gift to Madison County Wednesday, signing over a $1,651.41 stipend he received from the state of Illinois.
Miles The Madison County Board on Wednesday approved salary increases for the next four-year terms of the county clerk, treasurer and sheriff, but the increases don't begin until the third year of the terms that begin after November's election.
Haine (at the podium) and Hoffman (left) call the UTC project "too risky" during a press conference last month. Kern is at center. State legislators from the Metro-East are criticizing promoters of a large-scale retail project in Glen Carbon saying their "cynical 'jobs' drumbeat" is "an attempt to exploit the anxiety and fear" of the area's suffering workforce.