Several tax buyer defendants accused of participating in an alleged bid rigging conspiracy with former Madison County Treasurer Fred Bathon object to the plaintiffs’ proposed class notice and method of distribution, arguing that "many people no longer read the newspaper" and won't see the "inaccurate and confusing" notice.
Madison County board member Heather Mueller Jones is suing Anderson Hospital and one of its physicians following the death of her husband and former board member Clint Jones.
Madison County paid former employee Kristen Poshard and her attorneys $850,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging she was wrongfully terminated for resisting sexual harassment by former county board member Phil Chapman.
Madison County has reached an undisclosed settlement with the Veterans’ Assistance Commission (VAC) and Superintendent Bradley Lavite in a lawsuit alleging the department has been underfunded by more than $1 million.
The Madison County Board voted to review and release some closed session minutes prior to April 30, including meetings to address litigation involving former auditor Rick Faccin.
WASHINGTON - Democrat Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have sent a list of names to the White House to consider for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois: former Madison County chief judge Ann Callis, State Sen. Rachelle Crowe (D-Maryville) and Williamson County State's Attorney Brandon Zanotti.
Granite City argues in a motion to dismiss that it was wrongfully accused of assuming control of the Metro East Sanitary District in a former MESD employee’s suit alleging he was terminated due to political affiliation and denied rehire due to his age.
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.
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 members rejected a redistricting map proposed by Chairman Kurt Prenzler, which would reduce the number of districts from 29 to 25.
The Fifth District Appellate Court gave Bradley Lavite, Superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Madison County, until June 1 to file a reply brief in his appeal involving a $1 million funding dispute.
During a public hearing Tuesday, members of the public and the Madison County board raised concerns over the potential costs and work load of reducing the county from 29 to 25 districts.
Rev. David Goins was elected mayor for the City of Alton during the April 6 municipal election with 2021 votes in ‘21, making history as Alton’s first African American mayor.
Madison County Circuit Judge Sarah Smith deemed moot two motions to dismiss a former Metro East Sanitary District employee’s lawsuit and granted the plaintiff’s motion to file an amended complaint alleging he was terminated due to political affiliation and denied rehire due to his age.
EAST ST. LOUIS - Kristen Poshard has reached an unspecified settlement with Madison County in a suit alleging she was wrongfully terminated for resisting sexual harassment by former county board member Phil Chapman.
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine wrote a letter to the Bi-State Development Agency inquiring about its history of conducting meetings in closed session and seeking information about a recent policy change.
