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No action since January in state's suit against Cahokia Mounds ATV drivers
There has been no action in a suit brought against two ATV riders who allegedly injured a Department of Natural Resources while riding illegally on the grounds of Cahokia Mounds. -
Case management pushed off in suit over accident at Cahokia Mounds
A case management conference in a suit brought against two ATV riders who injured a Department of Natural Resources officer while illegally riding in the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site has been pushed back. -
Case management conference set in state's suit against Cahokia Mounds ATV riders
Young A case management conference is set in a suit filed by the state of Illinois over injuries a Department of Natural Resources officer suffered when he was hit by two ATV riders at Cahokia Mounds. -
Illinois wants more time to investigate defendants in Cahokia Mound suit
Young The state of Illinois has asked for more time to investigate whether two people who allegedly struck a Cahokia Mounds worker with an ATV have insurance. -
Illinois sues ATV driver over DNR worker's injuries at Cahokia Mounds
Illinois' Department of Central Management Services claims it will be forced to pay one of its officers more than $130,000 after he was struck by an ATV driver who was riding illegally on a historic site. -
Feds, Madigan sue Midwest Generation over coal-fired plants
Madigan SPRINGFIELD - Federal officials on Thursday filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Illinois attorney general and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging that a company that runs six coal-fired power plants in the state is flouting federal air pollution laws. -
Stack close to ruling in Holiday Shores atrazine class actions
After 30 months under advisement in Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack's court, six class action lawsuits against major chemical manufacturers will finally get a ruling. -
Alton cemetery violated Wrongful Tree Cutting Act, couple claims in suit
An Alton couple filed a civil suit against St. Joseph's Cemetery claiming trees and shrubbery were removed from their property without permission in violation of the Wrongful Tree Cutting Act. -
Holiday Shores cases against chemical makers await ruling
Judge Stack After two years under advisement in Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack's court, six class action lawsuits against major chemical manufacturers await action. -
Atrazine poses no harm, EPA finds
One of the most thoroughly studied products used in agriculture has received yet another clean bill of health. -
Class action suits and proposed task force could choke out atrazine
Alex Avery If product liability claims against major chemical companies prevail and state legislators attempt to restrict the most commonly applied herbicide used by corn growers, Illinois agriculture is in trouble. -
Illinois Power settles for $500 million in 'Clean Air' case
Illinois Power Co. will install $500 million in pollution controls at five coal-fired power plants and pay a $9 million fine to settle a federal lawsuit alleging Clean Air Act violations.