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What about Black voting rights in St. Clair County?
On the second-to-last day of last year, a three-judge panel at federal court in Chicago ruled that the latest comedy on political redistricting, starring top Illinois Democrats, did not violate the voting rights of racial minorities because it was clearly done for no other reason but partisan political advantage. -
St. Clair County seeks to dismiss redistricting challenge: This map 'is in compliance'
EAST ST. LOUIS – Republicans who allege that population variations of St. Clair County board districts violate the U.S. Constitution didn’t count correctly, board chairman Mark Kern asserts in U.S. district court. -
Plaintiffs amend St. Clair County map challenge with 50 new plaintiffs
EAST ST. LOUIS – Dozens of citizens challenged a map of St. Clair County board districts at U.S. district court on Nov. 18, two days after the board adopted the map. -
St. Clair County adopts new map in 18-9 vote; Gallery calls it 'gerrymandered' and 'disturbing'
BELLEVILLE – Seven Republicans on the St. Clair County board who voted with Democrat chairman Mark Kern on a map of election districts in June voted against a map he presented on Nov. 16. -
St. Clair County voters should let board members know what they think of map
When St. Clair County board members vote up or down on the latest redistricted political map next Tuesday, they will be sealing the direction of county governance for the next decade. -
St. Clair County’s map should reflect reality, not the machine’s fantasy
St. Clair County is a microcosm of what’s happening in America, and its political boundaries should reflect that reality. -
St. Clair map drawn for Democrats' 'absolute power,' says GOP board member; Kern withdraws first version at Monday public hearing
BELLEVILLE – Without the benefit of a census, St. Clair County board chairman Mark Kern has drawn 29 voting districts for the benefit of current board members. -
Media trust believed tied to Grim Reaper files bankruptcy amid FCC investigation
EAST ST. LOUIS – Declaration of bankruptcy by four AM radio stations has halted an investigation of their possible control by shock jock Bob Romanik, who calls himself the Grim Reaper of radio. -
Katz affirms IMRF in rejecting county board member's amended timesheets
BELLEVILLE – Illinois municipal retirement fund trustees committed no error when they disqualified St. Clair County board member Robert Allen from receiving a pension, associate judge Julie Katz has ruled. -
IMRF argues county board member should not be allowed to revise history with amended timesheets
BELLEVILLE – Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund trustees have asked St. Clair County Associate Judge Julie Katz to reject timesheets that county board member Robert Allen changed after the fund audited him. -
Madison County government stays in Republican control; Democrats stays firmly in control in St. Clair County
Results of county board races in Madison and St. Clair was a tale of two counties on election night. -
State police reports show St. Clair Co. had highest homicide rate in state from 2010-16
SPRINGFIELD – St. Clair County posted the state’s highest homicide rate from 2010 to 2016, and ranked near the top in rape, robbery, burglary, and aggravated assault and battery, according to annual state police reports. -
County board candidate says levy rate vote avoiding 'Truth in Taxation' law was 'deceitful'
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County Board District 12 candidate Kevin Wallace called a recent increase in the county's property tax levy of 4.99 percent, just below a 5 percent threshold that would have required a public hearing and notice to voters, “deceitful.” -
It’s time to launch a taxpayer revolt in Illinois
Career politicians like to talk about “sustainability,” which is really just a pretext for government officials interfering in the affairs of average citizens and presuming to tell us how to live our daily lives: what kind of cars we should drive, how high or low we should set the thermostats in our homes, whether we should barbecue in our own backyards or not, and on and on. It seems like nothing we do is too insignificant for them to criticize, tax, and regulate. -
Clayborne’s legal bill defending contractor is prioritized over homeowner's judgment in shoddy work lawsuit, plaintiff says; Judge refutes
A Belleville homeowner who won a lawsuit against a home repair contractor is speaking out, saying the real winner isn't her, but rather the politically connected law firm that represented the man she sued. -
County board candidate says voters in west Belleville district are fed up with high property taxes
If there's one concern common among voters in St. Clair County Board District 8 it's high property taxes, according to Republican candidate Deborah Brennan. -
Is Robert Allen Jr. working hard or hardly working?
In New Orleans, they know the story of the good old boy who loved to fish and had a dream job. He went fishing every day. Sometimes he brought home an ice chest full of catfish, bass, red snappers, or trout. Other times he caught nothing at all, but he’d had a nice relaxing day in his Jon boat out on the water. -
IDOT worker fired for attempting to hire fellow Democrat - a county board member - sues Rauner admin
BELLEVILLE – Former Illinois Department of Transportation human resources manager Shelly Shevlin of Freeburg, who lost her job after an ethics investigation, seeks reinstatement in St. Clair County circuit court. -
Baricevic sues for Democrat county board member seeking reinstatement to IMRF
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County board member Robert Allen Jr. claims the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund improperly terminated him and must reinstate him. -
Stop increasing our property taxes
To all taxing bodies: It's time to stop this addiction to OPM (Other People's Money). Stop increasing our property taxes and start living within our means.