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Federal investigators digging deeper into Pritzker's $331K property tax break
Pritzker infamously removed toilets from his Gold Coast mansion in what the Cook County inspector general called a “scheme to defraud” taxpayers. -
Pritzker’s toilet removal contractor gets nearly $9M in COVID-19 work
The contractor who removed toilets from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mansion in a $331,000 property tax scandal received a nearly $9 million COVID-19 contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contractor hadn’t worked with the Corps in 76 years. -
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Chapter 7 Trustee Transitions Westlake Hospital to the State of Illinois in the Fight Against COVID-19
In support of Governor Jay Robert Pritzker’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ira Bodenstein, the chapter 7 trustee for Westlake Hospital, assisted in the transition and transfer of the right to use and operate the hospital to the State of Illinois on April 2, 2020. -
MESD director calls suit over Granite City flooding political; Plaintiffs claim in excess of $50K in damages each
EDWARDSVILLE – Six Granite City residents claim Metro East Sanitary District failed to protect their properties from the storm of Aug. 12. -
REPRESENTATIVE MIKE BOST (IL-12): Bost Disaster Assistance Reform Bill Focuses on Len Small Levee Repair
U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) introduced bipartisan legislation to better protect inland waterway navigation and address a gap in current law that has stymied efforts to rebuild the Len Small Levee. -
Welder allegedly pinned down by pipe while working on dam project
BENTON – A Thompsonville man claims he was injured due to the negligence of a boat operator when he was pinned down by a heavy pipe while working on a dam project in Olmsted. -
Democrat lawmakers renew push to dilute Republican control over local boards; Rauner vetoed similar proposal last year
SPRINGFIELD – Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) has proposed legislation to reduce the appointment power of Republican Madison County board chairman Kurt Prenzler. -
Venue transfer to Western District Of Kentucky denied in dredge injury case against C.J. Mahon
A motion to transfer a barge worker's personal injury case from the Southern District of Illinois to the Western District of Kentucky has been denied by District Judge Phil Gilbert. -
Prenzler calls out opponent for personal use of government-issued credit cards
Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler, a Republican running against current county board Chairman Alan Dunstan, believes that the Democratic incumbent's alleged misuse of county credit cards for personal expenses will have an impact on election results -
St. Clair County real estate May 28-31
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St. Clair County real estate Dec. 4-10
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Bird watching favored in 7th Circuit reversal; American Bottoms can sue U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A federal appeals court has ruled that an environmental group is allowed to file suit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the proposed construction of a landfill that the organization says will destroy more than 18 acres of wetland, potentially impacting its members' ability to view wildlife. -
New maps show flood risk at University Town Center site
Levees protecting the site of a proposed 900 acre mall in Glen Carbon could fail in the next big flood, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. -
Sen. Haine reacts to flood plain article
To the editor: