Mitchell The city of Fairview Heights has ended its four-year battle with online travel companies after settling an individual claim against Orbitz and its subsidiaries over local room taxes for $56,733.68.
Dorothy Stamer In order to form a more perfect union, students at Edwardsville High School are seriously exercising their right to assemble with energy and determination.
Lawyers for The Cedars at the JCA in Chesterfield, Mo. have removed a personal injury lawsuit to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against three financial corporations, including banking giant Wachovia, alleging Illinois homebuyers were forced into negative amortization after the banks deceived them when they issued option adjustable rate mortgages.
Amiel Cueto Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked federal Judge David Herndon in East St. Louis to stay discovery in a suit brought against them by disbarred attorney Amiel Cueto.
Lakin arrives at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis prior to a hearing in which U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert accepted a plea deal. Attorney Tom Lakin was taken into custody at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis on Sept. 10, after U.S. District Court Judge J. Phil Gilbert accepted a plea agreement on various drug charges.
A federal judge has awarded $8.6 million in damages in a medical malpractice case filed against the U.S. government over care provided by a Scott Air Force Base doctor.
Amiel Cueto Amiel Cueto, a disbarred lawyer who spent nearly six years in prison on obstruction of justice charges, is seeking $90 million in a suit he filed against St. Clair County State's Attorney Robert Haida, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee lawyer James Grogan and Illinois Liquor Control Agent Bonds Robinson.
A trial in Robin Beem's sexual harassment suit against Madison County is "unavoidable," according to an order by U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy.
Tom Lakin, left, and his attorney Scott Rosenblum enter the federal courthouse in East St. Louis on Wednesday. EAST ST. LOUIS--Attorney Tom Lakin was taken into custody Wednesday at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis, after U.S. District Court Judge J. Phil Gilbert accepted a binding plea agreement on drug charges.
Tom Lakin (left) enters the federal courthouse in East St. Louis prior to a plea agreement hearing before Judge J. Phil Gilbert. Lakin was taken into custody by U.S. Marshalls after the judge accepted the agreement. Attorney Tom Lakin was taken into custody Wednesday at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis, after U.S. District Court Judge J. Phil Gilbert accepted a binding plea agreement on drug charges.
Fitzgerald SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The elevation of Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois will be marked by an installation ceremony on Monday, Sept. 8 at the Supreme Court Building in Springfield.
Mark Sullivan, Director U.S. Secret Service A federal inmate in a Greenville prison filed a civil suit against the United States Secret Service alleging it failed to provide him documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
A female employee of Richland Manufacturing filed a discrimination suit against her employer alleging they promoted a less qualified male employee over her.
Tom Lakin (left) with his attorney Scott Rosenblum. U.S. District Court Judge J. Phil Gilbert will announce whether he will accept Tom Lakin's plea deal on Sept. 3 in Benton.
U.S. District Court Judge G. Patrick Murphy has taken under advisement two motions that ask him to grant summary judgment in a sexual harassment case against Madison County.