During the late hours of September 9, the House of Representatives approved legislation (SB 2408) to put Prairie State Energy Campus located in southern Illinois at a competitive disadvantage, leaving the coal-fired power plant in my district with unachievable regulations that will lead to its closure in 2045.
Illinois missed the September deadline to repay a $4.2 billion federal unemployment loan. Employers warn inaction by state lawmakers could ‘cripple’ businesses and the COVID-19 economic recovery.
EAST ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Government is suing a barge company whose vessel and barges caused damage to a wall and gate at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam near Alton.
Republicans had argued Gov. JB Pritzker's COVID-related limits on the size of political gatherings were unconstitutional, because he selectively enforced them, allowing huge Black Lives Matter protests, while shutting down GOP gatherings in 2020.
Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools Robert Werden said the Illinois State Board of Education is still working through details of the controversial sexual education bill, but parents are expected to be able to opt out.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker facing renewed challenges to his pandemic authority, as school officials and others question his power under Illinois law to override local control and use legally questionable threats against schools and students to compel compliance with public health mandates.
Kids learn on facial recognition. They need to see smiles. It is a nightmare for children with learning disabilities to have a mask on their face, while trying to learn. Depression and suicide among children has skyrocketed. The mental risks outweigh the health risks of COVID.
BELLEVILLE – St. Clair County jurors, the first to decide an ovarian cancer trial against Johnson & Johnson since Canada issued an assessment of the topic, apparently found it too weak to support claims of decedent Betty Driscoll of Smithton.
A recent report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security revealed the state lost at least $14.8 million to fraudsters during the pandemic. But experts warn the full extent of state fraud could be closer to $1 billion.
BENTON – Opponents in St. Clair County circuit court who turned into teammates to stick insurers with a $2 million judgment altered documents in a bid to preserve the judgment at U.S. district court, according to the insurers.
Individuals being sued for allegedly making defamatory statements against Edwardsville-based Exo Lounge and Nail Bar deny liability, separately arguing that their statements are protected opinions and only accuse the business of “suspected” criminal activity.
Some parts of Illinois’ job markets are recovering, but not for Black Illinoisans. Many jobs are still missing from before COVID-19, including over one-third of the leisure and hospitality jobs.
EDWARDSVILLE — A UPS delivery driver claims he became trapped in an Edwardsville apartment complex elevator and suffered injuries while trying to get the doors open.
Clark Hill is excited to announce that it has been named among more than 160 large law firms in the United State and Canada that are participating in the Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification process launching July 15.
