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Shut up and pay your taxes, Illinoisans
“The state must pare back its portfolio so that it can better fulfill its basic obligations to its citizens,” opined Nicole Kurokawa in the 2010 Illinois Piglet Book, a joint project of the Illinois Policy Institute and Citizens Against Government Waste that identified more than $350 million in wasteful spending.
Suit alleges Buyback Express failed to comply with arbitration order
EDWARSVILLE — A financial company is suing Buyback Express for allegedly failing to abide by an arbitration order involving its loan default.
Land owner seeks $2.5 million over contamination of Pontoon Beach property
EDWARDSVILLE — A land owner seeks $2.5 million in a suit alleging an Illinois company that used her land to store wrecked cars left the property contaminated with leaked petroleum and trash.
March 15: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on March 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Big Daddy’s lockdown litigation against Badger Mutual dismissed at federal court
EAST ST. LOUIS – Badger Mutual Insurance doesn’t have to cover lockdown losses of Big Daddy’s bar in Belleville, U.S. District Judge David Dugan ruled on March 22.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois: Actions Taken on March 15
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois reported the following activity on March 15 in the suits below:
March 15: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "440 civil rights: other" cases
The following cases categorized as "440 civil rights: other" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on March 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
113 six-figure school district administrators oppose ‘Classrooms First Act’
Of the 113 school district administrators earning six-figure salaries who oppose a bill to reduce bureaucracy, 21 are above the $200,000 mark. The bill intends to put more money into classrooms or back in taxpayers’ pockets.
Medical practice sues health record software provider over alleged service issues
EWARDSVILLE — A Maryville medical practice claims its health record system and practice management software provider's errors caused disruptions to its practice and insurance claims.
Fifth District finds St. Clair Co. judge improperly immunized daughter of late judge against drug charges
MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District appellate judges found St. Clair County Circuit Judge Zina Cruse improperly immunized Katherine O’Malley, daughter of the late circuit judge Michael O’Malley, against drug possession charges.
March 15: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "550 prisoner: civil rights" cases
The following cases categorized as "550 prisoner: civil rights" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on March 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 15: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois docket for "555 prison condition" cases
The following cases categorized as "555 prison condition" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on March 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Haine addresses Bi-State's history of closed meetings and discipline 'rumor' amidst criticism for disarming guards
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine wrote a letter to the Bi-State Development Agency inquiring about its history of conducting meetings in closed session and seeking information about a recent policy change.
Suit alleges three-year-old suffered brain injury from fallen rack at O'Fallon Walmart
BELLEVILLE — A mother is suing Walmart after an unsecured rack fell on top of her three-year-old son and caused him to suffer brain-bleeding and a concussion.
Legal malpractice trial against Gori firm set next year in Ohio
LEBANON, Ohio – Judge Robert Peeler of the Warren County court of common pleas has set trial in a year for a malpractice suit against the Edwardsville asbestos firm of the late Randy Gori.
Employees allege Crescent Park Corporation violated BIPA
EDWARDSVILLE – A man claims his biometric information was stored without his consent in a class action against his employer, Crescent Park Corporation.
Suit alleges nursing home resident suffered neglect, malnutrition
BELLEVILLE — A long-term care facility in Lebanon is facing a suit alleging its negligent care caused a resident to suffer injuries.
Bayer, others accused of deliberately inflating crop input prices
EAST ST. LOUIS — Bayer and other major crop chemical producers, wholesalers and retailers are being sued for allegedly inflating the prices of crop inputs for farmers in violation of anti-trust laws.
Rent prices in Illinois dropping more than in most other states
As housing prices continue to go up in Illinois, rental prices are heading in the other direction.The state is seeing one of the biggest declines in rental prices in the country.
Illinois legislature should strip Gov. Pritzker's emergency powers
The Illinois legislature’s biggest failure during the pandemic has been its complete abdication of responsibility over the management of the pandemic itself – Gov. Pritzker has been running the state’s response via executive fiat for over a year.