News from May 2013
St. Clair County Judicial Drug Scandal Forces Questions, Again
Why do we elect partisan judges in Illinois?
Collection agency seeks nearly $60K in credit card debt
A Michigan collection agency wants to collect nearly $60,000 in credit card debt owed by a Madison County man.
Suit seeking $50K claims vehicle rear-ended twice by same car
A St. Clair County woman says she was rear-ended twice in a multi-car crash in Belleville.
Shiloh driver sues over Green Mount Road rear-end accident
A driver is asking to be paid more than $100,000 after a chain reaction rear-end crash on a Shiloh roadway.
Others charged in St. Clair County drug scandal
A St. Clair County probation officer accused of providing cocaine to St. Clair County judges told an FBI agent how the men used drugs together on multiple occasions, including golf outings, at a hunting cabin, at his residence – and on the day before one of the judges died from cocaine intoxification.
Asbestos trustees need to open the books
At a time of heightened concern over terrorist attacks, it’s appropriate to have a national debate about the extent of, and legitimate limitations on, our personal right to privacy.
Cook charged with heroin possession; Coroner confirms Christ died from cocaine toxicity
Christ(This story has been updated).St. Clair County Circuit Judge Michael Cook has been charged with heroin-related offenses in federal court in East St. Louis.He waived indictment on charges of possessing heroin and being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms, according to documents filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.Cook has
Madison County real estate May 13-17
May 13, 2013
St. Clair County real estate May 13-17
May 13, 2013
Madison County foreclosures May 8-17
May 8, 2013
St. Clair County foreclosures May 7-15
May 7, 2013
Union Pacific sued over conductor's knee injuries
Phillip Cervantes
Couple sues tax sale purchaser claiming they were unable to redeem property
Two people have filed suit against the man who they claim purchased their property in an illegal fashion after failing to inform them of a property tax delinquency on it.
Judge Cook under federal investigation; Being held at Washington County Jail
(This story has been updated)