News from 2014
Rear end collision causes numerous injuries to driver and passenger in East St. Louis
Plaintiffs in an automobile accident in East St. Louis claim they suffered numerous injuries as a result of a rear-end collision on Missouri Avenue.
Collinsville woman alleges she fell off ladder at YMCA
A Collinsville woman claims she was injured after falling off a ladder at the Edwardsville YMCA after the defendant left the item at the facility for employees to use.
Motorcyclist alleges injuries in Caseyville crash
Bruce R. Cook
Driver sued by passenger allegedly injured in intersection collision
A man is suing over claims he was injured while a passenger in a vehicle when its driver failed to stop at a stop sign.
Country Mutual Insurance, claim specialist sued for allegedly denying theft claim, mislabeling it vandalism
Two Madison County building owners are suing over claims their insurance company allegedly misidentified theft as vandalism in order to avoid contractual obligations after a burglary.
Attorney sued after allegedly allowing statute of limitations to run out on injury claim
A Wayne County woman is suing over claims her lawyer failed to file a third party injury claim before the statute of limitations ran out.
Davis beats Callis in 13th Congressional District 59-41
DavisIncumbent Congressman Rodney Davis, Republican from Taylorville, easily defeated former Madison County chief judge Ann Callis in the 13th Congressional District.Davis received 122,661 votes to Callis's 86,126 votes.The margin of victory in the district was more than 17 points - 58.75 to 41.25 percent.In Callis's home base of Madison County, Davis won 58 to 42 percent, or 18,935 to 13,614 vote
McGlynn defeats Rudolf in contest for Cook vacancy
McGlynnSt. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn, Republican, has won election in a very close race against Associate Judge Heinz Rudolf, Democrat.With all precincts reporting in St. Clair County, including totals from East St. Louis, McGlynn edged Rudolf 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent.In St. Clair County, McGlynn won by a margin of 55 to 45 percent, receiving 37,300 votes to Rudolf's 30,478 vote
Ruth and Tognarelli retained; Karmeier gets 57.7 percent in Madison County
Madison County Circuit Judges Dennis Ruth and Richard Tognarelli have been retained to the Third Judicial Circuit.
Roper's Regal Beagle accused of overserving driver who allegedly caused crash
A Madison County bar and its owner are accused of serving alcohol to a man who allegedly drove drunk and caused a crash.
Burden for retention is higher than initial election to judgeship; But odds favor incumbents in southern Illinois
While the electoral burden for judges seeking retention to office is higher than when they first go before voters - 60 percent versus anywhere north of 50 percent when contested - odds are in favor of an incumbent being retained.