News from January 2016
St. Clair County real estate Jan. 15-20
A list of recent real estate transactions for St. Clair County. Including Belleville, Cahokia, Caseyville, Collinsville, Dupo, East Carondelet, East St. Louis, Fairmont City, Fairview Heights, Freeburg, Lebanon, Marissa, Mascoutah, Millstadt, New Athens, New Baden, O’Fallon, Rauscher, St. Libory, Shiloh, Smithton, Swansea and Waterloo.
Bob Marcus selected as 2016 Illinois Super Lawyer ‘Rising Star’
Attorney Bob Marcus of Kujawski Marcus LLC in O’Fallon has been named on the 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. The list is included in the Super Lawyers magazine published by Minneapolis-based Law & Politics.
Schoen Walton Telken Foster LLC gets new name
Personal injury attorneys Troy Walton, Steve Telken and Ron Foster announced that the new name of their firm is Walton Telken Foster LLC.
Goldberg Segalla welcomes new partner to St. Louis office
Attorney John M. Allen joined Goldberg Segalla's St. Louis office as a partner. He brings trial, litigation and transactional experience to the firm's workers' compensation, general liability and business and commercial practice groups.
Sandberg Phoenix attorney named a 2016 Missouri Law Firm Leader
Sandberg Phoenix attorney named a 2016 Missouri Law Firm Leader Sandberg Phoenix shareholder and Executive Committee member Teresa Bartosiak will be honored by Missouri Lawyers Weekly on Jan. 29 as one of the 2016 Missouri Law Firm Leaders of the Year.
HeplerBroom attorneys named 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Several HeplerBroom attorneys were selected as Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2016.
New report on education funding shows 89 cents of every new dollar for education goes to pensions – not classrooms
The pension fund for K-12 public school teachers in Illinois has only 40 cents for every $1 in promised benefits.
Dems, GOP to talk school aid, pensions? Cullerton puts school reform out front, says pension deal near
SPRINGFIELD — State Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, dropped two big pieces of news Monday: -- Cullerton wants a rewrite of the state’s school funding formula, and he’s linking it directly with talks about the overall state budget.
Woman's heels and beer consumption central to testimony in rock climbing wall personal injury case
A pair of woman's dark brown shoes with two and a half inch chunk heels was on display at a personal injury trial that got under way this afternoon in St. Clair County.
Analysis: Metro East taxpayers fund Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling on Illinois’ downstate and suburban taxpayers to bail out its financially beleaguered public school district. Yet an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) data shows Metro East property taxpayers are already subsidizing a Chicago school system that spends considerably more than their own.
Judge slaps restraining order on access to Topinka campaign money amid lawsuit by late comptroller's son
The campaign funds of the late Judy Baar Topinka are now formally frozen, thanks to an order issued Jan. 22 in Cook County Circuit Court.
Cook suit seeks judicial review of Elections Board decision in favor of judges
Dallas Cook, whose objection to the ballot status of St. Clair County judges failed at the Illinois election board, seeks court orders against the judges. He petitioned the Sangamon County court for judicial review on Jan. 25, five days after the election board denied his objection by a vote of four to four. “There is no process in the Illinois Constitution for a judge to succeed oneself by re-election,” wrote his lawyer, Aaron Weishaar of St. Louis.
Madison County asbestos trial ends in settlement with Crane Co.
According to attorneys with the Simmons firm, a rare Madison County asbestos trial settled for an undisclosed amount Sunday night. Jurors were dismissed Monday morning. The trial ended after just one day of testimony in Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs' courtroom. Crane Co. was the only remaining defendant at the time of trial.
Why a Smart Meter delay (op-out) is Important for your family’s health, security, and privacy
Smart Meters are coming to your home and business soon, if you have not already had ComEd replace analog meters with Smart Meters in your community.
Rock climbing wall injury in '06 subject of trial in St. Clair County; Defense argues plaintiff had been drinking, wearing heels
A personal injury trial will get under way in St. Clair County Circuit Court today involving a woman who claims injuries after falling from a motorized rock climbing simulator in Belleville.
The $53 million boogeyman: Illinois' financial woes due to decades of mismanagement, not 7 months of gridlock
Illinois paid $53 million more to borrow money through its Jan. 14 bond sale than it would have paid had politicians not let the state’s debt and government-worker pension obligations spiral out of control, while driving out taxpaying residents and businesses through tax hikes and costly regulations.
Electrical shock leads to lawsuit against Ameren and Premier Utility
EDWARDSVILLE—A Missouri couple is suing over injuries the husband allegedly suffered when a backhoe he was operating struck an electrical line.
McCarter opposes eminent domain in wind energy project
SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Kyle McCarter encouraged state and federal courts last week to reject any requests from Clean Line Energy Partners for eminent domain authority regarding the Grain Belt Express Clean Line project.
Man alleges Papa John's illegally taxes pizza delivery fee
EDWARDSVILLE—A Madison County man is seeking class-action status for his lawsuit over the taxing of fees imposed upon pizza delivery charges by Papa John's.
Collinsville driver named in suit following car accident
EDWARDSVILLE—A Madison County man and woman are suing over injuries they allegedly sustained as the result of an automobile accident.