News from 2016
Nothing 'safe' about Tom Gibbons' SAFE team
Why do some law enforcement officials think they can ignore the laws that apply to law enforcement?
Analysis shows Illinois lawmakers are among best paid in country; Illinois Policy Institute says it's time they set example, cut back
CHICAGO - A new report from the Illinois Policy Institute says that taxpayers are spending $32 million per year in "generous" compensation for lawmakers including salaries, per diem payments, mileage reimbursements, health care, dental insurance, pay for committee and leadership roles and pensions.
Union Carbide seeks to dismiss 46 asbestos cases for want of prosecution; Flack was original plaintiff attorney in 30
In five months before Donald Flack took the robe of a Madison County associate judge, he filed 30 asbestos suits in the circuit court.
The Obama standard: Has it been met?
So, before shedding a tear of praise and applauding the cheerful and blind optimism of the Obamas and the Obama third-term-wannabe, I want the grandparents, parents and teens in Detroit, Chicago, Spartanburg (S.C.), Houston, Greenville (S.C.), Atlanta, Saginaw (Mich.), Memphis and St. Louis (nine cities labeled as “war zones” by most) to grade Michelle’s self-proclaimed reason to exist. Have they “left something better” for your kids and grandkids?
Minor child alleges injuries after being struck by motorist
EDWARDSVILLE – A minor pedacyclist and her mother have filed a suit against a driver alleging his negligence caused her injuries.
Woman claims Roundup caused illness
EAST ST. LOUIS – A Madison woman alleges that a biotechnology company's herbicide caused her to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Man accuses city of Anna officers of false arrest, excessive force
EAST ST. LOUIS – A Union County man alleges he was injured by city of Anna police officers.
Should investigators hired by the State's Attorney be able to arrest suspected drug traffickers?
A special investigation unit designed to crack down on drug trafficking on main thoroughfares in Madison County is on hold while the Illinois Supreme Court reviews the legality of a program that arguably gives state’s attorneys their own police force.
Yandle certifies eye drop class action; Plaintiffs claim dispensers release unnecessarily large drops
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle certified a class action on a claim that makers of eye drops for glaucoma patients design their droppers to waste fluid.
Fifth District: Miranda warnings and alcohol do not mix
MOUNT VERNON – Miranda warnings and alcohol don’t mix, according to Fifth District appellate judges.
St. Clair County real estate July 1-8
A home at 12 Rocky Ford in Belleville sold July 5 for $450,000.
Madison County real estate July 11-14
Read the latest in Madison County real estate transactions. 476 Point of View Drive in Edwardsville sold for $375,000 on July 14.
Madison County foreclosures July 18-22
Recent foreclosure filings in Madison County include cases in Alton, Collinsville, Godfrey, Granite City, Roxana and Troy.
Madison County asbestos jury docket Aug. 5
Just a single case is set on the asbestos jury docket next week in Madison County.
Madison County civil docket Aug. 2-5
More than a dozen cases are set next week on Madison County's major civil docket.
Madison County asbestos motion docket Aug. 1-5
More than 200 cases have been set for Madison County's asbestos motion docket next week, presided over by Associate Judge Stephen Stobbs.
Alton nursing home denies liability in widow's suit
Eunice Smith Home in Alton denies negligence in a lawsuit brought by a woman who claims her late husband fractured his spine while walking unassisted, which later led to his death.
Madison County truck tire injury suit dismissed; was first case filed in '16
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth has dismissed with prejudice the first major civil case filed in 2016.
Doctors deny negligence in Madison County medical malpractice case
Defendants in a Madison County medical malpractice suit deny they are negligent in failing to correctly diagnose a patient's leg pain.
Nursing home denies negligence in Madison County wrongful death case
Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center denies negligence in a wrongful death suit filed in Madison County in February.