News from November 2018
Suit alleges breach of contract in school district insurance dispute
EDWARDSVILLE — A partner accuses a financial company of breach of contract for allegedly attempting to exclude him from an insurance deal with the Bethalto school district.
Wood River tenant alleges injuries from falling ceiling
EDWARDSVILLE — A Wood River tenant is suing her landlord after the ceiling allegedly fell on her head.
Woman alleges State Farm refuses to pay claim
BELLEVILLE — A driver is suing her insurer for allegedly refusing to make payments for her uninsured motorist claim.
Insurance company sues driver for allegedly causing collision
BELLEVILLE — An insurer is suing a driver after it had to pay underinsured motorist benefits following a collision.
We the people
Well, that’s that. The election’s over. Everything’s back to normal. Maybe we’re happy with the outcome, maybe not, or maybe we’re ambivalent. It doesn’t matter anymore because it’s all behind us now. We can all be friends again and not pay any attention to politics for the next year or so.
Demolition service providers allegedly shocked while working
BELLEVILLE — Demolition service providers are suing property owners after they were allegedly shocked while working.
Illinois’ private sector jobs growth among worst in the nation since 2017 tax hike
Jobs growth in Illinois has gone from middle of the pack to back of the line.
Associate Judge Rudolf fends off Republican challenge for circuit court seat
Associate Judge Heinz Rudolph has defeated his Republican challenger for a seat on the 20th Judicial Circuit.
Kolker wins resident circuit seat; Republican Cason 'extremely disappointed' at tenor of race, attacks
Associate Judge Chris Kolker fended off a challenge from Republican Laninya Cason for a seat on the 20th Judicial Circuit.
Man sues contractors over faulty scaffolding
BELLEVILLE — A man claims he was injured when a scaffold board snapped while working at a construction site.
Madison County voters approve Second Amendment sanctuary referendum
Madison County voters overwhelming approved a measure securing it as a 2nd Amendment sanctuary county.
Evans wants to wait for tallying of 6K outstanding ballots in race for circuit seat; O'Gara grateful for unofficial results showing 4K lead
Republican Paul Evans is not conceding defeat in the race for an open spot on the 20th Judicial Circuit.
Cruse and Gleeson pleased with voter confidence as they easily win retention in 20th Judicial
Three judges were retained by voters in the 20th Judicial Circuit, including one who faced a campaign to oust her following a decision to lower bail for an alleged child murderer.
Madison County government stays in Republican control; Democrats stays firmly in control in St. Clair County
Results of county board races in Madison and St. Clair was a tale of two counties on election night.
Alton, Godfrey split on referendums eliminating township government
Godfrey residents voted to eliminate township government while Alton voters rejected the referendum.
Hylla, Napp retained in Madison County
Madison County Chief Judge David Hylla and Circuit Judge Kyle Napp were both retained with more than 75 percent of the voters approving their retention.
Driver sues over Swansea collision
BELLEVILLE — A motorist is suing another driver for allegedly causing a Swansea collision.
Rudolf wins the 'Fiss' seat, defeating challenger Ruocco by four-point margin
In the race for a seat being vacated by Circuit Judge Jan Fiss, Associate Judge Heinz Rudolf has won by a four-point margin.
Bauer elected Bond County circuit judge
Bond County State’s Attorney Chris Bauer was elected circuit judge with 79.2 percent of voters who cast ballots voting for him.
Madison County foreclosures Oct. 23-30
There were 11 foreclosures in Madison County from Oct. 23-30