News from August 2021

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Tenants allege landlord broke lease, illegally turned off electricity

By Marian Johns |
EDWARDSVILLE — A couple claims their apartment landlord broke their lease, failed to return their security deposit and illegally turned off their electricity.
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Police, thank you!

By The Madison County Record |
Every profession or trade has good and bad apples.
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Highland woman files countersuit over billboard dispute

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
A Highland woman filed a countersuit against a property owner who claims she collected lease payments from a billboard located on the plaintiff’s property, alleging the strip of land with the billboard was mistakenly added to his property by a title company.
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CDC squelched its own study showing masks ineffective for kids in schools; Answers needed

By Mark Glennon, Wirepoints |
Friday’s column in New York Magazine is a must-read for those following the controversy over masks in K-12 schools.
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Stiehl transfers Wood River car crash suit to Madison County

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
St. Clair County Circuit Judge William Stiehl transferred a lawsuit involving a Wood River car crash and two Madison County motorists after the defendant argued that the complaint must have been filed in the wrong venue.
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Man allegedly stabbed by intoxicated patron at Belleville pub

By Marian Johns |
BELLEVILLE — A is suing a Belleville pub, alleging he was stabbed by an intoxicated patron at the bar.
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Felony charges against Smithton suspect accused of injuring officers during arrest dropped by outside prosecutor Rands

By Steve Korris |
BELLEVILLE – Charged in May for injuring police officers, Spencer Schmidt of Smithton has turned the tables on first responders by getting his felony charges dropped and suing them in St. Clair County circuit court.
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St. Clair County real estate May 3-7

By Andrew Thomas |
A Fairview Heights retail property sold for $1,241,333 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions May 3-7.
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Madison County real estate Jul. 12-16

By Andrew Thomas |
A New Douglas commercial property sold for $6,800,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Jul. 12-16.
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Madison County civil docket Aug. 30-Sep. 3

By Andrew Thomas |
Madison County judges Ruth and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Aug. 30-Sep. 3.
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Gov. Pritzker Signs Package of Legislation Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors

By Press release submission |
Gov. Pritzker Signs Package of Legislation Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors.
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Polsinelli Ranks Among the Best Performing and Most Active Trademark Firms in the Nation, According to Patexia, a Global IP Ranking Organization

By Press release submission |
Polsinelli Ranks Among the Best Performing and Most Active Trademark Firms in the Nation, According to Patexia, a Global IP Ranking Organization.
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Pritzker wants local governments to use COVID-19 money for property tax relief

By Noah Shaar, Illinois Policy Institute |
With billions in federal COVID-19 relief earmarked for Illinois schools and local government, Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushed them to use the money to lower or freeze property taxes. He made no mention of the state’s role in pushing property taxes to the second-highest in the U.S.
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Suit alleges driver speeding through Springfield parking lot caused crash

By Marian Johns |
EDWARDSVILLE — A driver is accused of driving through a Springfield parking lot at an excessive speed, causing a collision with another vehicle.
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Retailers want out of St. Clair County court; Walmart and Target latest removals

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS – Retailers Walmart and Target each removed a shopper’s injury suit from St. Clair County circuit court on Aug. 19.
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We Rock the Spectrum says lease was terminated over missed payments during mandated COVID-19 closures with 'no end in sight'

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
We Rock the Spectrum filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it owes an Edwardsville property owner for missed rent payments, arguing that its security deposit covers the payments and that it made partial payments during 180 days of mandated closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Passengers allege driver pulled into oncoming traffic

By Marian Johns |
EDWARDSVILLE — Two passengers claim they suffered multiple injuries in a collision in Alton when a motorist entered an intersection in front of oncoming traffic.
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Walmart denies liability in suit alleging customer tripped on exposed bolt

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo |
Walmart argues that it is not liable for injuries allegedly sustained by an O’Fallon Sam’s Club customer who claims she tripped on an exposed bolt in the parking lot after the snow removal company struck a parking block.
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Customer sues over icy slip, fall at Belleville Walmart

By Marian Johns |
BELLEVILLE — Walmart is facing a negligence claim from a customer who allegedly slipped on ice accumulation in the parking lot of its supercenter in Belleville.
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Heyl Royster Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers®” in America: Ones to Watch

By Press release submission |
Heyl Royster Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers®” in America: Ones to Watch.

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