News from November 2021
Bost Recognizes Heroic Efforts of Ustranscom & Air Mobility Command
Bost Recognizes Heroic Efforts of Ustranscom & Air Mobility Command.
Plaintiffs amend St. Clair County map challenge with 50 new plaintiffs
EAST ST. LOUIS – Dozens of citizens challenged a map of St. Clair County board districts at U.S. district court on Nov. 18, two days after the board adopted the map.
Woman sues over fall on stairs at Edwardsville restaurant
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman alleges she fell at an Edwardsville restaurant when she slipped on stairs that did not have handrails.
Patient alleges spinal injuries went undiagnosed, caused partial paralysis
EAST ST. LOUIS — A patient alleges his spinal fractures went undiagnosed and untreated for months, which has caused him to suffer partial paralysis.
Supreme Court unanimously restores Illinois trucker’s FOID card
SPRINGFIELD – State police revoked a citizen’s firearm card over trivial conduct from 15 years earlier, according to Supreme Court Justices who gave his card back to him on Nov. 18.
Motorcyclist alleges truck driver backed into his lane, caused collision
EDWARDSVILLE — A motorcyclist claims he was injured when a truck driver backed into his lane of travel and caused the plaintiff to crash.
4.7 million Illinoisans had no choice for state representative
Democracy depends on giving voters choices, but in Illinois nearly half the seats in the state legislature are filled without giving voters more than one name. A choice of one is no choice.
Madison County Board approves 26-district map, downsizing board by 10 percent
The Madison County Board voted 23-1 to approve a newly-drawn redistricting map, downsizing the County Board from 29 to 26 members.
Lead plaintiff in failed Jimmy John’s class action dismisses case; In all, 23 lawyers participated
EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Jimmy John’s manager Robert Conrad, whose bid to lead a class action for about 600,000 workers failed, has chosen not to litigate his claim alone.
McGlynn dismisses rabbi's frivolous lawsuits summarizing 'Naziism in America' and history of Ku Klux Klan
District judge Stephen McGlynn dismissed a rabbi’s “generalized” lawsuits against “Naziism in America” and the Ku Klux Klan, concluding that he filed “frivolous and redundant” claims and gave him a sanction warning for wasting the court’s “limited and valuable resources.”
Gov. Pritzker can't take credit for Illinois' improved budget projections when it's the feds that bailed the state out
Gov. J.B. Pritzker may be celebrating the lower deficits his budget office just projected for the next five years, but Illinois’ latest “improvements” owe little to what he and the General Assembly have done since the governor took office. To the contrary, most of Pritzker’s recent actions have only served to increase the burden on ordinary Illinoisans going forward. We detail those actions later in this piece.
Sangamon County jurors award $1.8 million in wrongful death trial against physician
SPRINGFIELD – Jurors awarded $1,825,000 to widow Donna Miller at a wrongful death trial against physician Adeeb Ahmed on Nov. 1.
Former CSX engineer alleges defective track caused him to be thrown from locomotive seat
EAST ST. LOUIS — A former CSX engineer claims he suffered injuries when he was thrown from a locomotive seat after hitting a defective portion of a railway track.
St. Clair County adopts new map in 18-9 vote; Gallery calls it 'gerrymandered' and 'disturbing'
BELLEVILLE – Seven Republicans on the St. Clair County board who voted with Democrat chairman Mark Kern on a map of election districts in June voted against a map he presented on Nov. 16.
St. Clair County real estate Jul. 26-30
An O'Fallon commercial property sold for $1,648,350 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Jul. 26-30.
Madison County real estate Oct. 4-8
A Madison commercial property sold for $10,000,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Oct. 4-8.
Madison County civil docket Nov. 22-26
Madison County judge Ruth has a law case scheduled on the civil docket Nov. 22-26.
Constitutional challenge may thwart new law banning out of state and anonymous contributions to judicial candidates
A new Illinois law prohibiting judicial candidates from accepting out-of-state and so-called "dark money" anonymous contributions is being called unconstitutional by a First Amendment advocacy group.
Haine hires top St. Louis violent crimes prosecutor
Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has hired long-time St. Louis prosecutor Mary Pat Carl as a member of his violent crimes unit.
Madison County Government Relations Committee approves 26-district map
In a bipartisan vote, the Madison County Government Relations Committee approved a redistricting map that would reduce the county board to 26 members.