News published on Madison - St. Clair Record in August 2022

EDWARDSVILLE – A man filed a breach of contract lawsuit against a Collinsville contractor, claiming his pole barn had to be restarted due to shoddy construction work.

Gov. Pritzker Announces Four Appointments to Boards.

EDWARDSVILLE – A woman is suing Doit's Village Inn in Granite City after she was allegedly hit by a vehicle as an angry patron fled an altercation.

The appeals panel said it is 'not naive' about Illinois' history of corruption, and that courts remain open to future lawsuits, if patronage hiring resumes. But they said federal court oversight of state hiring decisions cannot continue indefinitely.

EDWARDSVILLE – A woman is suing the Gorilla Express Auto Wash in Cottage Hills after she allegedly tripped over an unmarked parking block.

EDWARDSVILLE – A customer is suing a Belleville Walmart after she allegedly slipped and injured herself in the store.

MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County Circuit Judge Christopher Kolker imposed a $3,500 sanction when he could have imposed about 20 times as much, Fifth District appellate judges found on Aug. 3.

EDWARDSVILLE – A crane operator has filed a lawsuit against Anderson Construction after a wall fell on him while he was putting up roof trusses in Troy.

Messina Discusses Environmental Justice and Air Permits with Chemical Industry Group.

BELLEVILLE – An Illinois Central Railroad Company employee has filed a negligence lawsuit against his employer after he was allegedly struck with a branch while operating a locomotive.

BELLEVILLE – A Cahokia tenant is suing her landlords after she stepped in a hole while walking her dog and allegedly suffered injuries.

BELLEVILLE – A cyclist is suing a Mascoutah resident after his dog allegedly attacked her without provocation.

BELLEVILLE –The Colonnade Senior Living has been named in a lawsuit alleging the staff's negligence resulted in a resident's fall.

Plaintiffs firms and Democratic officials have focused their attention on two contested seats in St. Clair County, according to recently filed quarterly reports.

Kavanagh Scully Law Firm Partners Join Heyl Royster.

Limits on political donations in Illinois judicial races are illegal and violate the U.S. Constitution, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court in Chicago.

This is my eleventh update to the citizens of the 111th district, as your State Representative. The summer has been busy with events, meetings and advocacy for constituents. Each day my office staff and I work on a wide variety of constituent services, policy issues, and pressing topics that affect peoples’ lives and livelihoods. Therefore, the job is always engaging and interesting and there is never a dull moment. I’m often popping in and out of the office as I frequently go to meetings off-site. I love being able to meet with groups, businesses, and non-profits in their offices so that I’m out and about in the community as much as possible.

An appeal has been filed in the case a member of the Illinois State Police Merit Board brought against Jenny Thornley, the former merit board employee at the center of a multipronged case of alleged worker’s compensation fraud with connections to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office.

An O'Fallon mobile home park sold for $17,200,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Apr. 11-14.

For the first time in more than 20 years, Republican candidates for state legislative races outnumber Democrats, according to the Illinois Policy Institute which on Monday released an analysis of this year's contests.