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

BELLEVILLE - A Bellville couple has filed a lawsuit claiming their landlord began a campaign of harassment against them after her sexual advances were rebuffed.

CHICAGO – Keyrock Energy of Thompsonville owned methane that it pumped out of someone else’s mine, U.S.

Americans overwhelmingly say they oppose allowing government offices that oversee elections to accept funding for their operations from partisan, private individuals and groups – Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. It’s a problem exposed in the 2020 election on which Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife funded an astonishing $419 million in grants to county and municipal voting offices across America for essentially just that to support Democratic voter turnout. “Local election administration” grants are what supporters called it, but “Zucker Bucks” is what it’s more commonly called.

EAST ST. LOUIS – Jurors in U.S. district court on Aug. 12 cleared Madison County and two jail officers of liability for a suicide attempt that has left Reginald Pittman in a vegetative state for 15 years.

Davis Announces $22.7m in Federal Transit Grants for Decatur, Springfield.

CHARLOTTE – Bankruptcy Judge Laura Beyer has sanctioned Shrader and Associates mesothelioma firm for $264,000 for failing to answer questions about 330 clients who sued Georgia Pacific.

BELLEVILLE – A lawsuit alleges an East St. Louis man was fatally shot by his cousin when he mistook the decedent for an intruder.

BELLEVILLE – A Swansea resident claims he was injured in a physical alteration at his own home after another man first began arguing with the plaintiff's wife.

BELLEVILLE – A former employee of the Marissa school district claims she was unjustly terminated after suffering injuries on the job and requesting medical leave.

Amendment 1 has many more negatives than voters will ever realize, but one of those is a $2,100 property tax hike. Illinoisans should vote on all taxing and spending hikes, not just those presented to them as vague constitutional amendments.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Dole says the class action lawsuit against it is “just the latest” from a cottage industry created by lawyers obsessed with labels on food.

Pact Act Signed Into Law.

A shopper who claims she was knocked unconscious and then robbed at the Granite City Walmart seeks to voluntarily dismiss her lawsuit after reaching a settlement agreement.

A woman claims she suffered severe burns when an e-cigarette battery exploded in her pocket.

Over 2021 and into 2022 major crimes have spread from Chicago’s South and West Sides to the city’s downtown and upscale neighborhoods north and south. Now Chicago’s seemingly intractable crime problem is spreading across city and county lines, as well. This is what happens when basic principles of policing and law and order are subverted by a political establishment which puts the rights of the accused ahead of the rights of victims.

This Tuesday, the 16th of August, marks the 45th anniversary of the death of the King of Rock and Roll. Through almost a half century since his passing, his star shines clear and bright in the hearts of his loyal fans. Elvis was more than a performer, but a true American icon.

Attorney General Raoul Joins Coalitions Protecting Rights of Lgbtq+ Students.

BELLEVILLE - A mother claims hospital staff failed to intervene in time during the delivery of her daughter, causing the infant to suffer permanent injuries.

BELLEVILLE - A mother is suing the managers of a Cahokia Heights apartment building after her son allegedly fell through a bathroom floor and suffered injuries.

Campaign contributions have been slow for Madison County circuit judge candidates, according to the quarterly reports filed last month.