News from February 2022
Pritzker appeals to Illinois Supreme Court after two courts derail his school mask mandate
A judge’s ruling threw Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate into chaos. Now that an appellate court has ruled against Pritzker, too, he’s taking his fight to keep masks on students to the Illinois Supreme Court.
St. Clair County real estate Nov. 1-5
A Shiloh residence sold for $605,080 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Nov. 1-5.
Madison County real estate Jan. 10-14
A Glen Carbon assisted living facility sold for $5,145,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Jan. 10-14.
Prosecutor assigned to Cates' fourth DUI case says attempt to discredit police ‘flagrantly improper’
BELLEVILLE – David Cates of Swansea seeks to avoid a second drunk driving conviction by discrediting the police in Fairview Heights.
Madison County civil docket Feb. 28-Mar. 4
Madison County judges Ruth, Smith, and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Feb. 28-Mar. 4.
Burkett and Hall Join HeplerBroom as Associate Attorneys
Burkett and Hall Join HeplerBroom as Associate Attorneys.
DeVore announces Illinois Attorney General campaign; Vows to never 'represent the governor against the people'
Greenville attorney Tom DeVore, who confirmed that he will run on the Republican ticket for Illinois Attorney General, said he had no intentions of pursuing politics until he watched children across the state stand up for themselves by walking into school without masks and vowed to fight for the people rather than against them.
Pritzker asks IL Supreme Court to restore his power to force school students to mask, test, be excluded, over COVID
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says only the Illinois Supreme Court can "halt mischief," as school districts statewide ditch forced masking, testing and student exclusion policies that a Springfield judge says were illegal
Illinois state senators defy law to pick their watchdog
Illinois state senators approved a new legislative inspector general over complaints by the Legislative Ethics Commission chair that the process and vetting were ignored for the new watchdog. House members vote next.
Illinois teachers unions fight to keep kids masked
A Sangamon County judge temporarily ended Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate, and Pritzker’s appeal of that ruling lost. Yet the fight showed Illinois teachers unions want kids masked statewide on Pritzker’s say-so alone.
Hard time fighting back: Employers seek defenses vs rising biometrics class actions, emboldened settlement demands
A January Illinois Supreme Court decision effectively ended employers' efforts to use Illinois' workers' comp law to beat biometrics class actions, and may have emboldened the plaintiff’s bar to seek even higher settlements
Motorist allegedly ran red light, caused Collinsville crash
EDWARDSVILLE - A motorist is suing another driver for allegedly running a red light and causing a Collinsville collision.
Maag files class action against concealed carry instructor, alleges courses were not legally compliant
Wood River attorney Thomas Maag filed a class action against a concealed carry class instructor for allegedly failing to meet the required criteria and distributing false certificates of completion.
Staff working for Jeff Cooper request light sentence for Devon Archer, former Hunter Biden partner
NEW YORK CITY – Kristopher Lakin of Wood River and three others who work for Jeffrey Cooper of Edwardsville requested a light sentence for Hunter Biden’s former partner Devon Archer on his fraud conviction.
Motorist sues over Madison crash
EDWARDSVILLE - A motorist is suing another driver for a allegedly causing a collision in Madison.
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Chad Miller As Resident Judge in Jasper County
Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Chad Miller As Resident Judge in Jasper County.
Repeat plaintiff accuses two more companies of violating ADA with websites
EAST ST. LOUIS - Attorney Benjamin Sweet is suing two more companies on behalf of repeat plaintiff Eric Foreman, alleging they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement on the Passing of Hon. Alan Joel Greiman
Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement on the Passing of Hon. Alan Joel Greiman.
Jackson County sued over inmate's suicide
EAST ST. LOUIS - A mother is suing Jackson County and jail officials after her son committed suicide while incarcerated.
Keefe seeks to substitute Judge Stiehl in injury suit against Ford and Auffenberg
BELLEVILLE – Tom Keefe moved to substitute Circuit Judge William Stiehl from an injury suit against Ford Motor Company and Auffenberg Ford South on Feb. 14.