News from May 2022
Pritzker has governed using emergency powers for more than 65% of his term
Illinois has no mask mandate or requirements for showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination. So why is Gov. J.B. Pritzker still declaring a state of emergency and holding onto those powers?
Former Assistant State’s Attorney Murley Joins HeplerBroom as Associate
Former Assistant State’s Attorney Murley Joins HeplerBroom as Associate.
Drag Queen Storytime set June 3 at Collinsville library; 'Has everyone lost their minds?' asks local parent
Volunteer drag queen Chasity Valentino returns to the Metro-East June 3 for a children's "storytime" event at the Collinsville Memorial Public Library - sparking outrage as well as support.
Rachelle Crowe confirmed as U.S. Attorney for IL Southern District; Kris Tharp to run for state senate against Harriss
The U.S. Senate confirmed the appointment of Rachelle Crowe as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois on May 17.
St. Clair County real estate Jan. 24-28
A Cahokia retail property sold for $1,158,750 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Jan. 24-28.
Madison County real estate Apr. 4-8
A Granite City industrial property sold for $22,488,835 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Apr. 4-8.
Madison County civil docket May 23-27
Madison County judges Ruth, Smith, and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket May 23-27.
Davis Statement on Majority of Senators Blocking Democrats’ Radical Abortion Expansion Bill
Davis Statement on Majority of Senators Blocking Democrats’ Radical Abortion Expansion Bill.
'Astronomical damages:' IL high court ponders how many fingerprints should be worth up to $5K each under IL biometrics law
With potentially billions of dollars on the line, justices on the state high court must answer the question of how many repeated scans of fingerprints and other biometric data should cost Illinois employers $1,000-$5,000 each under the state's stringent Biometric Information Privacy Act
Abbott and Mead Johnson defending Madison County baby formula litigation: ‘Products are safe and save lives’
EDWARDSVILLE – Baby formula runs short on store shelves across the land, but baby formula litigation abounds in Madison County Circuit Court.
MC Sheriff candidate Larner says he will decline pension if elected
Republican candidate for Madison County sheriff Jeff Larner says he will not accept a state funded pension if elected come November.
Bus passenger alleges driver slammed the brakes, causing her to fall
EDWARDSVILLE - A passenger is suing Madison County Mass Transit District, alleging she was injured when the driver suddenly slammed on the brakes.
U.S. Marshals Service “Operation Washout” nets 152 arrests and 62 firearms seized
After a final arrest last weekend, federal authorities are releasing the results of a month long, large scale, multi-agency, law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service, Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, operating primarily throughout March 2022.
Casino Queen plaintiffs seek document production in alleged pension plan ripoff
EAST ST. LOUIS – Former Casino Queen part owner James Koman hasn’t produced a single document to plaintiffs suing him over the sale of the property to employees as a pension plan, according to lawyer Michaell Yau of Washington.
What's price gouging? That doesn't matter in a bill to outlaw it introduced by Duckworth, Schakowsky and Warren
Senator Tammy Duckworth and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, both from Illinois, joined with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren on Thursday to introduce the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022.
Bost Leads Effort to Modernize Va Home Loan Program
Bost Leads Effort to Modernize Va Home Loan Program.
Madison County jury awards woman $427K in suit involving New Poag Road collision
A Madison County jury awarded a woman more than $427,661 in a lawsuit alleging she was injured in a crash at the intersection of New Poag Road and N. University Drive.
Thirty years of pain: Illinoisans suffer as property tax bills grow far faster than household incomes, home values
Any way you cut them, the residential property taxes Illinoisans pay are punitive.
Former Vandalia Correctional Center inmate claims physician misdiagnosed breast cancer
EAST ST. LOUIS — A former inmate of the Vandalia Correctional Center is suing Wexford Health Services for medical malpractice following an allegedly misdiagnosed examination for cancer.
Suit alleges Memorial Hospital - Belleville patient died after self-removing 'life-saving treatments'
BELLEVILLE — Memorial Hospital - Belleville and others are being sued after a patient allegedly self-removed "life-saving treatments" and was not intubated quickly enough when she coded.