News from November 2022
St. Clair County Democrats win circuit judge races
St. Clair County Democrat Associate Judges Kevin Hoerner and Patrick Foley defeated their Republican rivals, Paul Evans and Circuit Judge William Stiehl to earn six-year terms.
Democrats win Illinois Supreme Court races retaining majority
SPRINGFIELD – Democrats who changed boundaries of judicial districts to protect their majority at the Supreme Court saw their strategy succeed on Nov. 8.
Rochford wins big, O'Brien declares victory, giving Dems 5-2 majority on IL Supreme Court
Democrats Lake County Judge Elizabeth Rochford and Appellate Justice Mary K. O'Brien have prevailed in the races for two open seats on the Illinois Supreme Court, in their respective contests vs Republicans former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran and incumbent Illinois Supreme Court Justice Michael Burke
By large margin, Madison County voters reject judicial redistricting in non-biding referendum vote
Madison County voters have solidly rejected judicial gerrymandering of the local court system, by a margin of 86-14%.
Still ballots to be counted, Amendment 1 is close to passage
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois voters amended their constitution to strengthen public employee unions by a margin of nearly 60-40%.
Republicans secure 18-8 majority on Madison County Board
Republicans maintained a majority of 18 to eight on the Madison County Board after it was downsized by 10 percent last year.
Belt defeats Lester 54-46 in Senate District 57
Belt, of Cahokia Heights, was first elected to the Senate in 2018, succeeding James Clayborne after he served more than 20 years in the Chamber.
St. Clair County real estate July 18-22
An O'Fallon property sold for $900,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for July 18-22
Glen Carbon residents oppose taxpayer-funded drag queen events for children
Glen Carbon residents rejected a question asking if taxes should be used to promote drag queen events for children at schools and libraries.
Madison County real estate Sep. 26-30
An Alton commercial property sold for nearly $3 million as part of the recent Madison County real estate transactions for Sept. 26-30.
Schmidt flips District 114 by 6 point margin; ESL posts election results 12 hours after polls closed
Republican Kevin Schmidt of Millstadt has upset three term incumbent Democrat LaToya Greenwood of East St. Louis for the 114th House District by more than 2,000 votes.
Madison County civil docket Nov. 14-18
Madison County judges Ruth, Smith, Stobbs, and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Nov. 14-18.
Brown & James Ranked in 2023 Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® ranked Brown & James in the 2023 “Best Law Firms” list nationally in appellate practice area and regionally in 13 practice areas.
Harriss flips Illinois Senate District 56 seat, defeating Tharp by 2,000 votes
Republican Erica Conway Harriss flipped the Illinois Senate District 56 seat when she defeated Democrat Kris Tharp by roughly 2,000 votes.
Elik defeats Silkwood by 13-point margin in Illinois House District 111
Republican incumbent Rep. Amy Elik defeated Democrat Joe Silkwood by a margin of 56.6 to 43.4 percent to serve State House District 111.
Stuart defeats Korte by nearly 3,000 votes
Democrat incumbent Rep. Katie Stuart has defeated Republican challenger Jennifer Korte by 2,968 votes - 20,200 to 17,232, according to unofficial totals in Madison and St. Clair counties.
Madison County Republican judge candidates win despite gerrymander law that worked against two of them
Republican candidates for Madison County circuit judge have swept three circuit court races in Subcircuit 1.
Madison County Clerk Ming Mendoza defeated by political newcomer Andreas
Madison County Clerk Debra Ming Mendoza, Democrat, has lost her bid to newcomer Linda Andreas, Republican.
Haida cruises to third six-year term as St. Clair County circuit judge with 74% approval
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert Haida has earned another six-year term.
Lloyd's seeks to overturn $40K verdict it won against CSX; Insurer sought millions for four rail cars that crashed in ravine
EAST ST. LOUIS – Underwriters at Lloyd’s aim to overturn a $40,000 verdict they obtained against CSX railroad when they sought millions.