News from October 2022
Shopper sues Godfrey Walmart over alleged slip and fall
EDWARDSVILLE – A customer is suing a Godfrey Walmart after he allegedly slipped and injured himself in the store.
St. Clair GOP Chair: Shocked by lack of integrity, attack on fair elections from Metro East Democrat Party
It’s why their legislative focus is on things like placing feminine hygiene products in boys bathrooms instead of growing the economy and ensuring the safety and security of our families in the Metro East.
Big cash from big names going into MC Dem committee; One attack against GOP judge uses 'Neo-Nazi' in ad
EDWARDSVILLE – State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Belleville), who championed the controversial subcircuit law that dramatically changed the way judges are elected in Madison County, has contributed $15,000 to the Madison County Democrat Central Committee (MCDCC) this election cycle.
Suit alleges Founder's Insurance refuses to repair vehicle with flood damage
BELLEVILLE – Founder's Insurance Company is being sued for allegedly refusing to repair an insured vehicle despite having a valid policy to cover water damage.
Amendment 1 would be a dream come true for Chicago Teachers Union to make its most radical demands for all America
Militant radicals are chomping at the bit for the constitutional right Amendment 1 will give them: the right to include their vision of a national, Marxist workers' revolution in their contract demands.
HeplerBroom Environmental Attorneys Present Seminar on Environmental Hot Topics
HeplerBroom Environmental Attorneys Present Seminar on Environmental Hot Topics.
'Voters need to know votes cast properly, counted fairly,' says spokesperson for judge candidates in controversial Subcircuit 1
Specifics are still needed as to how and when improper ballots for dozens of addresses in Edwardsville will be remedied, according to a spokesperson for Madison County Republican judicial candidates.
County Clerk challenger reacts to Subcircuit 1 balloting blunder
Republican candidate for County Clerk Linda Andreas of Maryville took aim at Democrat incumbent Debbie Ming Mendoza over errors that caused ballots of more than 100 registered voters in Edwardsville Precinct 3 to include three judicial races.
'Serious situation': Human error caused 160 Madison County voters to be coded into Subcircuit 1, Clerk says
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County Clerk Debbie Ming-Mendoza confirmed that 160 ballots for registered voters living in portions of Edwardsville Precinct 3 were erroneously coded as being within the bounds of Judicial Subcircuit 1, and that a "handful" of early voters or mail voters were incorrectly allowed to vote in the circuit court judge races.
Attorney General Raoul Urges Eligible Borrowers to Apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Before Oct. 31 Deadline
Attorney General Raoul Urges Eligible Borrowers to Apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Before Oct. 31 Deadline.
Appeal filing: IL A/G Raoul 'suppressing' lawsuit to recover $500K allegedly pilfered by ex-state worker connected to Pritzkers
The director of the Illinois State Police Merit Board says Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is blocking her attempt to recover $500,000 allegedly stolen by a former Merit Board employee and friend of the family of Gov. JB Pritzker, whose administration has allegedly aided the ex-worker
Granite City School District removes to federal court a student's suit alleging she was wrongfully expelled
EAST ST. LOUIS – Granite City Community School District #9 has removed a student's lawsuit to federal court, which claims the defendants' improperly expelled the student in violation of her Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Mayer Brown achieves Mansfield Certification in US and UK for 2021-22
Mayer Brown achieves Mansfield Certification in US and UK for 2021-22.
Crazy IL Supreme Court ruling gives glimpse to how SAFE-T Act may be applied in the future, even to the past
The ruling is only "a taste of what's to come," Mark Glennon, of Wirepoints, writes. "Courts will have to give meaning to countless items in the 700-page SAFE-T Act and we can expect it to be ... in favor of defendants."
Dems close with hits on GOP candidates that lawmakers tried to take out legislatively
A series of political attack ads funded by the Madison County Democratic Central Committee took hits at Republican judicial candidates.
St. Clair County real estate Jul. 5-8
A Shiloh residence sold for $818,483 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Jul. 5-8.
Madison County real estate Sep. 12-16
An Edwardsville residence sold for $570,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Sep. 12-16.
Madison County civil docket Oct. 31-Nov. 4
Madison County judges Ruth and Smith have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Oct. 31-Nov. 4.
Polsinelli Expands Diversity and Equity in Leadership; Achieves “Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Plus”
Polsinelli Expands Diversity and Equity in Leadership; Achieves “Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certification Plus”.
Voter fraud investigation involving Subcircuit 1 write-in ballots remains under seal
An investigation by the Illinois Attorney General into voter fraud suspected in Madison County on June 28 - primary election day - remains under seal.