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Appeals court upholds St. Charles man's conviction over alleged attempt to cloud title on foreclosed properties

MOUNT VERNON – A state appeals court recently declined to reverse the 2015 conviction of a St. Charles man regarding a lien he attempted to record alleging U.S. Bank owed him $400,000 for two properties he lost to foreclosure proceedings almost 25 years ago.

By Karen Kidd | Jul 16, 2019

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Madison County real estate June 11-17

An Alton property sold for more than $4.5 million as part of the recent Madison County real estate transactions for June 11-17.

By Princess Jade Barrenechea | Jul 10, 2019

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Prisoner will get chance to argue former judge Cook’s heroin addiction deprived fair trial

By Record News | Jul 10, 2019

MOUNT VERNON – Former judge John Baricevic improperly denied prisoner Marvin Parker’s claim that former judge Michael Cook violated his constitutional rights, Fifth District appellate judges decided on July 1.

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Fifth District reverses St. Clair County 'stalking' order

By John Breslin | Jul 2, 2019

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. -- A woman was not the target of an individual's alleged "stalking" and therefore an order by a trial court was incorrect, an appeals court has ruled.