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Slip and fall in parking lot prompts law suit against restaurant

EDWARDSVILLE - A slip and fall allegedly on black ice has prompted the filing of a lawsuit against a family restaurant.

By John Breslin | Feb 19, 2020

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St. Clair County real estate Jan. 13-17

A Swansea commercial property sold for $1,760,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Jan. 13-17.

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 19, 2020

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Madison County real estate Jan. 6-10

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 19, 2020

A Glen Carbon retail property sold for $2,400,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Jan. 6-10.

St. Clair County foreclosures Jan. 28-31

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 19, 2020

There were nine foreclosures in St. Clair County Jan. 28-31.

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From Legal Newsline

DEA again cuts opioid production as companies facing addiction lawsuits put blame on feds

By Daniel Fisher | 7 hours ago

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Drug Enforcement Administration has slashed oxycodone production quotas by almost 60% from the peak in 2013, including a 9% cut for this year, demonstrating the government’s firm control over narcotics distribution even as plaintiffs in opioid litigation blame pharmacies and drug distributors for causing addiction and overdose deaths by selling too many pills.

Illinois Supreme Court announces volunteer pro bono pilot program to alleviate criminal appeals backlog

By Staff report | Feb 13, 2020

The Illinois Supreme Court has announced a pilot program that seeks to utilize volunteer pro bono attorneys to reduce the backlog of criminal appeals that are currently pending with the Office of the State Appellate Defender (OSAD) across the state.

St. Clair County foreclosures Jan. 21-28

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 12, 2020

There were seventeen foreclosures in St. Clair County Jan. 21-28.

Madison County real estate Dec. 30-Jan. 3

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 12, 2020

A Madison industrial building sold for $975,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Dec. 30-Jan. 3.

St. Clair County real estate Jan. 6-10

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 12, 2020

A Fairmont City industrial property sold for $3,300,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate Jan. 6-10.

Some but not all items seized in raid of Madison County officials have been returned

By The Madison County Record | Feb 11, 2020

Madison County administrator Doug Hulme said that some but not all items seized in raids of county offices in January 2018 were returned by the Sheriff's Department on Tuesday afternoon.

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From Cook County Record

Justice Thomas, former kicker for Chicago Bears, to retire from IL Supreme Court; 'Great loss for the Court, for the People of Illinois,' colleague says

By Jonathan Bilyk | 9 days ago

Voters in most of Chicago’s suburban collar counties and elsewhere in Illinois’ northwest region will have the chance to select a new Illinois Supreme Court justice in 2022, after Justice Robert R. “Bob” Thomas announced his retirement from the state's high court.

Visiting judge orders seized items from 2018 Madison County administration building raids be returned

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Feb 7, 2020

Visiting Associate Judge Jerry Crisel of the Second Judicial Circuit ordered that all seized items during a series of 2018 raids at the Madison County administration building be returned

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From Legal Newsline

Judge: Talc lawyers harassed Johnson & Johnson by leaking info to Reuters

By Daniel Fisher | 13 days ago

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The prominent asbestos law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy has been sanctioned by a New York judge for violating a protective order after it leaked the deposition of Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky to reporters at the Reuters news service.

Court records show Gori Properties prompt on taxes for more than $10 million in Madison County property, acquired in three years

By The Madison County Record | Feb 6, 2020

EDWARDSVILLE – Randy Gori’s law firm contributed almost $160,000 to Illinois election campaigns last year, but he didn’t pay anything toward the 2018 property tax on the mansion owned by Randy and Beth Gori.

St. Clair County real estate Dec. 30-Jan. 3

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 5, 2020

A Belleville apartment building sold for $15,270,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions Dec. 30-Jan. 3.

Madison County real estate Dec. 20-27

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 5, 2020

An Alton apartment building sold for $675,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions Dec. 20-27.

St. Clair County foreclosures Jan. 15-21

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 5, 2020

There were five foreclosures in St. Clair County Jan. 15-21.

Madison County civil docket Feb. 10-14

By Andrew Thomas | Feb 5, 2020

Madison County judges Ruth, Dugan, Smith, and Harrison have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Feb. 10-14.

Company faces serious allegations of racial harassment and retaliation

By John Breslin | Feb 3, 2020

EDWARDSVILLE - Serious allegations of racial harassment, abuse and retaliation have been made by a worker employed at the southern Illinois facilities of a multinational power management company.

Accident at high school soccer game prompts lawsuit

By John Breslin | Feb 3, 2020

EDWARDSVILLE - A couple claim they a school district and an employee were negligent for allowing them to be carried in the bed of a utility vehicle which then allegedly tipped the pair on to the ground.