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St. Clair County real estate Aug. 21-25
A Belleville property sold for more than $1.8 million as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for Aug. 21-25.
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Fifth District affirms denial of pretrial release under SAFE-T Act for domestic battery suspect
MOUNT VERNON - St. Clair County associate judge Sara Rice properly disqualified domestic battery suspect Ryan Alamia from pretrial release under Gov. Pritzker’s bail reform law, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Nov. 30.
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Madison County real estate Oct. 23-27
A Glen Carbon property sold for nearly $500,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 23-27.
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St. Clair County real estate Aug. 14-18
A Bellville property sold for more than $2 million as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for Aug. 14-18.
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Madison County civil docket Dec. 11-15
Madison County judges Ruth, Smith, and Threlkeld have law cases scheduled on the civil docket Dec. 11-15.
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Madison County real estate Oct. 16-20
A Bethalto home sold for $665,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 16-20.
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St. Clair County real estate Aug. 7-11
An O'Fallon property sold for $2.24 million as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for Aug. 7-11.
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Madison County civil docket Dec. 4-8
Madison County Circuit Judge Sarah Smith has hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Dec. 4-8.
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IL Supreme Court: Plaintiffs don't need to ID proper personal estate representative before suing dead person
A split Illinois Supreme Court ruled insurer State Farm couldn't defeat a lawsuit against a deceased man for insurance proceeds by arguing the plaintiff failed to properly identify and sue a personal representative of the dead man's estate. The majority said it was enough to ask a court to appoint a special representative instead
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Madison County real estate Oct. 10-13
A Glen Carbon property sold for $545,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 10-13.
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St. Clair County real estate July 31-Aug. 4
A Caseyville property sold for $620,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for July 31-Aug. 4.
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Madison County civil docket Nov. 27-Dec. 1
Madison County circuit judges have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Nov. 27-Dec. 1.
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Big money biometrics privacy class actions enriching handful of lawyers at expense of IL economy, new report claims
A report from the Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse of Illinois says seven plaintiffs' class action firms account for nearly 70% of all class actions active in Chicago area courts under the stringent Biometric Information Privacy Act, commonly known as BIPA
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Madison County civil docket Nov. 20-24
Madison County Circuit Judge Threlkeld has hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Nov. 20-24.
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Madison County real estate Oct. 2-6
An Edwardsville property sold for $575,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Oct. 2-6.
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St. Clair County real estate July 24-28
A Belleville property sold for more than $1.2 million as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for July 24-28.
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Madison County real estate Sept. 25-29
An Edwardsville property sold for more than $4.5 million as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Sept. 25-29.
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St. Clair County real estate July 17-21
An O'Fallon property sold for more than $900,000 as part of the St. Clair County real estate transactions for July 17-21.
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Madison County civil docket Nov. 13-17
Madison County circuit judges have hearings scheduled on the civil docket for Nov. 13-17.
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Madison County real estate Sept. 18-22
A Glen Carbon property sold for $600,000 as part of the Madison County real estate transactions for Sept. 18-22.