Latest News
Madison County real estate May 31-June 3
MAY 31
ALTON
$8,000 - 5503 HUMBERT RD - DIANA M GRABLE TO MEEKS BROTHERS HOME
IMPROVEMENTS
$191,900 - 4704 STOREYLAND DR - KENNETH D BRACKETT TO CODY BUTTRY-HINKLE
$172,000 - 4829 CINDERELLA DR - MATTHEW E LEPAGE TO AARON WARNER
St. Clair County real estate March 21-25
MARCH 21
BELLEVILLE
$18,000 - 6100 N BELT WEST - DERRICK SHAMBLE TO GROWTH DEVELOPMENTS LLC
$75,000 - 1109 LILAC DR - JUSTIN A SCHNEIDER AND LISA M SCHNEIDER TO DARREN A
BUCKLEY
$151,000 - 341 BRECKENRIDGE DR - BANTAM FUNDING REO LLC TO JASON HAYES
$155,000 - 1704 PROGRESS LN - JACK HODGE TO DOUGLAS M AND CRISTINA S COOK
$165,000 - 710 MASCOUTAH AVE - KIMBERLY AND KATHLEEN MCCAULEY TO MIRANDA
L GOULD AND RONALD A BRIGHT
$73,000 - 124 SOUTH 18TH ST - SOUTH 18TH STREET LAND TRUST TO SEAN P
MCELLIGOTT
$146,000 - 3105 WEST BLVD - MARVIN L RICE TO ALEXANDER GRUNWELL
$97,000 - 20-22 ORCHARD DR - ESTATE OF ROY J FOELLER SR, DECEASED TO MIDWEST
HOLDINGS LLC
Supermarkets, gas stations forced to advertise Pritzker tax 'relief' July 1
July 1 marks the start of the suspended state grocery tax and delay in the automatic gas tax hike. Both industries are required by law to display signs reminding customers of the suspensions, but only gas stations face $500-a-day fines if they fail to comply.
Madison County dockets get shuffled amid two associate judge retirements; Uncertainty over when vacancies will be filled
The Third Judicial Circuit's associate bench is down two judges with the recent retirements of Phil Alfeld and Thomas Chapman.
Madison County real estate May 23-May 27
The Madison County real estate transactions from May 23 to June 3.
St. Clair County real estate March 14-18
St. Clair real estate transactions for March 14-25.
Madison County civil docket July 18-22
Monday, July 189:00 A.M.FELECIA R PEARSON VS MARY K CURRY19-L-1546, THRELKELDWednesday, July 201:30 P.M.MICHAEL DEIST VS TRKYMIK INC DBA RIVERSIDE SALOON18-L-180, RUTHThursday, July 219:00 A.M.JUSTIN M STILES VS DENNIS W RIVES12-L-793, SMITHJAMES RUSHING VS GERY L FORBES16-L-1040, SMITHFRITZ NEMSKI VS OPTUMRX INC17-L-1577, SMITHCONNIE S BROWN VS ELI BEAM19-L-704, SMITHBARBARA L MCBRIDE VS ARLENE NORRIS19-L-1047, SMITHVICKI DURHAM VS CITY OF HIGHLAND19-L-1217, SMITHJERRIE HATTERY VS ALYSSA PASLAY19-L-1446, SMITHDENNIS JARDEN VS OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM DBA OSF SAINT ANTHONYS HEALTHCENTER20-L-1082, SMITHOTTO DUNHAM VS KURT PRENZLER20-L-1545, SMITHYVONNE I HAIRSTON VS UNITED COMMUNITY BANK20-L-1749, SMITHPATRICK FERRARI VS VILLAGE OF GLEN CARBON21-L-109, SMITHDARREN DAVIS VS AIR METHODS CORPORATION21-L-168, SMITHRICHARD CARMAN VS ALEXANDER SHRUM21-L-305, SMITHTRISHA BELL VS INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS INC21-L-340, SMITHPROVIDENCE BANK VS O BAR LLC21-L-424, SMITHKAPRISHYA WHITE VS FAULTLESS LINEN SUPPLY CO21-L-795, SMITHBRIAN MCKENZIE VS SERGE MARINKOVIC21-L-1092, SMITHCURTIS SWENGROSH VS JOHN FLEMING21-L-1219, SMITHRANDY WEBER VS AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA INC22-LA-80, SMITHTAMMY CLEMENTS VS OLUSEGUN COKER MD, BJC MEDICAL GROUP22-LA-441, SMITH1:00 P.M.LUCAS CLARK VS TRICKEYS SERVICE INC16-L-638, SMITHYOLANDA COUSINS VS RENEE BASSET BUTLER19-L-802, SMITH
Illinois Supreme Court Announces Creation of Committee on Judicial Security and Safety
Illinois Supreme Court Announces Creation of Committee on Judicial Security and Safety.
Vaccine or retirement? Air Force officer with religious objections sues government on deadline day
BENTON – Lieutenant Colonel Carla Wiese sued the U.S. Air Force on July 10, rather than retire for refusing vaccination.
Man sues railroad alleging chemical exposure caused lung cancer
BELLEVILLE - A Jefferson County man is suing Illinois Central Railroad, claiming he was exposed to chemicals on the job that caused lung cancer.
Attorney ordered to pay IRS $700K appeals judgment to Seventh Circuit
EAST ST. LOUIS – Lawyer Raymond Perkins and spouse Camela Perkins of O’Fallon petitioned U.S. Seventh Circuit appellate judges to review judgment that they owe the Internal Revenue Service about $700,000.
Car Medic suit settles following mediation with former magistrate Williams
EAST ST. LOUIS – Dent repairman Wesley Huff and his former partners Charles Binkley, Eric Stokes, and Andy Clawson settled a fraud suit on June 29, in mediation with former U.S. magistrate judge Stephen Williams.
Gov. Pritzker is still proclaiming Illinois a Covid 'disaster area:' How does he do it with a straight face?
Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently declared Illinois a Covid disaster area for the 31st consecutive 30-day period. For more than two years, the governor has invoked a “disaster” to rule by executive order. It’s what allowed him to lock down businesses, impose mask mandates, close schools and micromanage healthcare across the state.
Granite City woman killed in her own home by alleged drunk driver
EDWARDSVILLE – A Dram Shop suit alleges a drunken driver became intoxicated and then crashed into a Granite City home, killing the homeowner.
National teachers union pushes mandatory masking, vaccines
Delegates to the National Education Association’s annual meeting again called for mask and vaccine mandates, as well as remote learning. On Nov. 8 voters will decide whether to grant Illinois union bosses more power to set school policy.
Former Dominos employee alleges unfair wages for delivery drivers
EAST ST. LOUIS – A former Dominos Pizza deliver driver in Du Quoin, Ill., alleges the company pays employees less than minimum wages by using flawed reimbursement methods to compensate employees for the use of their vehicles.
Joint Statement From Governor Pritzker, Senate President Harmon, and House Speaker Welch on Special Legislative Session to Protect Reproductive Rights
Joint Statement From Governor Pritzker, Senate President Harmon, and House Speaker Welch on Special Legislative Session to Protect Reproductive Rights.
SCOTUS decision may doom feds' efforts to sue Townstone Financial over execs' talk radio speech: New filing
Chicago mortgage broker Townstone Financial says federal banking regulators overreached in using anti-discrimination regulations to sue them for comments made on the radio by Townstone executives
Illinois economy, jobs suffer under potential presidential candidate J.B. Pritzker
With rumors heating up about Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s potential run for president and the federal governments’ recent release of GDP numbers for the first quarter of 2022, it’s a good moment to review the governor’s economic performance since he took office in 2019. Polls today consistently show economic issues as the biggest concern for Americans.
Collinsville employee sues city over alleged sexual, racial harassment by co-workers
EDWARDSVILLE – A Collinsville employee claims she has been subject to more than 20 years of sexual and racial discrimination by her supervisor and co-workers.