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Friday, September 6, 2024

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Attorney General Raoul Charges Two Suburban Chicago Residents Over Fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program Loans

By The Madison County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced he has charged two suburban Chicago residents alleging they fraudulently applied for and received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GOP House candidates rail against defunding of Invest in Kids with DNC as backdrop

By Steve Korris |
CHICAGO - Republican candidates for the General Assembly stood for school choice at an outdoor exercise in free speech near the Democratic national convention.

Farmer owes $7.4M to Monsanto for allegedly taking company's soybean seeds

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A Springfield federal judge says a Carlinville farmer afraid of getting stiffed in deal over contract to grow herbicide-resistant soybeans for Monsanto to distribute to retailers improperly took a portion of the crop to use to raise his own crop the following year

Caterpillar can't dump lawsuit accusing them of wrongly asking about job applicants' family health info

By Scott Holland |
Federal judge rules workers' claims can proceed under Illinois' genetic information privacy law

IL law doesn't protect car dealers from competition if car makers want to sell direct to buyers: IL appeals court

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A state appeals panel has rejected the attempt by Illinois car dealerships to sue the state for granting licenses to electric car makers Rivian and Lucid to sell their vehicles to consumers without going through third-party franchise dealers

Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Gregory Minger As Resident Circuit Judge in Woodford County

By The Madison County Record |
Justice Lisa Holder White and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced that Gregory Michael Minger has been appointed as a Resident Circuit Judge for Woodford County in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.

Attorney General Raoul Charges Five Men in Statewide Video Gaming Theft Ring; Over $100,000 Allegedly Stolen

By The Madison County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged five Illinois men for their alleged participation in a burglary ring that spanned several Illinois counties, ranging from the Chicago area to Central Illinois.

Houston plaintiff attorney fails to answer questionnaire in Paraquat MDL

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Attorney Patrick McAndrew of Houston failed to return questionnaires for 317 clients who claimed weed killer paraquat caused Parkinson’s disease, according to records in national litigation at U.S. district court.

Notice of Vacancy for Resident Circuit Judge in Seventeenth Judicial Circuit – Winnebago County

By The Madison County Record |
Justice Lisa Holder White of the Supreme Court of Illinois has begun an application process for a Resident Circuit Judge vacancy in Winnebago County – in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit – Subcircuit No. 2.

Animal control mistakenly euthanized 'Malone' while owner on vacation, suit claims

By Steve Korris |
BENTON - St. Clair County’s failure to appoint a veterinarian as administrator of animal control killed a cat, Melanie Hutchinson of Belleville alleges at U.S. district court.

Keeven will be on ballot this fall vs Stuart; IL Supreme Court can't declare Dems' 'anti-slating' law constitutional

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The Illinois Supreme Court could not come up with a four-member majority to overturn a Springfield judge's ruling that a new "anti-slating" law supported by Gov. Pritzker and his fellow Democrats was unconstitutional.

The Obamas 2024…the fraud continues

By John J. Hopkins |
As they spoke, each playing the race and class warfare card, I could not help but ask…do they understand who is in the White House. Now?

Third party lawsuit involves big drama in high end Columbia neighborhood

By Steve Korris |
BENTON - Real estate agent Blake Salger of Columbia, defending a claim that he deceived home buyer Jamie Kauther, claims her agent deceived both of them.

Appeals court: GOP congressman, voters can't sue IL for counting mail-in votes 2 weeks after Election Day

By Jonathan Bilyk |
A divided federal appeals panel sided with the state and Democrats in tossing out a lawsuit challenging Illinois law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after Election Day. A dissenting judge said the U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, who led the lawsuit, was wrongly denied the chance to have his case heard

Attorney General Raoul Joins Coalition to Protect Federal Regulations of Gun Sales

By The Madison County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe.

Appeals court tosses Dorman suit challenging IL ban on short-barreled rifles

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The Fifth District Appellate Court said the state's ban on short-barreled rifles doesn't violate the Second Amendment or recent Supreme Court decisions because federal courts have consistently ruled that such weapons aren't commonly used for self-defense, but rather for crimes

Armstrong Teasdale Renews Commitment to Mansfield Certification for 2024-2025

By The Madison County Record |
Armstrong Teasdale is proud to announce that it has renewed its commitment to seek Mansfield Certification for the 2024-2025 cohort.

Elections hearing officer: New IL ballot access law shouldn't apply to GOP candidate who filed before law was signed

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Illinois candidates and voters still await an Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of a ballot access law, which GOPers say was designed to block them from the Nov. ballot. That decision shouldn't matter for at least one GOP candidate who filed the day before Pritzker signed the law, a hearing officer said

Justice Mary K. O’brien Announces Formation of Judicial Screening Committee To Fill Eighteenth Circuit Vacancy (Subcircuit 4)

By The Madison County Record |
Justice Mary K. O’Brien of the Supreme Court of Illinois has announced the formation of a judicial screening committee for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit.

Parent of autistic twins settles abuse suit against Flora school board; 'Bullying happened every day'

By Steve Korris |
EAST ST. LOUIS - Flora’s school board and local parent James Pennington settled a claim that his twin sons suffered years of abuse that teachers and principals failed to stop.