Philip Morris brief: Price lawyers can’t fabricate basis for Karmeier’s recusal through ’14 attack ads

June 20, 2016, 3:29 pm

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of an Illinois Supreme Court decision that cleared Philip Morris of a $10 billion judgment.

On June 20, the Justices rejected a petition from plaintiff Sharon Price, who won the judgment in the court of former Madison County circuit judge Nicholas Byron in 2003.

The Supreme Court had denied review of the same case in 2006, after the Illinois Supreme Court reversed Byron.

Fifth District appellate judges in Mount Vernon reinstated the judgment in 2014, but the Illinois Supreme Court found last year that they acted without authority.

Price’s lead lawyer, Stephen Tillery of St. Louis, pleaded to the U.S. Supreme Court that Justice Lloyd Karmeier should have recused himself from last year’s decision.

Tillery argued that public perception required recusal.

He alleged that Karmeier received indirect contributions from Philip Morris for his election campaign in 2004 and his retention campaign in 2014. He also alleged that Karmeier showed bias in public statements in the retention campaign and on election night.

Tillery built his argument on Caperton v. Massey Coal, a Supreme Court decision from 2008, finding a Justice in West Virginia should have recused himself from a case about a company whose owner gave $3 million to his campaign.

Philip Morris lawyers replied in their opposition brief that, “The situation here is light years removed from Caperton.”

They wrote that Price assumed that a contribution to a political group was a contribution to Karmeier because the group decided to support him.

“If that were the law, litigants in states with elected judges would soon find themselves unable to support any political causes, lest they inadvertently provide a basis for a recusal motion,” they wrote.

They wrote that due process never depended on mere public perception.

“Public perceptions are by definition unreasonable if they are based on largely inaccurate and uninformed opinion,” they wrote.

In 2014, Price’s lawyers contributed $1.76 million to Campaign for 2016, to run a television campaign against Karmeier’s retention, Philip Morris lawyers argued.

“Campaign for 2016’s ads repeatedly and falsely portrayed Justice Karmeier as being corrupted by contributions in 2004 that supposedly came from Philip Morris and its unnamed allies,” they wrote.

“Litigants surely cannot fabricate a basis for recusal through attack ads.”

Former governor James Thompson filed the brief, along with Matthew Carter and Michaelle Odorizzi, both of Chicago, and Lisa Blatt of Washington.

Tillery sued Philip Morris in 2000, claiming it deceived smokers into expecting health benefits from light and low tar brands.

Byron denied a jury trial, held a bench trial, and adopted Tillery’s conclusions verbatim down to typographical errors.

He entered the biggest judgment ever, with billions in compensatory damages, billions in punitive damages, and $1.77 billion in legal fees.

Byron distributed sums to causes he deemed worthy, and he granted three percent of any unclaimed funds to each of 11 law schools.

Philip Morris petitioned the Illinois Supreme Court for direct review, which the Court at first denied but later granted.

The Court heard arguments but hadn’t reached a decision in 2004, when Karmeier ran on the Republican ticket and Gordon Maag ran on the Democrat ticket.

Justice Robert Thomas recused himself after oral argument, after his personal lawyer, Joseph Power of Chicago, joined Tillery’s team.

Karmeier won in 2004, and the Court reversed Byron in 2005.

Justices Rita Garman and Mary Ann McMorrow held that federal law preempted Illinois consumer fraud law because the Federal Trade Commission authorized light and low tar labels.

They did not reach other issues but expressed grave reservations about certification of the class and calculation of the damages.

Karmeier and Justice Thomas Fitzgerald specially concurred, arguing that Price failed to prove any damages.

Justices Charles Freeman and Thomas Kilbride dissented, finding Byron’s judgment reasonable.

Tillery asked for rehearing and didn’t get it.

He asked the U.S. Supreme Court for review and didn’t get it.

The Illinois Supreme Court issued its mandate to Byron, who signed an order dismissing the case on Dec. 18, 2006.

Ten days short of two years later, the Federal Trade Commission declared that it never authorized light and low tar labels.

Tillery rushed to Madison County circuit court and petitioned for relief from final judgment, offering the commission’s action as new evidence.

Byron’s successor, Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth, declared the petition untimely.

Fifth Circuit judges found it timely and directed Ruth to consider the petition.

He considered it and denied it, finding Tillery’s evidence wouldn’t have changed the result at the Supreme Court.

Fifth District judges reversed Ruth, finding he engaged in improper speculation, and they reinstated the judgment.

Philip Morris appealed, and Price moved for Karmeier to recuse himself or for the Court to disqualify him.

Karmeier denied recusal last November, and all Justices but Karmeier and Thomas voted against disqualification.

Karmeier joined a majority in ruling that Tillery pursued the wrong remedy.

They found that instead of petitioning for relief in circuit court, he should have approached the Supreme Court with a motion to recall the mandate.

Tillery filed such a motion, along with another motion to disqualify Karmeier.

Both motions failed.

Tillery sought review in Washington, arguing that Karmeier and his campaign “repeatedly disparaged petitioner’s attorneys to the press.”

Philip Morris lawyers answered that Karmeier’s campaign comments were “measured, accurate and rather mild in the face of the extreme campaign mounted by petitioner’s counsel.”

“Judges running for election or retention must have some breathing room to respond to their opponents’ criticism,” they wrote.

They wrote that disqualifying elected judges for truthful responses to misleading attacks would put them in an impossible situation.

The Justices disposed of Tillery’s petition without comment, posting it with 97 other petitions they denied.

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Retiring SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute director talks history, state's fiscal crisis and upcoming general election

June 21, 2016, 4:58 am

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CARBONDALE – There is no painless fix that will get Illinois out of its fiscal mess any time soon, the retiring director of the Southern Illinois University Paul Simon Public Policy Institute said during a recent interview.

"It will be years before Illinois gets out of this fiscal mess," David Yepsen, who plans to retire at the end of October, said. "It took years to get into it. Even after policy makers settle on a state budget, there will be several years bringing the pension deficits into balance. There’s just no way around this: the state will have to cut spending and raise taxes to get out of this."

Yepsen said that should not discourage the state from getting to work on that long, painful process.

"What’s important is the state get on a path to fiscal health," he said. "People and businesses will feel better about living in and locating in Illinois if they can see we are on the mend."

Yepsen, SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute director since 2009, announced his retirement in a institute press release. Prior to becoming director of the institute, Yepsen was best known for his 34-year career as political writer, editor and columnist for the Des Moines Register.

As the institute’s director, Yepsen often has made observations about the state's political climate and challenges, including the drop in Illinois' population caused in part by economic conditions and "Moving Cities Forward" legislation.

“David has brought significant visibility to the institute through guest speakers, public policy polls and his role as a political commentator for national media,” Susan Ford, interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at SIU, was quoted in the press release. “The institute and university have benefited from his expertise and leadership.”

Established in 1997 by former U.S. Senator Paul Simon in 1997, the institute offers initiatives and research related to public policy, ethical conduct in government and the promotion of responsible citizenship, according to the press release.

Yepsen's retirement comes just before the general election in November and as the state of Illinois faces some of the greatest challenges in its history, including the present fiscal crisis.

There is plenty of blame to go around about that, including a "'congenital failure' of leadership, along with voter unwillingness to appreciate the state’s financial issues and hold lawmakers accountable," according to a recent Institute report.

Regional differences have played important and significant parts in shaping Illinois current system, Yepsen said.

"Illinois is a big state with several different political cultures," he said. "Those differences make it hard to govern. The regions were settled by people from different parts of the world so you have urban/rural differences and racial divides. Southern Illinois does look a lot like the South: more conservative, less diverse than Chicago or the collar counties."

Those differingcultures have not always seen eye-to-eye, Yepsen said.

"These differences make it hard to reach agreement on issues," Yepsen said. "It makes people wary and suspicious of one another."

For example, he said that southern Illinoisans complain that Chicago "gets everything."

"In fact, because there are a lot more people and a lot more wealth in the Chicagoland area, that region actually ships tax revenues to the southern part of the state," he said. "Roads, prisons, pensions, K-12, community colleges, SIU, Medicaid."

He said that southern Illinois taxpayers couldn't afford all those things on their ow, "but there are still animosities and jealousies."

"Some of that has been around since we became a country - urban rural divides, etc.," he said. "People in northern New York have similar feelings toward the city. The effect of it all is it makes this a very hard state to govern."

Though a noted observer of Illinois' political landscape, Yepsen declined to make any predictions for the state of Illinois in November general election.

Of the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Kirk and his challenger, Democrat U.S. Rep, Tammy Duckworth; and the presidential race:

"No predictions," Yepsen said. "It’s way too early to forecast the elections. In these early days of the general election campaign, we can say that Senator Kirk faces a difficult re-election challenge from Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth.

"Hillary Clinton has an early lead in the polls for president against Donald Trump but the presidential race is full of wild cards. Trump is a non-traditional candidate. Clinton is the first woman to capture a major party nomination. Both have high negative ratings."

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Illinois day care regulations burden working mothers, fail to make children safe

June 21, 2016, 4:59 am

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The proportion of women who work outside the home has nearly doubled since World War II, meaning more and more families turn to day care facilities to provide care for their children. But restrictive Illinois day care regulations heavily burden single parents and families in which both parents work. Moreover, evidence suggests these rules not only fail to make children safer but actually harm children’s interests.

Day care facilities in Illinois are subject to restrictive regulations that make day care in the Prairie State the 9th-most expensive in the nation, according to a 2015 study by Child Care Aware of America. Facilities must maintain a child-staff ratio ranging from 1-to-20 for children 5 years and older to just 1-to-4 for infants. And even if a facility has more staff than needed, maximum group size can be limited to as few as 12 children. These age-specific restrictions are based on the youngest child in the group: Even if there are 19 kindergartners and one infant, the 1-to-4 ratio applies.

Day care providers are also subject to strict licensing, even if they work out of their own homes. Anyone wanting to run a day care facility must undergo fingerprinting, a criminal background check, a physical exam and testing for tuberculosis. The director must have completed at least two years of college or have equivalent credentials – yet the guidelines do not even require the director to have studied in a relevant field such as child development.

Assuming a person can meet all these criteria, it can also take six months or longer to get a license after passing a home inspection. For larger day care facilities in the city of Chicago, the restrictions are more onerous still and include rules such as the prohibition on operating a facility close to a motor vehicle repair shop. Though these measures are defended on safety grounds, there is no evidence that any of these rules improve safety. In fact, studies suggest that neither child-staff ratios nor maximum group size enhance safety.

But the rules do harm working parents, especially those from low-income families. That’s because the cost of complying with regulations makes day care in Illinois much more expensive. According to the data from the 2015 Child Care Aware of America study, Illinois’ child care costs amount to $13,286 a year for infant care in current dollars. In this instance, increasing child-staff ratios by just one infant would save an Illinois family $1,196 to $2,657 a year.

A 2010 study found that families with $1,500 or less in monthly income spend 30 percent of their income on child care. Some parents may find that working is not financially viable, or at least not worth the difficulties involved. And under these circumstances, it may appear to many families that relying on public assistance makes more economic sense than seeking employment.

Other families may look to alternatives to regulated day care. Children of employed mothers who live below the poverty line are twice as likely to be cared for by a relative (other than a father or grandparent) as those who live above the poverty line.

Ultimately these regulations may have a negative effect on child care quality. Research indicates that rather than pass the full cost of regulation on to families, day care facilities respond by cutting caregiver pay. As a result, child care providers work in one of the lowest-paid occupations in the country, which leads to high staff turnover and lower commitment levels – both of which can reduce the quality of child care.

Well-intended regulations do not make children safer unless those regulations are rooted in evidence. Illinois’ excessive rules serve mainly to increase child care costs, which can reduce the quality of child care overall and diminish parents’ financial ability to serve their children’s best interests, whether by finding day care facilities that pay higher wages, working fewer hours to spend more time with their children, or moving to a neighborhood with less crime or pollution. Lawmakers in Springfield need to pay attention to how burdensome rules can harm children’s interests in the real world, and pass commonsense, evidence-based reforms beginning with eliminating ineffective rules such as maximum group sizes and minimum child-staff ratios.

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May jobs report: Illinois 2,500 payroll jobs, workforce shrinks by 9,100

June 21, 2016, 4:59 am

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Illinois’ need for economic reforms and a more friendly jobs environment is clear given the state’s long-running trend of weak job creation and lost opportunities. Illinois’ May jobs report is in line with Illinois’ longer-term trend, showing month-over-month job losses and workforce dropout.

Illinois lost 2,500 payroll jobs in May, and the unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent from 6.6 percent in April, according to data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, or IDES. However, the drop in the state unemployment is a mixed indicator. The primary reason the unemployment rate fell in May was because a net of 9,100 unemployed Illinoisans dropped out of the workforce. Illinois now has the second-highest unemployment rate in the country, better than only Alaska’s 6.7 percent rate.

The net loss of 2,500 payroll jobs in May was driven by larger losses in education & health services (-2,300); government (-2,100) and manufacturing (-1,100). Jobs sectors that showed gains in May included financial activities (+1,600), and professional and business services (+1,600). However, sectors with job losses outweighed sectors with job gains, which resulted in Illinois’ net loss of 2,500 jobs on the month.

The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.4 percent because the number of jobless Illinoisans decreased by 12,500 in May. Of the 12,500 fewer people counted as unemployed, 9,100 can be attributed to workforce dropout while only 3,400 can be attributed to finding employment.

Regional comparisons

Illinois’ 6.4 percent unemployment rate is by far the highest of surrounding states, and much higher than the national average of 4.7 percent. Unemployment rates for surrounding states range from 3.8 percent in Minnesota to 5.1 percent in Ohio and Kentucky.

Most surrounding states lost jobs in May, marking a negative sign for regional strength. Michigan and Indiana, which have been job-creation leaders for several years, lost 12,700 and 7,600 jobs, respectively. Only Ohio (+9,200) and Wisconsin (+5,500) showed modest jobs strength in May.

On the manufacturing front, Illinois lost 1,100 jobs on the month, putting the state down 2,200 factory jobs on the year. Most surrounding states shed thousands of manufacturing jobs in May, with Michigan losing 6,500, Ohio losing 3,100 and Iowa losing 2,700. Kentucky (+1,000) and Wisconsin (+500) showed modest gains for the month. These manufacturing payroll numbers reflect other surveys that have recently shown a generally weakening industrial economy in the Midwest.

These weak numbers across the Midwest reflect the possibility of an oncoming economic slowdown. In fact, it would not be surprising to face a recession in the upcoming months, given that U.S. jobs growth has been weakening, and it has been seven years since the previous recession ended – a long period of expansion by historical norms.

Since the Great Recession ended, the states around Illinois have proved much more adept at changing economic policies and encouraging jobs growth, especially to attract industrial jobs. For example, since the last recession ended, Illinois’ manufacturing job count is up only 3.7 percent, while surrounding states have done multiples of that growth rate.

Broad structural reforms are needed to strengthen Illinois’ economy and reverse Illinois’ cycle of the region’s worst jobs growth. Illinois families deserve the opportunity to rise and be rewarded for their hard work. Generating strong jobs growth takes time, economic policy reform, and stability of governance and taxes. The better long-term jobs growth and lower unemployment rates in surrounding states indicates that most of Illinois’ neighbors have gotten their houses in order, while Illinois hasn’t.

Two policy levers to pull to improve economic outcomes are tax reform and regulatory reform.

Tax reform should start with Illinois’ property-tax system to relieve overburdened industrial property owners and homeowners. In addition, Illinois’ overall tax burden is too high and needs to be brought down over time through spending reforms. Furthermore, a taxpayer bill of rights, as has been achieved in Colorado, would give taxpayers a say in whether their taxes go up.

Regulatory reform of the state’s workers’ compensation system, occupational-licensing requirements, lawsuit environment and labor markets would dramatically improve employment opportunities, especially in blue-collar industries that are more affected by Illinois’ heavy regulatory burden.

Illinois would do well to prepare for the possibility of an upcoming recession and position itself to thrive in future periods of economic growth.

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Edwardsville lawyer named military trial judge

June 21, 2016, 5:17 am

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After a career spanning more than two decades as both an active duty and reserve Air Force officer, Lt. Col. Michael Schag, also a partner with Heyl Royster, has been appointed as a military trial judge.

Schag has served as both a prosecutor and a defense lawyer in the military and has handled civil litigation. He was the only reserve officer tapped to become a judge as part of the 59th Military Judge Course.

His new role will primarily consist of handling general and special courts-martial for the Air Force.

“We view this as a win-win all around," said Heyl Royster managing partner Tim Bertschy. “First, it’s a great honor for Mike, and a testament to both his character and his ability as a lawyer, that the United States Air Force has entrusted him to adjudicate these matters. Second, it’s reassuring to our clients to know the caliber of lawyers we have at Heyl Royster.”

Schag’s grandfather, a World War II veteran, served as a chaplain for military funerals, was active with the VFW and regularly spoke at schools to instill an appreciation for the sacrifices soldiers make for the United States, according to an announcement regarding his appointment. His grandfather’s dedication influenced his decision to join the military, and in 1999, at his grandfather’s funeral, he participated in the presentation of colors at the grave site.

Schag has represented the Air Force in a wide range of cases, including environmental litigation, contract disputes and as a prosecutor. He has also been the Area Defense Counsel in Denver and a Circuit Defense Counsel in Washington, D.C., where he handled high-profile cases across the nation. In addition to his court service, he’s been an evidence consultant and presided over summary courts and grand jury hearings.

As a civilian, he’s the chair of Heyl Royster’s government contracts and military law practices, is a leader in the firm’s toxic torts and asbestos defense practice and also handles other types of commercial and environmental litigation.

“Mike is an extremely accomplished lawyer,” Bertschy said.

In addition to his legal duties, Schag works as a veterans’ rights advocate. He has spoken about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in numerous venues, including presentations at John Marshall Law School and bar associations around the country. He recently co-authored the American Bar Association publication “Legal Guide for Military Families and the Matthew Bender publication “Servicemember and Veterans Rights, as well as authoring a chapter on the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Bertschy praised Schag’s dedication and his military service.

“Our firm has a proud tradition of supporting our nation's military,” he said. “We have lawyers and staff who have served in every branch of the U.S. military, and Mike’s service is a continuation of that tradition.”

Schag lives in Edwardsville with his wife, his daughter and his son. For the last five years he has been a coach with the Edwardsville Little Tigers football program.

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Finally, it’s curtains for one Stephen Tillery drama

June 21, 2016, 9:04 am

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With 25,000-plus performances since its premiere in London in 1952 and still going strong, Agatha Christie's murder mystery The Mousetrap is – and is likely to remain – the longest-running play of all time.

Stephen Tillery's legal drama The Masstort has not fared as well, but it did have a good run. An autobiographical story of one attorney's obsessive quest to enrich himself by suing a lawfully operating business on behalf of previously loyal customers who'd purchased its products voluntarily over a period of years, the legal drama premiered at the Madison County Courthouse in 2000 and ran more or less continuously, with adaptations, for 17 years.

Tillery filed suit against Philip Morris in 2000, charging the cigarette manufacturer with misleading consumers about the health benefits of light and low-tar cigarettes. In 2003, Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron awarded more than $10 billion to Tillery’s clients, including nearly $2 billion in attorney’s fees, but the State Supreme Court overturned the verdict in 2005.

Efforts to revive the case foundered until 2014, when a state appeals court reinstated the original verdict. Last November, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned that ruling, and this week the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal of that decision.

There's nothing else that Stephen Tillery can do now, nowhere else for him to go.

[CURTAIN]

Tillery's drama lasted nearly two decades, but it was ultimately unsuccessful. It had some interesting plot twists along the way, but the story itself was trite, and the characters playing the trial attorney and the plaintiffs were unappealing and unsympathetic. Despite its long run, Tillery lost money on it. It was a flop.

Now it's time to strike the set and start looking for another project: a new story, a new cast, a new venue.

Tales of big bad businessmen and the underdog consumers who fight back against them have gotten old. Tillery might want to try something upbeat for a change.

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Madison County foreclosures June 13-20

June 21, 2016, 12:53 pm

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June 13, 2016
BANK OF AMERICA V. DION B. SUMMERS AND ASHLEY SUMMERS, $50,952.33, 2311 TIBBITT ST., ALTON. 16-CH-362
WELLS FARGO BANK V. DATHAN BROOKS, $27,296.99, 338 JEFFERSON AVE., ALTON. 16-CH-363
THE MONEY SOURCE INC V. TERRY E. LANE II, $79,566.04, 415 MEADOW LN., COLLINSVILLE. 16-CH-364
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE V. SHARON AND LYNN NORBURY, $71,380.65, 1104 PLAINVIEW DR., COLLINSVILLE. 16-CH-365

JUNE 14, 2016

PHH MORTGAGE V. WILLIE E. AND PAMELA THOMAS, $50,545.93, 2322 BENTON ST., GRANITE CITY. 16-CH-366

JUNE 15, 2016

QUICKEN LOANS V. TIMOTHY AND MARY POELKER, $296,315.24, 316 THOMAS TERRACE , EDWARDSVILLE. 16-CH-367

JUNE 16, 2016

BANK OF AMERICA V. LAURA DAVIS , $139,390.83, 6809 HAMPSHIRE CT., MARYVILLE. 16-CH-368
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE V. HEIRS OF MAURI L. HASTING, $52,286.01, 149 E. 5TH ST, ROXANA. 16-CH-370

JUNE 17, 2016

WELLS FARGO BANK V. RICHARD AND GAIL AKEMAN, $77,701.36, 217 GREENVIEW ST., WOOD RIVER. 16-CH-371
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE V. MARK W. ALLEN, $94,217.17, 1117 EAST DR., COTTAGE HILLS. 16-CH-372

JUNE 20, 2016

FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE V. DAX N AND CHRISTINE E. GONZALES, $91,582.79, 1149 BROWN ST., ALTON. 16-CH-374
FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN STAUNTON V. JOHN J. HARTMANN, $25,727.54, 224 CLOVER ST., MORO. 16-CH-375

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St. Clair County foreclosures May 19-June 13

June 21, 2016, 12:57 pm

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MAY 19, 2016

DIETERICH BANK V. T. BOW INC., $348,195.28, 202 W. ST. LOUIS ST., LEBANON. 16-CH-360

June 13, 2016

WELLS FARGO V. JACQUELINE BECKLEY, $119,033.23, 115 BOBBIE DR., SWANSEA. 16-CH-406

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St. Clair County real estate June 1-7

June 21, 2016, 1:05 pm

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JUNE 1, 2016

BELLEVILLE

$174,000- 2869 BROOKMEADOW DR. - PAUL D. AND SANDRA K. BERNARD TO IAN WARRIOR AND VERONICA SENA
$140,500- 909 MAYFAIR DR. - FRANK AND KAYLA MOORE TO PETER F. JR. AND SHERRY E. HOLMES
$134,000- 112 ST JOHN DR. - TERESA HARRIS TO KIM BROWN
$170,000- 1818 SPRUCE HILL DR. - ROBERT AND SHIRLEY BRADSHAW TO LINDA LANDRUM
$22,000- 1118 OLDE LANTERN LN. - SOUTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT TO ANNA MARIE AND DENNIS FULTS
$285,000- 2229 JACK NICHLAUS DR. - FERDINANDO AND DEBBIE CAVESE TO GARRETT AND JENNIFER OVERMAN
$184,900- 2609 AUTUMN HARVEST LN. - CHRISTOPHER AND ANGELA HIGGINS TO DANIEL AND JESSICA BECKEMEYER
$95,000- 22-24 KINGSWAY DR. - LINDA S. FEDER TO BOUSE FIUDO
$65,000- 431 S. CHRUCH ST. - RONALD AND LEONA M. BLAES TO 431 S. CHURCH LAND TRUST
$267,500- CENTREVILLE AVE. - METRO EAST MARINE INC . TO ADVANTAGE SELF-STORAGE
$77,500- 1200 & 1204 CASEYVILLE AVE.- DONALD AND MARTHA GASS TO EMILY BAGOCKI
$192,000- 3040 HARVEST MEADOW DR. - MCBRIDE AND SON RESIDENTIAL TO KARA N. BRADDY
$280,000- 3413 BUCKLAND CT. - AJAY AND ANJU TRIVEDI TO JACOB AND CASSANDRA HOWARD
$82,100- 3313 CEDAR MOUNTAIN - FANNIE MAE TO ANTHONY B. JENKINS

CAHOKIA

$39,000- 820 ST. THOMAS LN. - IMPROVEMENT HOMES TO CKSBS INVESTMENTS

CASEYVILLE

$45,000- 7964 DONNER RIDGE - FOREST LAKES ACQUISITIONS TO JLP HOMES

COLLINSVILLE

$235,000- 73 HILLSBOROUGH DR. - KIETH L. AND MARCIA R. HOUK TO PAUL D. HOUSE

DUPO

$207,500- 665 MARIAN DR. - HEIRS OF SHERRY L. LINDHORST TO KENNETH W. AND MARIE GRASLE

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

$59,000- 25 DEBRA DR. - JANE ELLIOT CALDWELL TO DEBRA AND GARY ROBINSON
$125,000- 316 LAUREL DR. - JARROD AND JENNA KLIER TO BIDEMI OLADELE
$82,500- 5607 PONTIAC DR - JOYCE S. STEVENSON TO ANGELA MARIE THOMPSON
$265,000- 338 PLEASANT RIDGE - KEVIN AND CARRIE BALDUS TO BEN AND JULIA DORRIS
$31,000- 124 MOUNT VERNON DR. - NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE TO HERMAN PEREZ

FREEBURG

$75,000- 2 EDGEWOOD CT. - ROBERT LEVY TO BRANDON AND TRICIA MORLAN

LEBANON

$122,000- 1024 MERRILL ST. - ARTHUR JAY HIGHFIELD TO JEAN MICHALAK
$174,000- 21 ST. JOSEPH DR. - FRED AND ROSE ERWIN TO DANE HARRIS AND JAIME CLEMENS

MASCOUTAH

$174,900- 124 FALLING LEAF WAY - CHRISTOPHER L. AND PATRICIA A. KAELIN TO AMINTO MENDEZ
$1,000- 907 W. POPLAR ST. - KAREN D. WESSELMANN TO CITY OF MASCOUTAH
$650- 911 W. POPLAR ST. - CHERYL BRAYMER TO CITY OF MASCOUTAH

MILLSTADT

$140,000- 500 W. MADISON ST. - D.M. SKAER CONSTRUCTION TO DONNA KRAUSZ
$90,000- 7167 WALNUT LN. - CHAD COTTER TO D. M. SKAER CONSTRUCTION

NEW ATHENS

$286,000- SACKWITZ RD. - M. BOHLKE VENEER CORP. TO DONALD J. HUBER
$440,000- SACKWITZ RD. AND KNEWITZ RD. - M. BOHLKE VENEER CORP. TO HUBER FARMS
$314,000- 1801 SACKWITZ RD. AND KNEWITZ RD. - M. BOHLKE VENEER CORP. TO DEAN DETERDING AND RENEE DETERDING

OFALLON

$79,905 - 512 STILL HOLLOW RUN - RESERVES OF TIMBER RIDGE TO HUNTINGTON CHASE HOMES
$271,114- 612 PORTSMITH PL. DR. - PBBF TO WALTER R. AND BARBARA A. BARON
$45,500- 952 CARNEGIE KNOLLS DR. - THE PARCS AT ARBOR GLEN TO HUNTINGTON CHASE HOMES
$128,750- 102 HILLCREST DR. - JOHN L. DERBY TO JOYCE AND GERALD LAWRENCE
$264,500- 1129 LAZY HOLLOW CT. - BRADFORD AND TRACI MAYFIELD TO TIMOTHY HART AND RACHEL KORETZ
$180,000- 909 PACIFIC CROSSING DR. - THOMAS AND KATIE BIGGS TO CARRIE BALDUS
$145,000- 602 N. SMILEY - LORI DAHM TO BRADFORD AND TRACI MAYFIELD
$295,000- 2 LORIEN CT. - ASHOKKUMAR B. PATEL TO DAVID AND MELODY DOCK
$184,000- 1008 STEVEN DEE DR. - LELA A. MCFALLS TO JEFF L. AND ANNE JACKSON
$320,000- 1427 GAMBIER TERRACE CT. - WILLIAM C. AND DEBORAH L. MULDOON TO ROBERT A. AND KELLY J. BUENTE

SHILOH

$292,000- 1169 PROVENCE DR. - DAVID AND MICHELLE IM TO ELSTON AND TERA SUGGS
$214,000- 2712 PIPERS CT. - DANIEL L. MONGEON TO NICHOLAS E. WATSON AND JACQUELYN MILLER
$95,000- 304 WINTHROP DR. - THE ARTHUR AND JOHNIDA EVANS TRUST TO DAVID AND JANET NULSEN
$215,000- 3544 SKY HAWK DR. - DOUGLAS J. AND RAINELDA B. WATKINS TO FELIX A. AND KATHRYN A. LOSCO

SMITHTON

$275,000- 4150 KNAB RD. - PETER F. AND ANGELA M. MAUCH TO BRIAN E. AND AMBER L. DEESE
$256,350- 4024 AUTUMN OAK DR. - D&F CONTRACTING TO BRADLEY QUIRIN

SWANSEA

$160,000- 3249 COLBY CT. - PAMELA JEAN FOYTIN TO ASHELY BATES
$127,500- 216 TIMBER DR. - JENNIFER STEINHOFF TO ZACHARY DOLBEARE
$72,500- 118 CASTLE DR. - JOSHUA L. MERRITT AND ASHLEY LYNN MORGAN TO ALICIA D. HOLLENBECK
$86,500- 4 META DR. - KEBIN AND DIANA BYLER TO ABBY E. CROZIER
$96,000- 6 ST. CLAIR LAKE DR. - BRANDT AND JENNIFER DOLCE TO BRADLEY BARRIGER

JUNE 2, 2016

BELLEVILLE

$115,000- 1721 SPRUCE HILL DR. - FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE TO DIANN M. DONJON
$195,000- 1335 ORCHARD LAKES CR. - MCBRIDE ORCHARD LAKES TO JOEY M. AND TIFFANY L. LANDRY
$165,000- 2126 SCHEEL ST. - BOUSE PROPERTIES TO BOUSE FIUDO
$50,000- 802 BRISTOW ST. - BANK STAR TO SHAUN DOWNS
$99,000- 808 WABASH AVE. - DAVID AND JENNIFER OTT TO BALTAZAR PEREZ

CAHOKIA

$6,250- 1704 ANDREWS DR. - MICHAEL KELLY TO KENDALL WYNN

CASEYVILLE

$118,000- 1403 S. CLINTON RD. - BETH WHITTINGTON AND NICHOLAS GRANT TO LARRY D. LAFRANK
$76,500- 20 W. REYNOLDS ST. - BENJAMIN E. AND APRIL BATHA TO SHANE NAVARRO

CENTREVILLE

$47,500- 811 S. 47TH ST. - WILLIAMENIA ALLEN TO ABC BIRMINGHAM
$96,500- 736 S. 47TH ST. - WCWB TO WILLIAMENIA ALLEN
$3,000- 407 BEACHLAND - MOLLY MITCHELL TO JAMES THOMAS

DUPO

$125,000- 410-416 LINDEMANN AVE. - RUSSELL A. WALSTER TO PFEFFER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

E. ST. LOUIS

$2,500- 410 N. KINGS HWY. - FANNIE MAE TO KENDALL WYNN
$16,667 - 123- ST. PAUL ST - JOHN J. BACHMANN TO JOHN J. BACHMANN

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

$21,000- 29 JUDITH LN. - HEIRS OF HENRIETTA GENTLY TO MELISSA FLOYD
$13,000- 205 APPLE ST. - KUM SU SATTERLEE TO INSU SONG

FREEBURG

$184,713- 514 N. EDISON ST. - LAURA S. WOLF TO GEORGE L. ZIKA

MASCOUTAH

$220,000- 1245 ANTIQUE LN. - BRADLEY AND TIFFANY PRESS TO JAVIER AND MEGAN BEJAR

MILLSTADT

$119,000- 309 E. GOODING ST. - MATTHEW CONRAD THOMPSON TO ADAM J. EVANS
$27,900- 2950 ZINGG RD. - DANIEL N. AND MARGARET H. OSABEN TO JAMES MICHAEL AND CAROL A. MCGINNIS

OFALLON

$198,000- 913 INDIAN SPRINGS RD. - JOHN L. AND SHARON L. MOORE TO JARROD AND JENNA KLIER
$220,000- 904 PAIGE LN. - JASON LYNN AND JOVONNA BRANDI BAXTER TO JONATHAN ASHLEY PARLE WHITE AND DIANA LYN WHITE
$258,500- 1246 ELISABETH DR. - JACQULYN E. FELICIANO TO ERIC A. AND RACHEL CRING
$350,000- 709 CHATSWORTH CT. - MICHAEL WOOD TO PHILIP A. AND JACQUELINE W. CLINTON
$199,000- 940 MOYE SCHOOL RD. - KEVIN E. AND KAREN G. HARRIS TO MARK ALLEN AND KATHRYN KELLY SIMS
$242,000- 601 DEER CREEK RD. - KENNETH W. AND JENNIFER L. WELLS TO JONATHAN RYAN AND ALISON LEE BEACH
$330,000- 234 SHAWNEE CT. - ERIC N. BERG TO DAVID D. AND TONYA K. BALDESSARI
$325,000- 1306 ARBOR GREEN TR. - HUNTINGTON CHASE CORP. TO ERIC L. AND PAIGE GREGORY

SHILOH

$85,000- 108-110 LUCIA LN. - TRACY JUNGMANN TO GEOFFREY V. DUDLEY SR.

SWANSEA

$185,000- 118 ST. SABRE DR. - AIMEE C. ALVSTAD AND SCOTT J. FANDREY TO JOSHUA M. AND DANA J. HURT

JUNE 3, 2016

BELLEVILLE

$19,109- 6 S. 79TH ST. - DEUTSCHE BANK TO UNDER THE WOOD PROPERTY
$179,000- 233 ST. SABRE DR. - KENNETH W. AND SARAH M. BAKER TO SHAWN AND JAMIE MASSA
$16,500- 400 MASCOUTAH AVE. - ESTATE OF DONALD SHAIN TO DAN AND KIM HOCHER
$62,500- 1739 N. CHARLES ST. - ROBERT G. BITTNER TO MIRANDA LONSKI
$65,000- 1132 DAWN DR., 1129 LILAC DR. , 1140 DAWN DR., 115 S. 13TH ST. - FIRST COUNTY BANK TO THOMAS A. JACKSON
$141,000- 612 ST. JOHN DR. - NICOLE AND JOSHUA SANTEL TO CRYSTAL AND LEONARDO REYES
$13,000- 3523 SUMMIT ST. - KIMBERLY HIGGINS AND ROBIN WERNER TO STEVEN AND MISTY SHAFER

CAHOKIA

$74,699- 16 ST. AMBROSE DR. - BANK OF AMERICA TO SECRETARY OF HUD

CASEYVILLE

$150,000- 423 SAMMY LN. - E. J. S. CUSTOM HOMES TO KAREN MCCALLISTER
$25,000- 10 SOUTHERN DR. - VERBON W. LOUCKS JR. TO JIM AND KAREN MCNALLY
$79,900- 3 MAGNOLIA DR. - LARRY AND BONITA LOYET TO DANIEL AND CHERYL BAKER

COLLINSVILLE

$28,000- 23 GRANDVIEW - RESI REO SUB TO THOMAS AND SHARON HARTMAN

E. ST. LOUIS

$500- 180 N. 80TH ST. - RUFINA L. GREEN TO EASTLAND ENTERPRISES
$65,000- 4000 COOKSON RD. - YESENIA JUAREZ TO MARGARETTE GIBBS

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

$109,000- 9119 WEDGEWOOD DR. - C. EDWARD WAY AND MARY CATHERINE WAY TO CHRISTY L. TOLIN
$85,000- 9726 OLD LINCOLN TR. - GOSHEN MORTGAGE TO JAMES R. VANDERJACK

LEBANON

$91,000- 910 ROYCE LN. - JEFFREY A. THORNTON TO BENJAMIN K. HODGSON

MASCOUTAH

$286,500- 9637 PHEASANT BEND - INNOVATION CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO BRAD AND THERESA RITT

MILLSTADT

$26,000- 8841 STATE ROUTE 163- FANNIE MAE TO ADAM THOMAS
$269,000- 550 ADMIRAL WENDT PKWY. - WILLIAM AND PEGGY VILLIGER TO JOSEPH AND LETA DIPPEL

OFALLON

$40,000- 228 MYLAUN DR. - GERARDO SAENZ TO JOSE NEVAREZ BERNAL
$276,500- 262 HENRIETTA DR. - KYLE AND EMILY CHRISTENSEN TO LEARIE AND MANDY GAITAN
$332,500- 182 MARIGOLD DR. - ROBERT PENA TO ANDREW AND JAMIE SEVERT

SHILOH
$370,000- 513 SHILOH STATION RD. - DAVID KRYSZAK TO ANDREW C. AND LISA M. RESCH
$181,000- 3284 TANGLEBROOK DR. - JOHN AND THANYA KAJDASZ TO CRAIG AND NICOLE PIERCE

WASHINGTON PARK

$116,455- 1908 N. 47TH ST. - INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES TO SECRETARY OF HUD

JUNE 6, 2016

CAHOKIA

$57,900- 8 DELANO DR. - ARROW REALTY TO LAWRENCE BURTON AND GEORGENA DOUGHT
$8,000- 14 GOODMAN RD. - MONEY TRAIN PROPERTIES TO TAMALA MALONE
$2,000- 28 MARILYN - FALCON LTD TO ALICIA HUNT

CASEYVILLE

$280,000- 921 THORNRIDGE CT. - JASON AND TAMARA JESSUP TO DERECK R. AND AMBER TINARWO
$272,000- 1032 CROOKED STICK DR. - MCBRIDE AND SON RESIDENTIAL TO DAVID AND DORTHA M. GARRETT

E. ST. LOUIS

$1,200- 644 N. 78TH ST. - HAWK PROPERTIES TO MINNIE LITTLE

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

$360,000- 1149 STONEWOLF TR. - GARY T. HOLMAN AND GRACE M. BLEVINS-HOLMAN TO NATIONAL RESIDENTIAL NOMINEE SERVICES
$360,000- 1149 STONEWOLF TR. - NATIONAL RESIDENTIAL NOMINEE SERVICES TO ARTHUR G. AND SHARON BUCKLEY
$233,000- 28 CLARK DR. - TINA S. FROMME TO ERIC AND AMANDA GROFF

FREEBURG

$232,000- 602 OLD FAYETTEVILLE RD. - DANNY AND LAURA SNODGRASS TO DERECK AND CARRIE GREEN

OFALLON

$160,000- 224 SHILOH STATION RD. - RICKY AND TERRY PLOMEDAHL TO BRENT AND NICOLE SHELTON
$172,501- 702 DONNA DR. - SECRETARY OF VA TO 702 DONNA DR. LAND TRUST
$222,000- 7020 MILLBROOK LN. - JASON S. PLOSCH AND CHRISTINA ORUTH SAALBORN TO RICHARD ADAM TATE AND MAMIE MEAGAN TATE
$433,472- 508 STILL HOLLOW RD. - HUNTINGTON CHASE HOMES TO MATTHEW J. AND ELIZABETH C. SCHRAMM

ST. LIBORY

$92,000- 1113 SPARTA ST. - NICOLE R. FLATTICH TO JANA L. AND TED T. HORN

SHILOH

$104,900- 236 LOWELL CT. - BRENT SHELTON AND NICOLE SHELTON TO MARY E. KOELLING

SWANSEA

$158,000- 3801 APPALOOSA DR. - ERIC RAY ROBINSON TO KM JOINT VENTURES
$104,900- 812 BRACKETT ST. - ADAM MARBURGER TO TRACY D. WILLIAMS
$91,000- 1825 KINSELLA AVE. - JOSEPH L. SCHAEFER TO BOBBY W. AND LAURA B. KLEIER

JUNE 7, 2016

BELLEVILLE

$138,00- 2130 FREEBURG AVE. - MARIAN L. SCHAEFER TO WARREN E. AND KATHLEEN J. OBERDIECK
$101- 204 N. 39TH ST. - THE PRIVATE SALES CORP. TO JCS ACQUISITIONS AND HOMEFRONT PROPERTIES
$96,000- 12 BLACKBURN DR. - CYNTHIA M. ARTINGER TO JOHNIE M. BARKLEY
$69,900- 37 RAMONA DR. - DANIEL H. AND REBECCA J. MILLER TO JUDY A. KNARIAN
$190,000- 432 S. DOUGLAS AVE. - JOHN L. AND CAROL J. LENGERMAN TO TERESA COOK
$160,000- 129 HUNTLEIGH DR. - JULIA R. BINKLEY TO KENISEA P.M. WILEY
$16,250- 722 CENTREVILLE AVE. - ASSOCIATED BANK TO BILLY AND KELLY MILLER

E. CARONDELET

$81,200- 109 WATER ST. - E.S. HARTER TO MICHAEL E. SULLIVAN

E. ST. LOUIS

$36,000- 6109 LAKE DR. - ROMONDOUS A. STOVER, LARON S. STOVER AND DARIUS D. STOVER TO REGINA M. STOVER

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

$10- 87 WILSHIRE DR. - WELLS FARGO BANK TO THE SECRETARY OF HUD
$182,000- 993 NORTHWESTERN AVE. - KEVIN M. AND JENNIFER A. CHENAULT TO KEVIN BORNHOP

FREEBURG

$280,000- 170 SUNRISE DR. - DOUGLAS N. KASSING TO JUDITH A. DILL
$170,000- 120 WESTVIEW DR. - STEPHEN A. MORRIS TO LINDA M. MORRIS

MARISSA

$85,000- 415 SUNRISE DR. - SHANE P. MCGRANAHAN AND CARRIE L. MCGRANAHAN TO JEREMY GIBSON

MASCOUTAH

$216,500- 1020 HUNTERS TRAIL - SECRETARY OF VA TO SCOTT G. AND AUTUMN K. TWIDWELL

SHILOH

$187,000- 824 BLUFF RIDGE LN. - FULFORD HOMES TO CHRISTINA FRENCH

JUNE 8, 2016

BELLEVILLE

$100,000- 10 STARLIGHT DR. - TERRY L. BARBOUR TO SUSAN D. RUSSELL
$87,895- 6920 W. A ST. - INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES TO SECRETARY OF HUD
$106,500- 25 AND 27 BETH ANN DR. - MARY JANE KERNAN TO JOSEPH AND PAULA BURCH
$210,000- 225 SUNDEW DR. - MELANIE SUE TAYLOR TO NOAMI L. HOLLON
$179,000- 911 CROSSWIND DR. - ESTATE OF MAUREEN A. CARLO TO DEREK AND DANA STRUNK
$96,000- 411 S. MISSOURI AVE. - TODD AND JILL KIMMLE TO MEGAN HOOG
$115,300- 145 RIVERMEADE LN. - TAMARA R. NIMMER TO DONELL MONTGOMERY

CASEYVILLE

$330,000- 913 BEAR CREEK CT. - DARRIS AND TONYA BROWN TO DRAMELL AND ERICA WASHINGTON

COLLINSVILLE

$125,000- 96 SPRING GLEN - NANCY L. CLYMER TO ASHLI N. EDMONDSON

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

$96,000- 11 BRIAR CLIFF DR. - DOLORES M. GOLEC TO TAOS AND THERESA UTT
$111,000- 209 JOSEPH DR. - MGRI TO FRANCES M. BOWLER

FREEBURG

$157,500- 19 MEYER DR. - TIFFANI AND WADE MARCINKOWSKA TO PETER AND ANDREA BINGHEIM

LEBANON

$120,000- 830 SCOTT TROY RD. - DOUGLAS M. AND KARI A. SIMMERS TO CNR

MASCOUTAH

$147,000- 110 W. POPLAR ST.- DAVID AND LAURA MCGIBNEY TO CHRISTOPHER AND MISTY KOERNER
$118,000- 1011 W. POPLAR ST. - ROBERT WAGNER TO KELSIE SCHAEFER, THOMAS SCHAEFER AND MICHELLE SCHAEFER

MILLSTADT

$410,000- 20 E. WASHINGTON ST. - MICHAEL AND CLAUDIA POIROT TO MILLSTADT LAND MANAGMENT

NEW ATHENS

$18,500- 208 N. JACKSON ST. - RITA T. POUR TO RANDALL L. JORDAN

OFALLON

$244,601- 625 PORTSMITH PL. DR. - PBBF TO KYLE SCOTT AND KATHERINE AMANDA DILLON
$239,000- 1017 BURAN DR. - VINCENT C. AND SHONN M. BARNES TO CHRISTOPHER M. MEINKEN
$111,000- 931 GEORGETOWNE DR. - NEW ERA VENTURES TO ANITA MARIE ALTOBELLA
$65,000- 111 FORTRESS DR. - KEITH AND SALLY BEYERSDORFER TO JIGGAR AND MADELYN HINDIA

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ALTON

$29,700 -321 SANBORNE ST.-US BANK TO JOE D. COX
$183,000 -1508 SEILER RD. -CHRIS AND MARY E. KELLEY TO CHAD D. HANCOCK AND AMBER N. STEWART

BETHALTO

$79,000 -452 SHELLVIEW ST. -ALYSSE TRETTER TO KERI BLEVINS
$159,900 -518 COUNTRY SQUIRE ST. -ROBERT AND JESSICA JENKINS TO DAVID AND STACY RORIE
$95,000 -129 LONGSTREET CT. -NONA HOHNSBEHN TO DAVID PODNER

COLLINSVILLE

$79,900 -1115 STATE ST. -KATHY JEAN GIACOLETTO TO GENE AND BRENDA GARDNER

EDWARDSVILLE

$161,500 -617 GRANDVIEW DR.-JULIE L. COOK TO ANGELIA AND MATTHEW HODSKINS
$42,215 -205 GREMER AVE.-THOMAS GEHRS TO JANIE SUE ELLINGER
$123,500 -457-458 TAMARACH DR. -RALPH NISINGER TO JIM SCHIMMELPFENNING
$134,900 -410 SPRINGER AVE. -KEVN AND KRISTI DICKENS TOLACEY BARNETT
$630,000 -1101 N. OXFORDSHIRE LN. -DR. KENNETH SECKLER AND DR. ANN BOYLE TO KIMBERLY V AND LUTHER REAMES JR.
$215,000 -7003 STONEY CREEK DR. -PRADIPTA PATNAIK AND DIMPLE MOHANTY TO SCOTT SMITH AND ALYSSA BUSSMANN

GLEN CARBON

$63,000 - 7128 AUGUSTA DR. - SAVANNAH CROSSING DEVELOPMENT TO THOMAS AND LYNSEY TEDESCO
$265,000 -7026 RICHMOND DR. -THOMAS G. AND LYNSEY M. TEDESCO TO KEVIN AND KRISTI DICKENS

GRANITE CITY

$76,000 -2570 STATE ST. -BRANDY CATHCART TO JEFFREY A. WILSON
$26,000 -2560 STATE ST. -CALE AND JENNIFER CLEMENTS TO THE PACE FAMILY REAL ESTATE
$176,000 -98 CAMBRIDGE DR. -TERESA COLLINS TO GREGORY S. AND BRANDY N. CATHCART

MADISON

$16,500 -1313 IOWA ST. -JAMES B. MANG TO KELLY N. OSBORN

PIERRON

$74,900 -1060 2ND ST. -US BANK TO ERIN AND JACOB ERNST

TROY

$103,980 -412&416 CHAMBERLAIN DR. -VICKSBURG DEVELOPMENT TO SPENCER HOMES

WOOD RIVER

$60,000 -512 METZGER AVE. -KOLE AND MEGAN RHODES TO MEGAN MCCANN AND CHRISTOPHER RICKETTS
$25,000 -230 E. FERGUSON AVE. -CHARLES AND MEREDITH ZUMWALT TO JOY MAJORS
$54,300 -937 E. ACTON AVE. -RICHARD ALAN JAMES TO JAMIE J. MCCOLLUM

JUNE 1, 2016

BETHALTO

$128,500- 23 PARKSIDE DR. - RUTH ANN KEEFE TO ALAN H. AND MYRTLE L. FRICKER
$144,500- 192 MEADOW DR. - BRIAN A. AND JESSICA K. EARDLEY TO ROBERT D. AND FRANCES C. HANSEL
$159,000- 18 DELAWARE CT. - DAVID PODNER TO ROBERT NORRIS AND MOLLY BELL
$109,000- 904 KANSAS ST. - DAWN ABNER AND LINDA VON BERGEN
$42,000- 425 SPENCER ST. - IRENE CONNOYER TO MICHAEL SMITH

COLLINSVILLE

$113,500- 1298 EILEEN - SRTUR AND CHRISTINA L. SEGIEDA TO DENNIS W. CARR JR.
$145,000- 200 WILLOW DR. - RICHARD L. III AND JESSICA L. DUDLEY TO JEREMY S. RABY
$260,000- 1408 N. BLUFF RD. - JAMES W. FARMER JR. AND PAMELA D. FARMER TO MATTHEW P. FINNEY AND CATHERINE L. BUCHANAN

E. ALTON

$104,900- 11 GREER ST. - RONALD AND ROBERT ALLMAN TO PATRICK B SPRINGMAN
$19,000- 317 GOULDING AVE. - ESTATE OF DAVID MCINTIRE TO ASSET PROPERTY GROUP
$114,900- 143 RENO AVE. - BRADY DAVIS TO SHAWN AND ALICIA HUFF
$51,500- 101 LAKESIDE AVE. - STEPHANIE SHEETS TO JOHNATHAN WARD
$32,400- 409 BOWMAN AVE. - FANNIE MAE TO WILLIAM A. RANDS

EDWARDSVILLE

$415,000- 3321 SNIDER DR. - CARRINGTON HOMES TO CHRISTOPHER AND KELLY PICHE
$187,900- 1145 NASSAU DR. - JACOB GRECO TO ADAM RHODES
$178,900- 5005 INDIAN HILLS DR. - TINA AND ROB LEADER TO CLIFFORD AND KATHLEEN FORSYTH
$295,000- 610 ST. LOUIS ST. - GREG A. AND MAUREEN D. SCHUETTE TO EGG DEVELOPMENT
$276,000- 2115 APPOMATTOX CT. - CHRISTOPHER AND CHRISTINA R. RENZ TO NEIL BRINKMAN AND KARLA MUELLER-POOL
$253,100- 831 AMHERST PL. - STEPHEN AND EMILY GATES TO DOUGLAS AND AMANDA WITTENKELLER

GLEN CARBON

$196,500- 10 JASON DR. - ALTON B. AND ROBYN L. LEWIS TO RYAN LINHORST
$309,000- 1002 GLEN CROSSING RD. - ALFRED J. AND SHARON K. WAY TO PAUL D. AND MARY C. SCHEFFT

GRANITE CITY
$35,000- 2925 WASHINGTON DR. - JEFFREY AND MARY GIBSON TO JEFFREY HOUSEMAN
$32,000- 2809 CAYUGA ST. - IMOGENE PATTON TO FRANK ENSOR JR
78,500- 2212 BERN AVE. - FANNIE MAE TO AADAM HEUSER
$70,000- 1537 ST. CLAIR AVE. - ESTATE OF DORIS B. CARNEY TO GREGORY J. BRUNS
$2,500- 1332 GRANITE AVE. - MICHAEL R. HOFFMAN TO KORY AND ADAM E. DUNNAVANT
$72,000- 4214 MARIGOLD DR. - TANNER W. AND LAUREN N. THEBEAU TO HEATHER MOORE

HIGHLAND

$68,000- 608 PINE ST. -MATTHEW L. BUGGER SR. TO WILLIAM AND KIMBERLY HAMEL
$555,118- 71 EXECUTIVE DR. - CYRIL B. KORTE TO RED DOT STORAGE 45

MARYVILLE

$86,000- 904 WESTWOOD - KARI M. AND AUSTIN SEBASTIAN TO MICHAEL AND CARIE GREER

MORO

$92,000- 15 MAPLE ST. - LAURA UNTERBRINK-ACCOLA TO LARRY ZIMMERMAN

TROY

$290,000- 1243 RUTLEDGE DR. - OSBORN HOMES TO JAMES S. JR. AND M. THERESA GLASCOCK

JUNE 2, 2016

ALHAMBRA

$159,500- 6181 ULLMAN LN. - JOHN AND SHELLY K. FIREBAUGH TO LEON R. AND PATRICIA A. HUFF

ALTON

$16,000- 2715 PALMER AVE. - HEIRS OF ALBERTA FLYE TO ROBERT FLYE
$115,000- 2704 JUDSON AVE. - RYAN W. AND ANGEL SCHNEIDER TO BRIAN J. MCKINNEY AND NICHOLE A. DICKSON

COLLINSVILLE

$195,000- 35 CHELSEA RD. - TIMOTHY AND LESLEY ZICKUS TO JAMES J. AND ALAINA D. YOBBY
$152,500- 1867 RAINTREE TR. - JOAN M. ARTH TO JODI BISHOP
$50,000- 209 FAIRVIEW AVE. - PATRICIA SYKES TO AARON AND MELINDA COPE
$30,000- 209 FAIRVIEW AVE. - AARON AND MELINDA COPE TO JERRY L. AND DEBRA CARVER
$18,000- 146 W. WASHINGTON - JCS ACQUISITIONS LLC AND HOMEFRONT PROPERTIES TO HOMEINVESTORS

COTTAGE HILLS

$91,000- 1437 10TH ST. - CHARLOTTE J. DEARDEUFF TO JUSTIN M. DEARDEUFF

E. ALTON

$82,000- 549 CALIFORNIA AVE. - JEFFREY A. WHITAKER TO CURTIS J. TWICHEL

EDWARDSVILLE

$160,000- 1222 CHANCELLOR DR. - DAVID W. LASLEY TO JEREMY AND NADIA GARNER
$50,000- 6017 OLD ALTON RD. - MARIA J. CALCOTT TO MARK ALAN GARNER
$116,500- 5507 TIGER RD. - NATHAN K. AND KRISTEN R. BREWER TO JAMES E. GORMAN III
$195,000- 860 NEWPORT BAY DR. - STEEN CRADER TO DOYLE E. AND CHERYL J. HALE

GLEN CARBON

$191,000- 65 JULIE DR. - AARON AND DANIELLE MYERS TO GREGORY AND ANNA PIPER
$425,000- 9 WHITECHAPEL - BRIAN S. AND KELLY S. POSTOL TO MICHAEL J. AND DENISE C. DANIELS
$640,000- 3 GINGER WOOD E. ST. - MELVIN AND KAREN TOLAR TO O.T. AND JULIE BENSON

GODFREY

$97,000- 215 REDWOOD DR. - THOMAS J. AND LINNEA F. IZZO TO MARISSA L. ANDERSON

GRANITE CITY

$13,000- 2617 CENTER ST. - JPMORGAN CHASE BANK TO JACK BARNERD
$115,000- 2561 EDISON AVE. - EAGLE ROCK TO JOSEPH W. FISHER

HIGHLAND

$209,000- 35 FALCON DR. E. - JOHN AND KIMBERLY VENARSKY TO CHRISTIAN L. LUTES

MARINE

$135,000- 206 NORTH VERSON - MARY M. HESS TO MELVIN AND DENISE SCHAEFER

MARYVILLE

$182,000- 2278 DURHAM CT. - CHELSEY M. SULLIVAN TO JAMES A. AND STEPHANIE A. USERY

TROY

$155,000- 344A JARVIS CT. - JESSICA HARRISON-WILKINS TO MICHAEL T. AND BRENDA L. UNDERWOOD

WOOD RIVER

$46,000- 135 KENDALL HILL DR. - HEATHER DANIEL TURNER ESTATE TO MICHAEL C. NAPP

WORDEN

$175,500- 1942 MASTHEAD CT. - RICHARD A. AND JANICE L. KALZ TO THOMAS S. AND ELIZABETH A. WINN

JUNE 3, 2016

ALHAMBRA

$300,000- 11510 SUGAR FORK DR. - HEIRS OF JOSEPH M. SHEPHERD JR. TO JEREMY ECK

ALTON

$189,900- 117 SERENITY DR. - RYAN CLAY TO ANDREW BUDDE

BETHALTO

$465,000- 9000 N. HUMBERT RD. - ROBERT D. AND KIMBERLY K PHELAN TO BRADLEY S. AND KENDALL L. DAVIS
$126,900- 711 DUGER ST. - DEAN M. RUPPERT TO MELBA J. RUBBLE

COLLINSVILLE

$6,500- 425 BISSELL AVE. - US BANK TO JOHN GERARD KOCHANSKI
$166,000- 7019 LEBANON AVE. - GARRETT AND JENNIFER OVERMAN TO JOSHUA ROARTY AND MONICA WASEM
$115,400- 1200 CONSTANCE ST. - DOUG HARTMANN JR. TO CHELSEA YANKOLOVICH AND BRITTANY LOWELL
$119,000- 419 S. COMBS AVE. - SHAUNA A. YOUNG AND GREGORY CLAWSON TO LAUREN MCCAULEY
$129,000- 1005 W. MAIN - FRANKLIN L. AND VIOLETTE J. BIGGS TO KEVIN J. HOFFMAN

EDWARDSVILLE

$237,500- 1203 S. OXFORDSHIRE LN. - THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TO QUANTUM LENDING
$235,000- 7001 STALLION DR. - KARLA POOL TO NATHAN K. AND KRISTEN R. BREWER
$125,000- 801 SHERIDAN DR. - GREGORY AND ANNA PIPER TO MICAH AND KIMBERLY LLBERY
$190,000- 409 E. LAKE DR. - CARRINGTON HOMES TO JUSTIN J. AND KATHRYN RANGE

GLEN CARBON

$187,000- 6 JENNIFER DR. - DAVE E. HINRICHS TO CANDACE L. ALEXANDER
$184,000- 33 CHARLES DR. - ERIC C. DECKER TO BRIAN POSTOL

GODFREY

$78,400- 4808 PARIS DR. - JPMORGAN CHASE BANK TO JEROME J. JACOBS

GRANITE CITY
$74,500- 2533 STATE ST. - TRACY L. LAKIN TO ULLA C. SAVAGE
$105,000- 428 WILSON PARK LN. - BRENDA WECKMAN TO TERESA COLLINS
$60,000- 2516 PROPES AVE. - SCOTTIE E. COBB TO SARAH E. COBB
$135,000- 3100-3102 YALE DR. - NANCY LEVAULT TO SCOTTIE E. COBB
$78,000- 2932 IOWA ST. - JAMES AND ALAINA YOBBY TO KATHLEEN S. WEINKEIN
$117,000- 2836 MICHIGAN AVE. - AUSTIN C. AND BRITTNY M. GAINES TO BETH SHIPLEY
$5,000- 2804 MARSHALL AVE. - STORM CROW INVESTMENTS TO WORLD CHANGING - WORD OF FAITH DELIVERANCE MINISTRY
$115,000- 37 GEMSTONE DR. - JASON P. VAUGHN TO CHRISTOPHER ODELL

HARTFORD

$64,900- 114 W. 6TH ST. - LONNIE HAMBY TO TINA MCDERMOTT

HIGHLAND

$88,100- 2424 LAKESHORE DR. - LINDA KAHN TO STEPHEN M. FERGUSON
$209,900- 2214 MOTEL RD. - JULIE A. MARTIN TO CORY W. LOEPKER
$114,900- 1818 OLIVE ST. - RYAN F. AND SARA A. MUELLER TO EDMUND J. HEBRON
$215,000- 806 OLIVE ST - WILFRED HOLZINGER AND RICK AMMANN TO ROBERT W. AND SHERRI L. NAUGHTON
$212,450- 510 DOLPHIN DR. E. - MATTHEW AND CARRIE EMBRY TO JEREMY AND MARY JESSICA SICKMAN
$190,500- 11614 HICKORY FLAT RD. - ROBERT AND SANDRA SUTTER TO STEVEN AND MICHELLE ROSSON
$116,000- 59 KAY DR. - CHERYL TAYLOR TO PAUL AND TANDI HOENIG
$148,000- 79 STONEBROOK DR. - TRACY W. AND PAMELA M. LAFURIA TO ANGELA WELTON

MARYVILLE

$170,500- 900 ANDRA DR. - RYAN W. AND MELISSA M. KRAUS TO BRANDON AND JESSICA HOSKINS

ST. JACOB

$28,000- 9616 US HWY. 40 - JEFF WURTZ TO LARRY GROOMS

TROY

$118,000- 205 STAUNTON RD. - JEREMY J. BIEGLER TO ANDREW R. RIEGER
$181,000- 614 WHIPPOORWILL - HOMEFRONT PROPERTIES TO JESSICA BIEGLER
$183,000- 119 PINEWOOD CT. - GEORGE R. AND CAROLYN L. CHOATE TO JEFFREY D. AND KATHERINE L. EAKER
$146,000- 301 PARK ST. - KATHERINE L. AND JEFFREY EAKER TO AMY L. WYSOCKI

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KELLERMAN IND AND ON BEHALF OF V. MARION BASS SECURITIES
01-L-000457, CROWDER 320

Wednesday, June 29

9 a.m.

GREEN TRAC LLC V. RT THOMAS AND CO INC
13-L-002092, RUTH 311

ZANCHA TIFFANY INDIVIDUALLY V. RDG HOLDINGS INC DBA TOMAHAWK
15-L-000717, RUTH 311

HARTLINE KAREN V. WALMART STORES INC
15-L-001028, RUTH 311

BARNES JOHN H V. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
15-L-001557, RUTH 311

WILSON KIMBERLY V. WILSON SHARONDA
15-L-001365, RUTH 311

RAZER ABBY B V. JULIAN TAMMY
15-L-001092, RUTH 311

FRIEDERICH STEVEN W V. VANHOY VERN
13-L-000647, RUTH 311

HAMOR ROBERT JR V. WALGREENS PHARMACY STRATEGIES
15-L-001258, RUTH 311

WEST TIM AS SPEC ADM OF THE ES V. KOUCHOUKOS NICHOLAS T MD
14-L-000710, RUTH 311

BUFFO ANTONIO V. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATIO
14-L-001176, RUTH 311

COMBS MICHAEL SR V. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
14-L-001396, RUTH 311

HUDSON ANDRE V. HI WAY LLC
15-L-001282, RUTH 311

GERNIGIN SKYLNN A A MINOR BY/T V. RILEY SHAWN M
15-L-000109, RUTH 311

BIXLER GREGORY V. NICKALLY CORPORATION DBA NICKS
14-L-001038, RUTH 311

OSTER BENTON PHYLLIS A V. SHOP N SAVE WAREHOUSE FOODS IN
16-L-000298, RUTH 311

BARNHART ROBERT AS SPEC ADM OF V. SAINT ANTHONYS HEALTH CENTER
13-L-000912, RUTH 311

WILSON DAVID V. WWCS INC
12-L-000891, RUTH 311

MANGRUM KIMBERLY V. SAINT ANTHONYS HEALTH CENTER
14-L-001274, RUTH 311

CLARK JOHN S V. LOWES COMPANIES INC
13-L-000208, RUTH 311

TARRENCE VICKY V. U D I #2 LLC DBA MARYVILLE MAN
12-L-001554, RUTH 311

YOUNG JACKIE A V. FERRARI NORMA J
15-L-000508, RUTH 311

BOOTH TAMECO D V. LUCAS MARK V
15-L-000363, RUTH 311

LOCKETT REBA M V. NIEHAUS EDWARD R
15-L-000037, RUTH 311

BENSON LAURA V. J W DUN INC DBA EDDIES LOUNGE
09-L-000465, RUTH 311

AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY V. MIKE A MAEDGE TRUCKING INC A C
16-L-000307, RUTH 311

MERCER ANDREA B V. CHIVAS INC DBA CARISILOS MEXIC
13-L-001483, RUTH 311

CAMERER JAMEY V. COBB ADAM
15-L-001117, RUTH 311

WILLIAMS JOHN ON BEHALF OF THE V. MAGNESIUM ELEKTRON NORTH
11-L-001163, RUTH 311

BURRELL COURTNEY V. AMEREN INC
09-L-000966, RUTH 311

JOHNSON CRAIG A V. BIG MUDDY PUB
15-L-000749, RUTH 311

DETERDING RYAN V. BETHALTO KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS C
13-L-000043, RUTH 311

JOHNSON CRAIG A V. BIG MUDDY PUB
15-L-000749, RUTH 311

WHITEHEAD DANZEL V. VALERIUS RICK
14-L-001740, RUTH 311

NORMAN TIARA A V. BUEL KEVIN M
16-L-000084, RUTH 311

KIRK MYRTLE V. D J S BAR & GRILL
15-L-001142, RUTH 311

TURNER DOUGLAS INDIVIDUALLY V. TOMERLIN JAY SPEC ADM OF THE E
15-L-001180, RUTH 311

CARTER SHEILA M V. MURPHY MARY E
12-L-002044, RUTH 311

ZELLER J BUNYAN V. OVERTON AMOS E
15-L-000028, RUTH 311

RYAN CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING LL V. UNDERWOOD SCOTT
15-L-000988, RUTH 311

PANZIER PATRICIA V. SA-ENC VIP MANOR LLC DBA VIP M
14-L-000602, RUTH 311

MCVEY DEBORAH J V. CHATHAM DONALD
13-L-001398, RUTH 311

SVOBODA MARY L V. ALTON VFW POST 1308
15-L-000671, RUTH 311

SMITH BARBARA A V. FOUNTAINS AT GODFREY - FRONTIE
15-L-001668, RUTH 311

PARMER THOMAS V. SANCHEZ ESTRAYA
15-L-001310, RUTH 311

RAZER ABBY B V. JULIAN TAMMY
15-L-001092, RUTH 311

BURHANS ELIZABETH J V. CARNAHAN BARBARA M
15-L-000903, RUTH 311

FEICHTINGER FRANK V. PATTON THOMAS
12-L-000505, RUTH 311

DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC V. D&M MEDICAL INC
15-L-000570, RUTH 311

SC JOHNSON & SON INC V. BUSKE THOMAS H
15-L-000164, RUTH 311

HAMOR ROBERT JR V. WALGREENS PHARMACY STRATEGIES
15-L-001258, RUTH 311

WILLIAMS DAJUAN V. BATTLES ASHLEY
15-L-000949, RUTH 311

CALVERT JACOB AS PARENT AND NE V. HOUGLAND KENDRA AKA KENDRA
13-L-000986, RUTH 311

GALBRAITH ROBERT L III V. GALBRAITH ROBERT L JR
16-L-000069, RUTH 311

YOUNGBAUER GEORGE W V. CATES MATTHEW J
14-L-001065, RUTH 311

BURHANS ELIZABETH J V. CARNAHAN BARBARA M
15-L-000903, RUTH 311

BEADLE CAREY L V. LANDIS MARTA L
15-L-001290, RUTH 311

BODA LISA V. RODRIGUEZ ANNA L
15-L-001436, CROWDER 320

CHICK DONALD JOE V. AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY AKA AM
16-L-000061, CROWDER 320

GRANITE CITY ILLINOIS HOSPITAL V. JAMES KISHA N
15-L-000751, CROWDER 320

STARNES MICHAEL V. STEEL WORKS LLC
14-L-001041, CROWDER 320

MILLER MICHAEL T CO EXECUTOR O V. MERIDIAN VILLAGE ASSOC DBA
16-L-000227, CROWDER 320

GREEN JOAN ON BEHALF OF THE ES V. 3M COMPANY
15-L-001418, CROWDER 320

IBERG RICHARD G V. AMEREN ILLINOIS
14-L-000969, CROWDER 320

LLOYD GINA M V. OKAWVILLE ASSOCIATES LLC
14-L-001365, CROWDER 320

BLIXT BROOKE V. FLUSS QUINTON
15-L-000928, CROWDER 320

DILLIER DIANE V. STEWART TYRAI
15-L-000358, CROWDER 320

ROTHMANN FURNITURE STORES INC V. KANALLAKAN JUDY
15-L-000491, CROWDER 320

TURNER STEVEN A V. GLOBAL BRASS AND COPPER HOLDIN
15-L-001347, CROWDER 320

RILEY PEGGY L V. CRAWFORD KRISTEN D
14-L-001536, CROWDER 320

CAMBRON APRIL V. BHUTHIMETHEE VIWATHNA
13-L-001084, CROWDER 320

RYAN LARRY E V. SHOP N SAVE WAREHOUSE FOODS IN
14-L-000416, CROWDER 320

AYERS BOB V. AZ WELDING AND MACHINE INC
14-L-001378, CROWDER 320

WAGNER MARYANNE G V. TRI MOR PROPERTIES INC
15-L-001160, CROWDER 320

MAIN GERALD D SR V. WORTHY KEVIN T
15-L-001169, CROWDER 320

CACH LLC V. SIMON MICHAEL
16-L-000220, CROWDER 320

NASELLO KRISTI V. ALTON MULTISPECIALISTS LTD
15-L-000273, CROWDER 320

HILL CARYN V. USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPAN
13-L-001011, CROWDER 320

WILSON MICHAEL V. ALDI INC A CORPORATION
16-L-000246, CROWDER 320

COLLINSVILLE AREA RECREATION D V. CITY OF COLLINSVILLE
14-L-001729, CROWDER 320

LOGUE MICHELE M V. EDDINGER DANIEL D
14-L-001279, CROWDER 320

SCATURRO GERALD M V. VOGEL MATTHEW J
14-L-000836, CROWDER 320

NIEHAUS MICHELLE V. ALEXANDER CHRISTOPHER
14-L-001459, CROWDER 320

STONE MARILYN K V. NEEDLER VIRGIL C
15-L-001343, CROWDER 320

BRUNO ELIZABETH A V. RUSSELL DENISE M
15-L-001608, CROWDER 320

WILSON DEBORAH V. NAYLOR JEFFREY DMD MS
15-L-000087, CROWDER 320

SMITH DOUGLAS V. RAMONS EL DORADO RESTAURANT IN
15-L-000209, CROWDER 320

GLEASON ZACHARY ALLAN AS ADM O V. VAN LENHARDT INC DBA MACS
15-L-000820, CROWDER 320

FLANNIGAN CHRISTINA V. BUBBY & SISSYS INC DBA BUBBY &
15-L-001666, CROWDER 320

DEARLETH JAMIE V. WILSON KENNETH JR
15-L-000639, CROWDER 320

HEDGE KENNETH V. WYATT JULIE A
16-L-000080, CROWDER 320

TAYLOR LISA AS ADMINISTRATOR O V. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS HEALTH
14-L-001769, CROWDER 320

OSBORNE SARAH E V. BURNSIDE DAVID W MD
15-L-000537, CROWDER 320

CAMELOT INVESTMENT COMPANY INC V. LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP INC
14-L-000894, CROWDER 320

NINNESS CHARLENA A MINOR BY/TH V. DALLA RIVA MD DR JAMES
14-L-001284, CROWDER 320

REYNOLDS ELIZABETH V. CITY OF EDWARDSVILLE
13-L-001022, CROWDER 320

HOERCHLER DANIEL L V. HARLOW ROBERT C
15-L-000401, CROWDER 320

MARIN ROSE ATTY IN FACT/NEXT F V. EDWARDSVILLE HEALTH CARE
15-L-000574, CROWDER 320

GASPAROVIC MATTHEW M V. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC
16-L-000300, CROWDER 320

COX BETTY V. SHELL OIL COMPANY
13-L-001730, CROWDER 320

BARTHOLOMEW ANTONIETTA V. PALMER JEREMIAH N
13-L-002094, CROWDER 320

LAURENT EARLENE V. MEHRS/MISSOURI GOODWILL INDUST
14-L-000338, CROWDER 320

WOMACK AYRON V. EDWARDS DEBRA
15-L-000347, CROWDER 320

FORD PATRICIA V. SHELL OIL COMPANY
11-L-000524, CROWDER 320

TRUMBLE LISA V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI
12-L-002083, CROWDER 320

ROBERT "CHICK" FRITZ INC V. DONNEWALD DISTRIBUTING CO
14-L-001384, CROWDER 320

ORASCO MICHAEL V. DIXON MICHAEL DBA DIXONS TRADI
15-L-000669, CROWDER 320

MATTISON ANDREW V. CONOCOPHILLIPS WRB PARTNER LLC
12-L-001588, CROWDER 320

HOLEMAN TERRY V. SANDERCOCK CARL
14-L-001593, CROWDER 320

PORTERA DEBORAH G V. WILDS MARILYN
15-L-001125, CROWDER 320

SMITH ERIK V. MOORE DEBRA
16-L-000291, CROWDER 320

ANDERSON JOHN V. TOWN AND COUNTRY GUN CLUB A CO
16-L-000180, CROWDER 320

KERNAN LAWRENCE V. CITY OF HIGHLAND
13-L-002105, CROWDER 320

WILLIS DEBORAH V. SCOTT CREDIT UNION
16-L-000279, CROWDER 320

EDDINGER DANEIL V. BERG THEODORE JR
13-L-000158, CROWDER 320

VAHLE DENNIS V. MARTIN & BAYLEY INC DBA HUCKS
15-L-000096, CROWDER 320

WOODWORTH JUSTIN V. WILLIAMS ANDREW
15-L-001264, CROWDER 320

CAGLE PAMELA V. SURREY COURT APARTMENTS AT D A
15-L-000114, CROWDER 320

HARMON HAROLD V. SPEARS SHARON J
14-L-001178, CROWDER 320

DOE JANE BY HER MOTHER AND NEX V. DONNELLY JAMES M
15-L-000289, CROWDER 320

BIERMANN PHILLIP L V. MATTHEWS MELISSA
14-L-000402, CROWDER 320

YONG CHAE L V. BAMPER RILEY W
15-L-000044, CROWDER 320

MURRAY MICHELLE V. FLEMING PATRICIA
15-L-000566, CROWDER 320

REED TIFFANY M V. DUNN ROY E
15-L-000887, CROWDER 320

VIRGIN ANNETTE C V. BARR DANNY W
15-L-001044, CROWDER 320

SRONCE GEORGE V. SILKWOOD ASHLEY
15-L-001094, CROWDER 320

VOSS PHILLIP J V. MURPHY TERRENCE L
14-L-000771, CROWDER 320

CONWAY RAYBURN V. ALHAMBRA COMMUNITY FIRE PROTEC
12-L-001894, CROWDER 320

SMITH-HENKE DANIELLE V. VERDERBER ALYSE
13-L-001914, CROWDER 320

SHEWMAKE ROBERT V. COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPA
14-L-000379, CROWDER 320

DAVIS CLIFFORD J V. GRIFFITH DAVID F
14-L-001228, CROWDER 320

BEATTY JOHN M DDS V. FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS MEDICAL GROUP
15-L-001277, CROWDER 320

THEBEAU KEVIN J V. PAHOLKE HAROLD E
14-L-001623, CROWDER 320

MARTINEZ ALEXIS P V. LOWRY DAVID
15-L-001633, CROWDER 320

DETIENNE THOMAS V. KELLAN RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT C
15-L-000565, CROWDER 320

TRAVIS DEBORAH NKA MENGES V. ELAM MICHELLE
15-L-001262, CROWDER 320

TURPEN DIANNE V. LAMPE NICHOLAS
15-L-000859, CROWDER 320

VILLAGE OF GLEN CARBON AN ILLI V. BLOTEVOGEL ASSOCIATES INC
15-L-000485, CROWDER 320

UNSELL EDWARD W AS TRUSTEE FOR V. REGAN AND ASSOCIATES
15-L-000740, CROWDER 320

FELT STACY INDIVIDUALLY V. ZENKER STEVEN MD
14-L-000920, MUDGE 302

BURGESS SILAS AS SPEC ADM OF T V. HARMON LAWRENCE T MD
13-L-000072, MUDGE 302

MOYERS REBECCA L AS SPEC ADM O V. PATEL RAJNIKANT MD
14-L-000042, MUDGE 302

CONTEGRA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY V. CREATIVE CONSTRUCTION BY
15-L-001263, MUDGE 302

HARLAN JUDYTH A V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC
15-L-000084, MUDGE 302

LEWIS CANDACE V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON
15-L-000409, MUDGE 302

CECCHINI JOSEPH V. AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
14-L-000021, MUDGE 302

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY V. EGGEMEYER ASSOCIATES
15-L-000402, MUDGE 302

SMITH JAMES V. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATIO
13-L-001482, MUDGE 302

GEORGE ELLEN K V. FLYTE SIDNEY J
12-L-001502, MUDGE 302

SEYFERT GLORIA J V. JOHNSON KATHERINE F
13-L-000225, MUDGE 302

MASON THERON L V. ILLINOIS HOLDINGS I LLC AN ILL
15-L-000946, MUDGE 302

BROOKS KELLEY S V. REES AND KIFFMEYER MODERN RETI
14-L-001367, MUDGE 302

PRATT DEBORAH V. SUPERVALU INC
14-L-001129, MUDGE 302

CUVAR LYNN V. HARRIS NATASHA
14-L-001219, MUDGE 302

RODGERS MARY A V. KHAN AAYESHA M MD
14-L-000685, MUDGE 302

BELLE STREET PROPERTIES LLC V. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
16-L-000326, MUDGE 302

WILLIAMS GARY L V. KIDDS RESTAURANTS INC DBA JIMM
12-L-000632, MUDGE 302

JONES KACI N A MINOR BY/THROUG V. 62 SPORTS GROUP INC
12-L-002016, MUDGE 302

TAYLOR ALLEN L V. MCCORMICK JENNIFER R
15-L-001178, MUDGE 302

STAMBAUGH ERIN D V. INMAN CARMEN E
16-L-000273, MUDGE 302

BROWN TSHANA AS SPEC ADM OF TH V. SCRAP SOLUTONS LLC A
09-L-001248, MUDGE 302

DOWNEY TERRY L V. KNEBEL ESTHER B
15-L-001620, MUDGE 302

KEMP PAMELA AS POWER OF ATTY F V. SA ENC VIP MANOR DBA VIP
13-L-000703, MUDGE 302

URSCH COREY V. TRI CITY REGIONAL PORT DISTRIC
14-L-000907, MUDGE 302

EDEN RETIREMENT CENTER INC V. DRAKE CONSTANCE
16-L-000139, MUDGE 302

FOX FRED JR V. INN BETWEEN TAVERN INC
10-L-000465, MUDGE 302

COULSON TIMOTHY V. TAYLOR LEROY
15-L-000260, MUDGE 302

GABRIEL DANA V. JACKSON PHILIPP
14-L-001625, MUDGE 302

RASMUSSEN LORA INDIVIDUALLY V. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTH FACIL
16-L-000297, MUDGE 302

CHILDERSON JANE V. LANGENHORST PHYLLIS
13-L-000677, MUDGE 302

ELBLE GAIL V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI
11-L-000867, MUDGE 302

KAYSER ANDREW V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL PR
11-L-000901, MUDGE 302

DISHER JOHN V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI
11-L-001225, MUDGE 302

JACKSON ERIC V. CAMPBELL TERRY M
16-L-000431, MUDGE 302

KRAMER NANCY V. BUERK BETHEL DDS
15-L-000360, MUDGE 302

STERLING SHERYL A V. ALLEN ASHLEY
15-L-000230, MUDGE 302

VETTER ARTA D V. FAST EDDIES BON AIR INC
13-L-001120, MUDGE 302

DUNN KEVIN S V. WEISS JOSHUA W
16-L-000021, MUDGE 302

MITCHELL KERRIE V. HAEFER BONNIE N
07-L-000802, MUDGE 302

WALLENDORF LAURA AS SPEC ADM O V. ST ANTHONYS PHYSICIAN GROUP
14-L-000060, MUDGE 302

PRATT DEBORAH V. SUPERVALU INC
14-L-001129, MUDGE 302

MURPHY IDA M V. SIMS ELAINE
16-L-000247, MUDGE 302

HOLLINGSHEAD CAROL AS IND ADM V. A G EDWARDS & SONS INC
08-L-000858, MUDGE 302

GRAVES PAUL SPEC ADM OF THE ES V. BRAVO CARE OF EDWARDSVILLE
14-L-001445, MUDGE 302

RICKETT ROBERT E V. CORTEZ AGUIRRE MONICA
16-L-000213, MUDGE 302

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY V. EGGEMEYER ASSOCIATES
15-L-000402, MUDGE 302

BROWNE JAMES P V. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
15-L-000210, MUDGE 302

MTC 1 A CORPORATION V. VOGLER VINCENT
16-L-000176, MUDGE 302

CALDWELL JANETTE V. VILLAGE OF EAST ALTON ILLINOIS
14-L-000286, MUDGE 302

GENTEMAN MICHELLE V. CITY OF HIGHLAND
14-L-000572, MUDGE 302

DIAZ CARLOTA V. MILNER TONI J
14-L-001547, MUDGE 302

APEX OIL COMPANY INC V. CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY AS S
13-L-000328, MUDGE 302

GREEN ASHLEIGH V. MELLENTHIN ROBERT
15-L-000115, MUDGE 302

ST CLAIR ALUMINUM AND CONSTRUC V. RETKO GROUP LLC AKA SAFE N
15-L-001002, MUDGE 302

BOND MARY V. WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC
12-L-000410, MUDGE 302

LOCHMANN KEITH AS IND EXECUTOR V. BRAVO CARE OF EDWARDSVILLE
14-L-001314, MUDGE 302

ROUNDCOUNT JARIS V. DIEL TYLER
15-L-000466, MUDGE 302

WHITAKER BEVERLY V. MEDLING CASSANDRA
15-L-001226, MUDGE 302

CLAY DIANE V. LEADY WILLIAM D
11-L-001439, MUDGE 302

MORGAN JERRY V. MADISON COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRIC
14-L-000187, MUDGE 302

LITTLEFIELD JOHN V. KRONE CECILIA
08-L-000780, MUDGE 302

BURNS TRACEY V. BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC
12-L-000226, MUDGE 302

RUNGE MARLA C V. BONFIGLIO NICHOLAS J
14-L-001730, MUDGE 302

STURDIVANT CHRISTOPHER R V. AUTOZONE PARTS INC
15-L-000979, MUDGE 302

RLP DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC V. EXTREME VAPOR LLC
15-L-001383, MUDGE 302

MEYER BEVERLEY S V. MCVICKAR ABIGAIL S
14-L-000900, MUDGE 302

THOMAS ANDY C V. MULLEN LOIS M
16-L-000187, MUDGE 302

BLACKBURN CHERYL V. BROWN EARLIE JR
13-L-001356, MUDGE 302

10 a.m.

CORBIN TIFFANY AS MOTHER/NEXT V. SAINT ANTHONYS HEALTH CENTER
13-L-000592, HYLLA 327

Friday, July 1

8:30 a.m

HOUSTON MIESHA V. ARZOO MIR
14-L-001031, RUTH 311

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Madison County asbestos motion docket June 29

June 21, 2016, 1:25 pm

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BISHOP BOBBIE INDIVIDUALLY V. 3M COMPANY
16-L-000019, ASBESTOS J 327

ARTHAUD DELBERT WAYNE INDIVIDU V. AERCO INTERNATIONAL INC
15-L-001345, ASBESTOS J 327

EHRENREITER DEBRA V. ABB INC SUCC TO ITE ELECTRICAL
15-L-001012, ASBESTOS J 327

KRAJAC NICHOLAS JR INDIVIDUALL V. A O SMITH CORPORATION
14-L-000074, ASBESTOS J 327

PETRAIT LEO V. CBS CORPORATION A DELAWARE COR
15-L-000178, ASBESTOS J 327

CECCHINI JOSEPH V. AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
14-L-000021, ASBESTOS J 327

FOSTER BETTY V. ABB INC SUCC TO ITE ELECTRICAL
15-L-000408, ASBESTOS J 327

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Judge dismisses 201 lawsuits in latest chapter of businesses' battle against Illinois False Claims Act

June 21, 2016, 2:27 pm

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Abuse of an Illinois whistleblower law will continue to turn off businesses wanting to remain or relocate to the state if lawmakers don’t take steps toward reform, attorneys and business advocates say.

Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against businesses in Illinois for failing to properly charge and collect taxes. But, the state law that rewards whistleblowers for reporting impropriety also has made it easy to bring claims to court that often end in settlements despite their lack of merit.

“What is happening here is not fair and it is not right," said Travis Akin, executive director of Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch. "How can we expect businesses to want to invest in Illinois when we allow these abusive lawsuits to continue?”

The Illinois False Claims Act allows a private citizen to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the state against someone who is accused of defrauding the government. As a whistleblower under the IFCA, the private citizen who brings the suit (called a “relator”) is entitled to as much as 30 percent of whatever is recovered in the case, as well as attorney’s fees. The relator can also pursue the claim even if the state declines to join.

Unlike other states, the IFCA doesn’t exempt sales and excise taxes. A bill introduced in the state Senate in January would reform the law by rerouting tax-related claims through the Department of Revenue. Someone there would determine if the claims are credible and how to correct them. The revenue department could pursue an audit or, if it's more serious, could recommend the attorney general take legal action.

The reform would basically create a buffer by intentionally halting a whistleblower’s ability to bring a case straight to court, Keith Staats, director of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Tax Institute, told the Record. But they would still be entitled to a reward if the report leads to recovered taxes.

Chicago attorney Stephen B. Diamond — an “enterprising” man, Staats said — has brought nearly every IFCA claim against businesses for not paying the right amount of shipping and handling tax.

“This particular attorney has been filing lawsuits like this for a long time," Akin said.

"He basically finds mistakes in shipping and handling tax collection and uses the whistleblower statutes to force a settlement which ultimately ends up in a big payday. The cost of litigating these lawsuits often far exceeds the cost of settling. Most small businesses do not have the resources to defend against these lawsuits and so they are left with little choice but to pay a settlement for the lawsuit to go away.”

Diamond declined to comment for this story.

Between July 2014 and September 2015, Diamond filed more than 500 IFCA lawsuits in Cook County Circuit Court against out-of-state liquor sellers. The state moved to dismiss 350 while Diamond voluntarily dismissed an additional 80.

Cook County Associate Judge James Snyder dismissed 201 of those claims against out-of-state liquor retailers at the end of May. The state requested the dismissal because the complaints admitted that the defendants don’t have a presence in the state that could establish tax liability.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan doesn’t agree that reform is necessary, a spokesperson for the AG’s office told the Record.

“The state already has the tools to manage Illinois False Claims Act cases that may lack merit, as evidenced by our recent success in dismissing approximately 350 cases filed by Steve Diamond’s law firm,” Boyce said.

“In addition, we believe it is important to maintain the ability to bring tax fraud claims under the Illinois False Claims Act because the statute is a valuable tool for bringing tax fraud to light.”

But business advocates and attorneys support proposed legislation. Staats said the State Chamber of Commerce agrees that the Department of Revenue is most qualified to judge whether taxes have been properly charged and paid.

“Under the current scheme, when you allow the third party to go directly into court, it throws that whole process off,” he said.

Rob Karr, president and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, told the Record the association would like to simplify the law even further by fully exempting sales tax from the IFCA. He said the whistleblower law “was always meant to apply to vendors of the state.”

He said businesses follow the revenue department’s interpretation and guidance on sales tax, which is why the association has fought these lawsuits from the beginning.

“We continue to fight for fairness instead of being held hostage by this attorney,” he said.

Akin said the lawsuits harm the business climate, which already compares poorly to other states. Chief Executive magazine ranks Illinois as the third worst state for business.

“These lawsuits only add to Illinois’ already bad reputation when it comes to business,” Akin said. “The False Claims Act was not intended to be a weapon against retailers for inadvertent mistakes and errors nor was it intended to be a get-rich-quick scheme for personal injury lawyers. Unfortunately, we will keep seeing lawsuits like this until the Illinois legislature does something about it.”

Mary Kay Martire, an attorney at McDermott Will and Emery in Chicago who focuses on state and local tax disputes, told the Record legislative reform would make “a significant improvement” for business in the state. She represented about 30 of the cases recently dismissed by the court. In all, she estimates she’s defended against 60 IFCA lawsuits. A number of her clients chose to settle because of the expense of fighting the claims.

“We have had really dozens of clients subjected to this type of litigation. Unfortunately, even if the cases lack merit, they are expensive to get rid of,” Martire said, adding that her clients grow disenchanted with the state for allowing this kind of litigation to occur.

“They get quite a black eye in the minds of our clients," she said. "It’s just abusive. … It’s like highway robbery.”

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Democratic precinct leadership dominated by public sector workers; MC party fighting to keep tax cut proposal off ballot

June 21, 2016, 3:37 pm

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Dozens of Madison County Democrat precinct committee members whose party opposes a property tax reduction draw their income from government jobs, public pensions and elected offices.

Precinct committee chairman Mark Von Nida, from Precinct 5 in Edwardsville Township, earned $107,307 last year as Circuit Clerk.

Collinsville Township Precinct 17 committeeman John Rekowski earned $149,864 as chief public defender, second in salary only to state’s attorney Tom Gibbons.

Jarvis Township Precinct 4 committeeman Alan Dunstan earned $101,473 as county board chairman.

Edwardsville Township Precinct 3 committeeman John McGuire earned $95,243 as Gibbons’s top assistant.

Granite City Township Precinct 4 committeewoman Dina Burch earned $76,502.40 as chief deputy circuit clerk.

County board members James Dodd, William Robertson, Joe Semanisin, Michael Holliday, John Trucano, Brenda Roosevelt, Kristen Novacich, Andrew Asadorian, Jack Minner, and Helen Hawkins all serve as precinct committee members.

Board members earn about $15,000, and they will qualify for public pensions through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).

Precinct committee members hold county jobs from top to bottom, according to payroll reports of the Better Government Association.

Helvetia Township Precinct 1 committeeman Eric Good earned $69,243 as a sheriff’s deputy.

Alton Township Precinct 9 committeewoman Michelle Brooks earned $59,467 as purchasing agent.

Saline Township Precinct 2 committeeman Steven Brendel earned $58,386 as regional storm water coordinator.

St. Jacob Township Precinct 1 committeeman Scott Rose earned $54,434 as site development coordinator.

Alhambra Township Precinct 1 committeeman Jeffrey Hurst earned $49,754 as code enforcement inspector.

Nameoki Township Precinct 2 committeeman Michael Vrabec earned $46,488 as secretary for Gibbons.

Granite City Township Precinct 18 committeewoman Tracy Sanchez earned $39,229 as a research technician in the assessor’s office.

Marine Township Precinct 2 committeewoman Vicki Grater earned $38,688 as clerk in the assessor’s office.

Collinsville Township Precinct 13 committeeman Jonathan Gitchoff shares an address with Catherine Gitchoff, who earned $46,488 as secretary for Gibbons.

Last year the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSME) gave Catherine Gitchoff an award for social and economic justice.

Alton Township 12 precinct committeewoman Carla Gillespie works for AFSCME, representing mental health case workers.

Her husband Richard Gillespie is a lead objector challenging the property tax cut referendum’s access to the November ballot.

Wood River Township Precinct 15 committeewoman Peggy Zimmerman identifies herself as a retired lawyer who represented AFSCME from 2007 to 2015.

Other precinct committee members work for the state, cities, villages, townships, and special purpose districts, or worked for them before retiring.

Five teachers and two retired teachers represent their party in their precincts.

County board member Novacich works in administration for Granite City schools.

Other precinct committee members lead local government, some by election, some by appointment, and some by both.

Wood River Township Precinct 14 committeeman Joe Silkwood occupies the office of mayor in East Alton.

Precinct 11 committeeman Fred Bright previously occupied the office.

Wood River Township Precinct 8 committeeman Dennis Weber holds seats on the East Alton village board and the regional storm water commission.

St. Jacob Township Precinct 2 committeewoman Lori Daiber holds seats on the Triad school board and the storm water commission.

Three committee members took public office after working in government.

Wood River Township Precinct 1 committeeman Marty Reynolds, former Roxana public works director, serves on the village board.

Nameoki Township Precinct 7 committeeman Randall Viessman serves as township supervisor after 14 years with the township highway department.

Wood River Township Precinct 12 committeewoman Cheryl Maguire serves as Wood River village trustee after retiring as a teacher.

Most precinct committee members whose online resumes place them in the private sector are lawyers.

At least 14 of 142 committee members belong to the legal profession.

Edwardsville Township Precinct 10 committeeman Randi Gori and Precinct 20 committeeman Ronald Foster stand out as the most prominent.

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Man claims racial discrimination by former employer

June 21, 2016, 4:03 pm

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EDWARDSVILLE – An African-American man is suing Customized Distribution Services Inc. and Bill Marsh, former employers, citing alleged discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.

Vincent Wade filed a complaint on June 9 in Madison County Circuit Court against the defendants, alleging that they violated the Civil Rights Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that he was subjected to discrimination, hostile environment and harassment because of his race. As a result, he has suffered and will continue to suffer emotional distress, mental anguish, pain and suffering, inconvenience, loss of wages and benefits and loss of enjoyment of life, he claims. The plaintiff holds the defendants responsible because they allegedly terminated his employment for engaging in the protected activity of filing a complaint of discrimination, harassment and hostile work environment.

The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against the defendants in an amount in excess of $50,000, costs of the suit, pre-judgment interest and for any other relief as the court deems just and proper. He is represented by Michael J. Brunton of Brunton Law Offices in Collinsville.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 16L820

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Pedestrian claims insurer breached duty

June 21, 2016, 4:14 pm

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EDWARDSVILLE — A man is suing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, citing alleged breach of duty.

Steven Anton filed a complaint on June 14 in Madison County Circuit Court against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, alleging that the insurance company has not attempted in good faith to effectuate a prompt, fair and equitable settlement.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that on Jan. 8, he was walking across South Morrison Avenue in order to get to his vehicle in an apartment complex parking lot when he was struck by Kaley Maxine Humphrey's vehicle, causing him to sustain serious personal injuries, resulting in pain and suffering and medical-related expenses. The plaintiff holds State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company responsible because the defendant allegedly failed and refused to pay the amount due to him under the policy.

The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against the defendant in excess of $50,000, plus attorneys' fees and costs. He is represented by Mark C. Scoggins, Anthony P. Gilbreth and Clay B. St. Clair of Crowder & Scoggins Ltd. in Columbia.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 16L822

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Driver claims accident report was falsified

June 21, 2016, 4:21 pm

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EAST ST. LOUIS — A man is suing the Richland County (Illinois) Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Andrew R. Hires, Deputy Scott McPeak and Richland County, citing alleged violation of civil rights.

Christopher Hickox filed a complaint on June 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the defendants, alleging that they falsely accused him of causing an accident.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that on June 14, 2015, he was accused of having a seizure that caused a vehicular crash and had his driver's license revoked along with his class B commercial driver's license. The plaintiff also incurred medical expenses and other damages, the suit says. He holds the defendants responsible because they allegedly falsified the report about the cause of the crash.

The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks general damages, punitive damages, all legal fees and any other relief the court deems just. He is represented by Christopher A. Koester of Taylor Law Offices, P.C. in Effingham.

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois case number 3:16-cv-00645-JPG-DGW

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Suit claims breast implants have repeatedly migrated

June 21, 2016, 4:30 pm

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EDWARDSVILLE — A couple's lawsuit against Hania B. Bednarski, D.O. and Hania B. Bednarski, D.O., S.C. doing business as Serenity Surgery, alleges negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.

Eileen A. Dawdy and Richard Dawdy filed a complaint on June 14 in Madison County Circuit Court against the defendants, alleging failure to properly perform breast implants surgery after cancer.

According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that, over the course of 2014 and 2015, Eileen A. Dawdy underwent four surgeries by Bednarski and that the implants have migrated each time. The plaintiffs hold the defendants responsible because of a failure to use tissue expanders in order for the breast implants to remain in the correct position.

The plaintiffs seek judgment in an amount in excess of $50,000 plus court costs. They are represented by Matthew R. Chapman of Becker, Schroader & Chapman, P.C. in Granite City.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 16L824

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Property tax cut proposal: Clerk's review of thousands of signatures results in 1,900 potential strikes

June 21, 2016, 6:40 pm

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Objectors seeking to prevent a property tax cut referendum from getting on the November ballot are bolstered by a finding of the Madison County Clerk's office indicating their petition challenge could be successful by a margin of 19 signatures, or 0.2 percent.

Following a "full binder" review of petition signatures, the Clerk's office found there were no issues with 8,005 signatures, but approximately 1,900 signers were either not registered voters or there were questions regarding their signatures.

And while proponents of the so-called "blue collar tax referendum" enjoy a legal presumption that enough of the signatures they collected are valid, rulings by a specially empaneled electoral board have decisively gone against them from the start.

Attorneys Don Weber and James Craney, representing 9,982 registered voters who signed their names to petitions, are trying to overcome the objections of Barrett Dickmann and Richard Gillespie, who argue that approximately 3,000 of the signatures collected are invalid. They are represented by William Schooley of Granite City, Jack Daugherty of Edwardsville and Garrett Hoerner of Belleville.

The board ruled against Weber and Craney on discovery, recusal and a motion to reconsider the ruling on discovery.

On Tuesday, in a Madison County courtroom that normally adjudicates major civil litigation, another in a series of hearings seeking to determine whether the proposal to reduce the county's maximum levy of 25 cents per $100 assessed valuation to a maximum of 20 cents can go to voters began with procedural arguments.

After the board denied attorney Weber's motions to continue the hearing for two days and limit testimony, pro-tax cut petition circulator Thomas Belusko of Granite City was called to the witness stand.

The board is made up of Madison County Clerk Debra Ming-Mendoza, by statute, and two members appointed by Chief Judge Dave Hylla - former associate judge James Hackett and former assistant state's attorney Stephanie Robbins. Hylla also appointed former U.S. Attoney Stephen Wigginton, who is now in private practice, to represent the board.

Schooley said objectors have "reasonable suspicion" that there is a pattern of "common authorship" on many of the petitions.

From the outset of Schooley's examination of Belusko, Weber repeatedly objected to questions including: Describe how you got involved in the petition drive, and when did you first get involved?

Wigginton said the proceedings were "quasi judicial" and told Weber to let Schooley give his examination.

Schooley also asked questions about specific signatures and if he was present when they were made.

Madison County Democratic Central Committee chairman Mark von Nida, who led the effort to organize objections, said the organization's hired handwriting expert confirmed there were signature problems.

He pointed to ones collected by Belusko which he said showed a pattern of "common authorship," instances where a spouse may have signed for their partner.

"Husbands can't vote for their wives," he said, and nor can they sign a petition for them.

Von Nida, who also serves as the elected Circuit Clerk, defended the challenge to the petitions saying that the referendum proponents got a late start in collecting signatures and in their attempt to meet the filing deadline, "they cut corners."

"They were sloppy."

He said if they had gotten started months earlier, they would not have had the problems they ended up with.

When asked if the county Democratic party faced any pressure from organized labor - which opposes tax cuts - to stand up to the proposed referendum, von Nida said, "absolutely not."

One of the lead proponents of the tax cut referendum, Kurt Prenzler, has said that for years, the county has over-taxed property owners between $3 and $4 million per year, and as a result the county has a $144 million surplus.

Prenzler and others say that the referendum would not cause a decrease in funding for law enforcement, as suggested by county Democratic office holders, including Board chairman Alan Dunstan, State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons and Sheriff John Lakin.

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Appellate Lawyers Association proposes Illinois Supreme Court rule changes to expedite appeals

June 22, 2016, 7:56 am

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will hear comments July 8 at a public hearing on three proposals, including one submitted by the Appellate Lawyers Association (ALA) that would make changes to a Supreme Court rule dealing with interlocutory rights to authorize the filing of supporting records instead of full records on appeal.

The court said in a release that the ALA’s proposed amendments would also require that notice of appeal be filed in the circuit court for appeals authorized under Rule 307, and would allow relevant documents to be sent by overnight delivery.

Attorney John Fitzgerald, an ALA director and a partner at Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC said the association’s proposal is intended to make it easier and faster for parties to move Rule 307 appeals through the process.

“We would like to expedite the process,” Fitzgerald told the Record.

Fitzgerald said that Illinois Supreme Court Rule 328 already allows a supplemental record to be used for appeals. Through this process, the most relevant documents can be put together without needing to go through the court clerk’s office. A supplemental record can be created by both sides, and all of the documents are certified by a lawyer, he said.

“The Rule 328 process is a lot quicker and easier,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s a fair process.”

Fitzgerald said another component of the ALA’s proposal was inspired by a ruling made in a 2013 case entitled Nizamuddin v. Community Education in Excellence, Inc.

He said this Rule 307 D appeal was dismissed because it was filed in the trial court, rather than the appellate court. However, Fitzgerald said nothing in the Supreme Court rules dictates where the appeal needs to be filed, simply that proper notice be delivered.

“We believe that there should be a uniform rule that every appeal should be in trial court,” Fitzgerald said.

Also, Fitzgerald said documents cannot currently be mailed in Rule 307 D appeals because of the emergency nature of those cases. As a result, the ALA proposal would allow the documents to be mailed using overnight delivery to accommodate pro se litigants and those who are farther away from the court.

In addition to the ALA proposal, the rules committee will consider a proposal calling for the creation of a Supreme Court rule to govern the use of restraints on minors during court proceedings and will consider proposed changes to Supreme Court rules involving proof of service.

Specifically, a proposal submitted by the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Illinois Judicial Conference would prohibit the use of restraints on a minor in a delinquency proceeding unless the court finds, after a hearing, that the use of restraints is necessary for one or more specified reasons, including to prevent physical harm to the minor or another person, if the minor has a history of disruptive behavior that has put others in potentially harmful situations or presents a substantial risk of inflicting harm on himself/herself or others or there is a well-founded belief that the minor presents a substantial risk of flight.

The proposal would establish that restraints can only be used on minors when the court determines they are necessary and there are no less restrictive alternatives to restraints to prevent the minor from flight or inflicting physical harm on himself/herself or others, including the presence of court personnel, law enforcement officers or bailiffs, the release said.

The proposal would also require that any restraints authorized under the rule allow the minor limited movement of the hands to handle court documents and prohibit the minor from being restrained to another minor, a wall, the floor or furniture while in the courtroom. The proposed rule would also give the minor’s attorney an opportunity to be heard before the court orders restraints and require the court to enter an order detailing its findings if restraints are ordered.

Under a proposal submitted by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice, Supreme Court Rule 12 would be amended. Rule 12 governs proof of service in the trial and reviewing courts. The proposed amendment would replace the word “affidavit” in Rule 12 with “certificate” and would include reference to section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

All of the proposals must be approved by the Illinois Supreme Court before they could take effect.

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