BELLEVILLE — A widow is suing dozens of companies, alleging their negligence led to the death of her husband from asbestos exposure. 

American Optical Corp., Ameron International Corp., Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Armstrong International Inc., et al, asbestos products manufacturers, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.

Carmen Soy, individually and as special administrator of the estate of John Soy, deceased filed a lawsuit Aug. 23 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against American Optical Corp., Ameron International Corp., Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Armstrong International Inc., et al, alleging failure to exercise due care and caution for the safety of John Soy.

According to the complaint, during the course of John Soy's employment, beginning in 1957 as a U.S. Air Force weapons mechanic, he was exposed to, inhaled and/or absorbed large amount of asbestos fibers emanating from certain products he was working with. On Jan. 15, 2015, the suit says, he first became aware that he had developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, which ultimately lead to his death April 4, 2016. 

The plaintiff alleges the defendants negligently included asbestos in their products, failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions and failed to conduct tests on the asbestos-containing products they manufactured.

Carmen Soy seeks trial by jury, compensation of more than $50,000 from each defendant, plus compensation for her husband's injuries of more than $50,000. She is represented by attorneys Randy L. Gori and Barry Julian of Gori, Julian & Associates PC in Edwardsville.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-448

BELLEVILLE — A widow is suing dozens of companies, alleging their negligence led to her husband being exposed to dangerous asbestos particles. 

Doris Simmons, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Gregory Simmons, deceased, filed a lawsuit Aug. 22 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Armstrong Pumps Inc., Borg-Wagner Morse TEC LLC, The Bud Company, CBS Corp., et al, alleging failure to exercise ordinary care and caution for Gregory Simmons.

According to the complaint, during the course of Gregory Simmons' employment, that started with the U.S. Army in 1965, he was exposed to, inhaled and/or absorbed large amount of asbestos fibers emanating from certain products he was working with. 

The suit says on Oct. 17, 2014, Simmons first became aware he had developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease, which ultimately led to his death Sept. 7, 2015. Doris Simmons alleges the defendants negligently included asbestos in their products, failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions and failed to conduct tests on the asbestos-containing products they manufactured.

Simmons seeks trial by jury, economic damages of more than $50,000 from each defendant, plus compensation for her husband's injuries of more than $50,000. She is represented by attorneys Randy L. Gori and Barry Julian of Gori, Julian & Associates PC in Edwardsville.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-447

BELLEVILLE — A Monroe County woman is suing a drink products manufacturer, alleging unfair merchandising practices.

April Dugan filed a class action complaint, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated current citizens of Illinois, Aug. 24 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Topco Associates LLC, alleging violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act.

According to the complaint, Dugan suffered financial damages for paying a premium for an almond milk product that is worth less than what was represented. The plaintiff alleges Topco prominently represented that its almond milk product is all natural when it contains synthetic, unnatural substances.

The suit also says Topco misled consumers into thinking its product contains less sugar than it actually does.

Dugan seeks trial by jury, an order certifying this case as a class action, appointing the plaintiff and her counsel as class representative, compensatory damages, enjoining the defendant from engaging in false marketing of its product, pre- and post-judgment interest, attorney fees, court costs and all other relief. She is represented by attorneys David C. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson in Belleville, Matthew H. Armstrong of Armstrong Law Firm in St. Louis, and by Stuart L. Cochran of Cochran Law PLLC in Dallas.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-446

BELLEVILLE — A St. Clair County widow is suing dozens of companies, alleging their negligence led to the death of her husband from asbestos-related causes. 

Donna Washam, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Larry Washam, filed a lawsuit Aug. 30 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Armstrong International Inc., Armstrong Pumps Inc., Aurora Pump Co., Borg-Wagner Morse TEC LLC, et al, alleging negligence in breaching their duty to exercise reasonable care and caution for the safety of employees working with the defendants' asbestos containing products.

According to the complaint, on March 12, 2015, Larry Washam first became aware he had developed lung cancer, an asbestos-induced disease. The suit says his exposure to the defendants' products containing asbestos caused him to develop lung cancer, which ultimately led to his death Oct. 4, 2015. 

The plaintiff alleges the defendants negligently included asbestos in their products and failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the safe methods of working with products containing asbestos.

Donna Washam seeks trial by jury, judgment against each defendant for at least $50,000 which will fairly compensate for the decedent's injuries, and additional minimum of $50,000 for her compensatory, punitive and exemplary damages. She is represented by attorneys Randy L. Gori and Barry Julian of Gori, Julian & Associates PC in Edwardsville.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-468

BELLEVILLE — A husband is suing dozens of manufacturers of asbestos products, alleging negligence in that insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.

Daniel Wallace, individually and as special administrator of the estate of Bonita Wallace, filed a lawsuit Aug. 29 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against ABB inc., Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Ameren Illinois Co., American Premium Underwriters Inc., et al, alleging negligence in failing to exercise reasonable care and caution for the safety of people working with products containing asbestos.

According to the complaint, sometime in 2015, Bonita Wallace first became aware she had developed lung cancer due to asbestos exposure. At various times she was secondarily exposed to asbestos products through her father, mother and husband, Daniel Wallace. The suit says the exposure during the course of her husband's employment, emanating from products he was working with, caused Bonita Wallace to develop lung cancer, which ultimately led to her death Dec. 20, 2015. 

The plaintiff alleges the defendants negligently included asbestos in their products and failed to provide adequate warnings and instructions concerning the safe methods of working with products containing asbestos.

Daniel Wallace seeks trial by jury, $50,000 for economic damages, plus $50,000 to compensate for his wife's injuries and for all other relief the court deems appropriate. He is represented by attorneys Randy L. Gori and Barry Julian of Gori, Julian & Associates PC in Edwardsville.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-467

EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County man is suing Phillips 66, alleging an unsafe work environment caused him to suffer from illness and infection.

James Mason filed a lawsuit Sept. 2 in Madison County Circuit Court against Phillips 66 Company, WRB Refining LP doing business as Conoco Phillips Wood River Refinery, alleging negligence in failing to provide a safe place to work.

According to the complaint, on Sept. 5, 2014, Mason was employed by Grave Tank Company as a boilermaker at Conoco Phillips Wood River's facility near Roxana. While working, the suit says, liquid from a leaking tank fell down upon Mason and onto the ground. 

The lawsuit states the liquid to which Mason was exposed contained bacteria that led to the plaintiff contacting Legionnaire's disease, an infection to his lungs, causing him to suffer serious and permanent injuries. The plaintiff alleges the defendants failed to conduct inspections to determine that the liquid coming from the tank was safe and failed to warn that Mason might be exposed to a dangerous toxic bacteria while working.

Mason seeks trial by jury, compensation of more than $50,000, plus court costs. 

He is represented by attorney Eric Kirkpatrick of Kirkpatrick Law Offices PC in Belleville.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 16-L-1249

EDWARDSVILLE — A Collinsville father and daughter are suing a Troy couple, alleging the defendants failed to control their dog who bit and injured the minor girl. 

Randy Woodruff, individually and as father and next friend of Avery Woodruff, a minor, filed a lawsuit Sept. 8 in Madison County Circuit Court against Louie Tettaton and Courtney Tettaton, alleging negligence in that they knew or should have known their dog is dangerous.

According to the complaint, on Sept. 8, 2014, Avery Woodruff was peaceably at the home of defendants at 8603 Lebanon Road in Troy, when suddenly and without provocation, the Tettatons' dog viciously attacked and bit her. The suit says Woodruff sustained severe injuries that resulted in pain and suffering, scars on her face and medical expenses. 

The plaintiffs allege the Tettatons failed to monitor their dog sufficiently and failed to cage, leash or restrain the dog.

The Woodruffs seeks trial by jury, judgment of more than $50,000, plus interest, costs and other remedies. They are represented by attorney Katie A. Hubbard of Goldenberg, Heller & Antognili PC in Edwardsville.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 16-L-1271

BELLEVILLE — A Monroe County woman is suing a drink products manufacturer, alleging unfair merchandising practices with "all natural" label.

April Dugan filed a class action complaint, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated who are current citizens of Illinois, Aug. 24 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Topco Associates LLC, alleging violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act.

According to the complaint, Dugan suffered financial damages for paying a premium for an almond milk product that is worth less than what was represented. The plaintiff alleges Topco prominently represented that its almond milk product is "all natural" when it contains synthetic, unnatural substances.

The suit also says Topco misled consumers into thinking its product contains less sugar than it actually does.

Dugan seeks trial by jury, an order certifying this case as a class action, appointing the plaintiff and her counsel as class representative, compensatory damages, enjoining the defendant from engaging in false marketing of its product, pre- and post-judgment interest, attorney fees, court costs and all other relief. She is represented by attorneys David C. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson in Belleville, Matthew H. Armstrong of Armstrong Law Firm in St. Louis, and by Stuart L. Cochran of Cochran Law PLLC in Dallas.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-446

SPRINGFIELD – As sports metaphors go, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier's recent election as the state's next chief justice was a touchdown, but lawyers in the 13th year of a crusade against him on Friday had to settle for a field goal.  
Karmeier got his boost on Sept. 12, when his colleagues chose him as their chief.         
His foes got a lesser boost when U.S. District Judge David Herndon certified a $9 billion class action over Karmeier’s election in 2004.
Karmeier’s achievement may count for more because his Court settled the question of his integrity, while that question remains open in Herndon’s court.  
Herndon found that a suit against State Farm plausibly alleged that the insurer secretly supported Karmeier in order to overturn a $1 billion judgment.  
That judgment followed a verdict of Williamson County jurors, finding State Farm supplied inferior parts for crash repairs.  
The Supreme Court reversed the judgment in 2005, after Karmeier’s election.  
In the same year it reversed a judgment ten times as great against Philip Morris.  
Lawyers have claimed ever since that State Farm and Philip Morris concealed contributions to Karmeier by funneling cash through other channels.  
Lawyers who lost the Philip Morris judgment tried twice to restore it at the Illinois Supreme Court on that theory, and they lost both times.  
At no point did any other Justice protest against Karmeier’s participation or recommend his disqualification.  
In recent proceedings his colleagues declined his offer to make that decision.  
On the other hand, lawyers who lost the State Farm judgment gave up on the Illinois Supreme Court and turned to U.S. district court.  
The lawyers filed a racketeering suit against State Farm in 2012, seeking to recover the judgment with triple damages and interest.  
They also sued Illinois Civil Justice League director Ed Murnane and State Farm employee William Shepherd.  
They proposed to certify lead plaintiff Mark Hale of New York state to represent a new class identical to the old Williamson County.  
If the clerk had assigned the case to District Judge Patrick Murphy, he likely would have recused himself.  
After all, he filed the original complaint, Avery v. State Farm, in Williamson County.  
Instead, the clerk assigned it to Senior Judge William Stiehl.  
Stiehl recused himself, and the clerk reassigned it to Herndon.  
From the standpoint of judicial philosophy and background, Murphy and Herndon have similar backgrounds.  
Both graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1974, Murphy at Carbondale and Herndon at Edwardsville.  
Both earned law degrees at Carbondale, Herndon in 1977 and Murphy in 1978.  
Both succeeded as injury lawyers, Murphy in private practice at Marion and Herndon in partnership with Tom Lakin of Wood River.  
Both reached the federal bench without working as a circuit judge.  
Herndon spent six years as a Madison County associate judge before President Clinton nominated him.  
Murphy stayed in private practice, specializing in injuries and class actions, until Clinton appointed him.  
In 2012, when Hale sued State Farm, Murphy and Herndon had presided in the same court for 14 years.  
State Farm moved to dismiss the suit, and Herndon denied the motion.  
State Farm moved for reconsideration, and he denied it.  
State Farm petitioned the Seventh Circuit of Appeals in Chicago to halt the proceedings, and the Seventh Circuit denied the petition.  
The case slipped away from Herndon in 2014, for a short while.  
The clerk assigned it to a new district judge, Staci Yandle, but she recused herself on the same date and the case returned to Herndon.  
That October, with Karmeier ready to stand for retention, lawyers in five states raised $2,070,000 for a television campaign accusing him of selling justice.  
Robert Clifford of Chicago, Hale’s lead counsel, contributed $250,000.   
Fifth District voters provided the necessary 60 percent to keep him on the court.  
Last year, Herndon pondered class certification while Magistrate Judge Stephen Williams managed discovery disputes.  
When plaintiff lawyers moved to depose Karmeier, Williams denied the motion and ruled that they could serve a limited set of written interrogatories on him.  
They appealed to Herndon, who ruled that they could depose Karmeier.  
While Murphy’s old case persists at his former court in its second form, he litigates injury suits in front of his former colleagues.  
Since retiring in 2013, he has filed six suits in district court.  
Defendants have removed two others to district court from Williamson and Franklin counties.  
The clerk assigned four of the eight suits to District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who recused herself in all four.  
The clerk assigned one to Senior Judge Phil Gilbert, who exercised his prerogative as senior judge to pass it along.  
The clerk assigned three cases to District Judge Michael Reagan, who like Murphy had joined the court after succeeding as a plaintiff lawyer.  
Reagan also picked up the case Gilbert dropped, and two from Rosenstengel.  
Reagan has set two trials for Murphy clients, one in October on an overtime claim and one in April on an insurance dispute.  
Three Murphy clients have settled claims in Reagan’s court, at a brisk average of seven months from complaint to conclusion.
Murphy has lost once in Reagan’s court, on a claim that Air Evac medical helicopter service improperly billed a patient.  
Herndon plans a December trial for Murphy client George Taylor, who claims a mistake by Williamson County state’s attorney Sean DeMello cost him prison time.  
Taylor seeks $9 million in damages.  
In a job retaliation case that neither Rosenstengel nor Yandle wanted, Magistrate Judge Reona Daly plans a May trial.  
Plaintiff Michael Francescon seeks $4.5 million.

EDWARDSVILLE – Todd Sivia, of Sivia Business & Legal Services, has become the first attorney to become a certified exit planner in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Although there are other individuals in the area who possess the exit planner ertification, all are accountants or financial planners.

Sivia, who received the certification late last month told the Madison County Record that he is happy that his firm is now a one-stop resource for exit planning which can provide clients with specialized advice from a legal perspective.

“For me, getting the CExP certification seemed like a natural step in providing the best possible services to my clients and business owners,” Sivia said in a press release. “Planning for an exit does not always mean retirement.  Exit planning is about ensuring that you have a plan in case of death, disability or transferring the business to the next generation and making sure that next generation or key group of employees are ready for the transfer.”

For example, Sivia said he sat down with a client the other day who just wanted to sit back and watch his business run its course, but Sivia recommended that he either keep a hands-on approach or put someone at the top who will.

“I had to stop him and say ‘well, if you stop growing and you’re just at that level then we’re at a point where we need to sell it today, not five years from now,” he said. “Because no one is going to want a business that is straight-lined, not growing at all. Buyers want a growing company, so we’re working on strategies of maybe relinquishing some of his responsibility.”

It took about a year total for Sivia to gain the certification, during which he participated in a 10-session class and completed a couple draft plans which were evaluated by a board.

Although Sivia said that he hopes this certification will bolster his volume of business and he looks forward to the opportunity to provide yet another service, his firm will continue to serve the St. Louis metropolitan area in matters of business law.

Furthermore, exit planning is something that Sivia believes should be a more serious concern for more people and he said that the fact that only between 70 and 80 percent of Americans have estate planning, should be indicative of how we treat exit planning.

“If we’re really bad at having an estate plan, hardly anyone has any exit plans … Everybody is really worried about their retirements, but they’re never thinking that they’re going to die.”

Sivia said that at the end of the day, the certification process was difficult, but worth it. He added that he is excited to have the opportunity to further help his clients while expanding his client base.

“The certification just increases our abilities to provide services. It just gives us additional tools in the toolbox. In our planning, we’ve always had the same general strategy with regards to the planning.”

BELLEVILLE — A woman claims she was injured in a Smithton collision involving three vehicles.

Sandra Stern filed a complaint on Aug. 26, in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Michael Pittman, alleging that the motorist failed to properly operate his vehicle to avoid collision.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges she was operating a motor vehicle on April 3, 2015, traveling northbound on Main Street in Smithton when Pittman collided with the rear of another vehicle, which was then pushed forward and struck the rear of plaintiff's vehicle.

Stern claims she sustained bodily injuries and experienced pain, loss wages, impairment and medical expenses. 

She claims the defendant failed to keep proper lookout, failed to properly apply breaks and followed other vehicle more closely than reasonable.

The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against Pittman for damages in excess of $50,000 plus costs of this suit. She is represented by Thomas C. Rich, Kristina D. Cooksey and Michelle M. Rich of Rich, Rich & Cooksey PC in Fairview Heights.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 16-L-450

Political dissent Cahokia-style can be costly.

For lifelong resident Donna Ayres, grassroots activism took on a literal and pricey meaning when she recently had to repair her 1991 Ford pickup that was disabled by someone who stuffed dirt and grass in its radiator. The perpetrator also cut a belt engine for good measure.

Ayres and about a half dozen other like-minded Cahokia residents are serving as local government watchdogs in a village they claim has been running amok.

Whether they're speaking out against a newly enacted sales tax rate increase, the creation of "fake" jobs for political insiders, vote fraud they say keeps a ruling class in power or lavish spending in a community where median family income is half the national average, the reason for their involvement they say is to protect the interests of average citizens.

"I didn't really pay much attention until a few years ago," said fellow advocate Jessica McClelland who is engineering her own voter integrity project. She said that in particular, her eyes were opened in the 2015 mayoral election in which Curtis McCall, Jr. defeated incumbent Gary Cornwell. 

"I've been through several elections where we won all the polls, but lost in the absentee world," she said. "During the McCall-Cornwell election, a group of us drove every street in Cahokia, marking down burned or empty houses. We logged those addresses on our walk sheets. That way we knew what to challenge when it came to poll watching."

During the opening of early voting ballots that year, she said her group challenged more than 200 of them. 

Officiating of challenged ballots includes contact by the county election office with the challenged voters who are then required to prove their identity in order for their vote to be counted. McClelland said that according to a news account of the challenge, only 102 of the votes in that challenge were counted. Of those 102 ballots, she said 98 belonged to African-American voters.

"They said that we were suppressing votes," she said. "We were not. We did not know if John Smith was black, white or purple."

County Clerk Tom Holbrook said in a phone interview Tuesday that the Cahokia area is a "hotbed" of complaints and allegations. He said that fraudulent activity in the area has been and will continue to be prosecuted by the State's Attorney.

Holbrook also said that citizens who want to report suspected vote fraud can call a county hotline, which forwards reports to him, as well as to the Justice Department, the FBI and the State's Attorney.

As for tabulating mail-in ballots, he said that multiple layers are built in to the process even before ballots go through optical scanners, with scrutiny from officials in his office, as well as election judges and poll watchers.

In last year's Cahokia municipal election, Holbrook said that "we went out to check and see" if the 200-plus challenged ballots were derived from legitimate voters, and "almost all" or about 185 of those challenged ballots were authentic, he said. 

McClelland, however, maintains, that more than half of the ballots challenged did not generate a response.

"So, I believe they (fraudulent voters) knew they were caught and didn't call the courthouse back," she said.

McClelland also views the upcoming election as an opportunity to bring attention to county-wide voter roll peculiarities, such as 464 voter registrations with birth dates of Jan. 1, 1900.

"These could be legitimate voters," McClelland said. "But why aren't our elected officials and that (county clerk) office contacting these voters to verify information? Birth date is something that is no excuse."

Holbrook said that a recent effort to update the county voter rolls was undertaken in a mailing to approximately 17,000 addresses. Half of the inquiries resulted in responses with new information such as dates of birth and social security numbers - data that wasn't required when older voters registered long ago. 

He also said that voter registrations with birth dates of Jan. 1, 1900, as referenced by McClellan, exist as default dates for older voters who were not required to provide the information when they first registered. 

While acknowledging her group won't be able to come close to verifying the authenticity of all absentee, or mail-in, votes, the Cahokia group will endeavor to do some, McClelland said.

"Donna's (Ayres) going to take the ones I've found, and when, say, she's in Centreville Township 9 she's going to knock that door as she's out campaigning to verify," she said.

Ayres v. Cahokia

Ayres says she doesn't have much money. She lives on a fixed income and occasionally seeks assistance from the local food pantry. She says she is not intimidated or deterred by attempts to silence her - not the vandalism to her truck about two weeks ago, the theft in May of approximately $1,000 worth of personal landscaping equipment or the April 1 purposeful t-bone collision while she was operating an old van around town.

This personal effort to restore fairness to village operations is playing out in court and on the streets.

Last year she sued Village Clerk Rich Duncan and the village trustees who voted for the alleged “unconstitutional” lowering of his salary and the hiring of his wife Deborah Duncan to the position of administrative assistant at $32,000 per year.

The St. Clair County suit had been assigned to Circuit Judge Robert LeChien, who last month dismissed Ayres’ claim with prejudice. She's planning to appeal.

Freedom Coalition 

Ayres and other Cahokia activists are aligned with the Freedom Coalition, a group of Independents, Democrats and Republicans who are opposed to current St. Clair County Democratic office holders.

With her pickup, Ayres has been hauling a trailer loaded with campaign signs and literature of Freedom Coalition-sponsored candidates for the summer parade circuit in communities across the county and in the voting districts of some of the contenders. She sometimes pulls the trailer around the St. Clair County courthouse just to get the attention of office holders inside it.

Ayres' voting record indicates alignment with the Democratic party; she voted in that party's primary elections in 2008 and 2012, but she says she couldn’t vote in this spring’s primary because her voter registration was missing at her precinct.

She said she is not afraid to challenge Democrat friends or people she's known all her life if she perceives they are taking the wrong "bait" from politicians or insiders.

"I'm the one who will call you out," she said. "I like you, but what you're doing is wrong."

Her activism, she said, is inspired by policies that are driving people out of Cahokia.

"My heart is with the people," Ayres said. "I hate to see people move. I'd rather stay and fight."

Political antics are well documented

One of the most vivid examples of political division in the village came last October when Village Board member Jerry Nichols was removed by police from a Cahokia Village Board meeting at the order of Mayor McCall.

Nichols’ removal came after he raised questions about McCall's hiring of several employees, including a personal assistant.

Nichols is one of six trustees on the village board, and his voting record often shows him as a sole dissenter.

He voted against the McCall administration's creation of new jobs and new departments: In July 2015, the board created a Parks Department and Recreation Department and put in place directors earning $29.50 and $29 per hour respectively. The board also appointed a manager of the Sewer and Water Department at $29.50 per hour. And, it created positions of commissioner and deputy commissioner of Public Works at $31 and $30 per hour respectively.

The population of Cahokia is less than 15,000. There exists a famous park, Cahokia Mounds State Park, operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, but only one park is operated by the village and it is approximately one acre in size.

Nichols voted against the creation of an administrative assistant position for the mayor, Francella Jackson, who earns $32 per hour. 

McCall earns $39,000 annually for a position that in essence is part time. He works full time at Cahokia High School supervising at-risk teens.McCall has not returned a call seeking comment.

Nichols objected to McCall's "official rules of procedures for addressing village board," enacted in July 2015, in which citizens have to fill out forms in order to speak at meetings, and which limits their speech to two minutes.

Nichols voted against the firing of 10 village employees in June 2015, one of whom included his wife, Rhonda Nichols. The employees fought back and were re-hired in April.

This summer, the village board apparently took a vacation, having gone without meeting in June, July and August. The board re-convened on Sept. 14. At its previous meeting on May 24, Nichols voted against a sales tax increase that other board members passed. The rate went from 2 to 5 percent and went into effect July 1.

At 13.1 percent, a rate that includes state and local taxes, the food and beverage sales tax in Cahokia is the highest, or among the highest in the nation. The site salestaxhandbook.com lists Lake Providence, La. as having the highest sales tax rate in the nation, at 12 percent.

“Why is my bill so high?”

Cahokia restaurant owner Kyle Busby said the increased sales tax rate has been tough on his business, and that he is weighing options that include relocating to another community.

"Nobody is for it," said Busby, who has operated Sawmill BBQ at 4060 Mississippi Ave. for a little more than eight years. "In the long run...people are going to go somewhere else where they can pay substantially less."

He said his business relies on local, working class customers. And, he said, they're asking him, "why is my bill so high?"

Busby said he attended the May 24 village board meeting where the food and beverage sales tax rate was increased so that he could speak out against it, but that the village board did not allow for public comment at that meeting.

"It's hard enough as it is to run a restaurant," Busby said. "Five percent going to the city is about what I make in earnings. Instead of it going to me they're making 5 percent and they're doing nothing."

He said he knows of local business owners who have moved out or are planning to move out of Cahokia, or to close.

"We're tired of getting picked on," he said.

Law and order

Kim Diers is another Cahokia activist whose role in trying to bring about accountability in local government has been through the filing of Freedom of Information Act requests and videotaping village board meetings.

She famously captured village police removing Nichols from a board meeting last October at which Nichols protested the mayor's hiring practices, including the hiring of administrative assistant Jackson.

Diers said she has been frustrated that her concerns about irresponsible, if not illegal, practices in Cahokia government are not taken seriously by law enforcement outside the village.

Another Cahokia activist Diane Lenz says she also believes her complaints of improper hiring and use of public funds - such as a Water department truck being used for political activities and contracts steered to cronies - are falling on deaf ears when her concerns are taken to the State's Attorney’s office.

"I've lived here since 1957," she said. "I'm 64 years old. I've seen all of this crap."

She said the lack of interest in what is going on in Cahokia is appalling.

"There is no law and order in Cahokia," she said.

St. Clair County Assistant State's Attorney James Piper provided a statement on behalf of State's Attorney Brendan Kelly:

"The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office continues to work closely with local, state and federal authorities to investigate all allegations of election fraud and public corruption. Any such allegations are taken seriously and investigated thoroughly. So as not to compromise any investigation, we cannot and will not comment on possible pending investigations.

"However, we can say this…our office’s many prosecutions, past and present, involving election fraud and related offenses show an unwavering commitment to prosecuting these types of cases. We strongly encourage any citizen with information concerning election fraud to contact the St. Clair County Clerk’s Office via mail, on-line with the voter integrity hotline or by calling (618) 825-2366."

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016




ALTON



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BETHALTO



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COLLINSVILLE



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EDWARDSVILLE



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•$26,000- 115 E. 6TH ST. - EARL W. PHILLIPS TO CLYDE D. PRESTON




HIGHLAND



•$84,000- 1920 OLIVE ST. - WILFRED A. AND JEAN S. HOLZINGE TO KOURTNEE E. BOATMAN
•$99,000- 1401 OLIVE ST. - SHARON WALTER TO ERICA KYNION
•$36,000- 201 MIRABEAU - TRIANGLE LLC TO FREY PROPERTIES
•$350,000- 3162 LAKESIDE DR. - DUANE O. AND MELANIE A. STEINER TO BRANDON M. AND DANIELLE E. STEINER
•$90,000- 6 LATZER LN. - MARION A. STOERKER TRUST TO DWIGHT D. RUTZ TRUST
•$155,000- 1601 LEMON ST. - KIMBERLY C. SALTER TO KERRY FENTON




MORO



•$85,900- 248 CLOVER ST. - SUSAN G. CLONINGER TO DAVID B. AND CHRISTINE D. DOTY




POCAHONTAS



•$160,000- 3455 PIERLAND DR. - ERIC M. VON BOKEL AND MAGGIE M. GUNN TO ADAM H. KAMPWERTH




TROY



•$85,000- 8324 CASTLE RIDGE DR. - JASON K. AND LINDA J. DENNIS TO MAHESH C. AND VIBHUTIBEN M. JARIWALA




WOOD RIVER



•$75,000- 100 N. WOOD RIVER AVE. - SM COMMERCIAL TO BOKONON
•$110,000- 159 S. SIXTH ST. - ROBERT AND MELANIE DUBACH TO MICHAEL DAVIS




WORDEN



•$64,000- 7904 POSSUM HILL RD. - DANIEL B. RHODES TO KYLE AND MICHELLE STUMPF




SEPTEMBER 2, 2016




ALHAMBRA



•$185,000- 9611 GOODALL RD. - JIM GOODALL TO ELDON WIEGAND
•$32,000- 120 E. MAIN ST. - JOE GOODALL TO BRENDA GOODALL




ALTON



•$38,000- 2005 HICKORY ST., 2000 HICKORY ST. - DARRELL AND GAIL HANNELL TO JEANNIE ARSENAULT
•$90,000- 3856 OMEGA - BRIAN T. AND AMY L. HAERR TO DWAYNE B. ROSS
•$5,000- 2928 WERGES AVE. - DEBRA M. FISH TO JOSEPH MICHAEL ESQUIVEL
•$95,000- 1001 E. BROADWAY - MANEKE ENTERPRISES TO JASON A. AND JAMIE THOMAS WINSHIP
•$150,000- 7 ALBY SUITE 6 - CHAD KELLER TO MICHAEL RYAN DARR




BETHALTO



•$335,000- 13 JACOBS FIELD CT. - NABIL AND ELIZABETH SAHURI TO IBRAHIM ELAYYAN AND MELISSA CROCKETT




COLLINSVILLE



•$132,500- 19 REX DR. - ROBERT W., LUCAS J. AND KELLY M. BARRETT TO ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ JR.
•$206,000- 1971 LEMONTREE - PAUL C. SCHUERBAUM TO JASON M. AND JULIE E. WILSON
•$215,100- 415 WILLOWBROOK LN. - MARK S. AND MARY ELLEN FEDDER TO TERRY A. AND SUE A. WEINACHT
•$73,250- 528 WILSON AVE. - RPW PROPERTIES TO VALERIE BOELLING
•$105,000- 247 MILL ST. - JOHN B. AND SHARRON A. WOODWARD TO ERIC A. WOODWARD
•$95,500- 604 E. CHURCH ST. - BERT AND MACKENZIE CUTTING TO GREGORY PAVELKA
•$69,900- 619 PEERS AVE. - CBH HOLDINGS TO VANESSA M. TOTTY




COTTAGE HILLS



•$97,500- 331 S. OAK ST. - WILLIAM A. AND CHELSEY L. PIERSON TO RACHEL N. WOOLEVER




E. ALTON



•$96,500- 403 E. HALLER DR. - JACQUELINE P. PAGE TO ANTHONY FUEST
•$145,000- 218 BENDER AVE. - ANDREW E. GOWIN TO MICHELE KAY HARVEY
•$124,500- 512 OAK ST. - ANDREW AND DORI HOTH TO WILLIAM J. AND MICHELLE T. OERTER




EDWARDSVILLE



•$350,000- 201,205-224 GRAND RAPIDS LN., 100, 101,103,211, 221,222,202 GRAND VISTA CT., 100,102,193,195,197-201,229,235,255,275,299,306-310,304,302,298,276,254,232, GRAND VIEW HILLS LN., 306,312,314,316,317,315,311,305,301 JONATHAN SPRINGS CT., 100,102,104,106-110,112-117,125,119 NATHAN WAY CT. - MORELAND PROPERTIES TO GRAND VIEW HILLS LAD
•$126,000- 1411 MADISON AVE. - MATTHEW SCOTT AND BRANDI S. WINCHESTER TO MARY KATHERINE GOSSMAN
•$148,500- 241 COVENTRY PL. - ROBERT H. AND DIANA L. YOST TO BRENT AND KEELY MULLINS
•$475,000- 11 N. SHORE DR. - GERALD R. DETERDING TO TIMOTHY E. AND ERIN E. BROWN
•$166,000- 425 SUNSET DR. - RHONDA L. SCHWALB TO MICHAEL E. ALLEN
•$180,000- 342 WANDA DR. - C. EUGENE AND DWIGHT TAYLOR TO BRAD E. WELTON
•$338,000- 5318 3 LAKE ESTATES LN. - PETER B. AND JUNAITA FAYE MALENCH TO SARAH GIESZELMANN AND MEGAN EVANS
•$335,000- 510 VALLEY VIEW DR. - RICHARD L. AND JULIE A. RICCIARDI TO RAYMOND JR. AND LINDA CHUVALA




GLEN CARBON



•$60,000- DAENZER DR. - VILLAGE OF GLEN CARBON TO GLEN CARBON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT




GRANITE CITY



•$23,500- 2032 12TH ST. - ANDREW S. HEIL TO STACI KISH
•$4,000- 2826 VICTORY DR. AND 2827 PERSHING - JAMES A. BLAYLOCK TO CALEB DAVIS
•$4,385- 2848 RALPH ST. - THE JUDICIAL SALES CORP. TO DIAMONTE CAPITAL AND CHAMPAIGN INVESTMENT
•$2,992- 2224 EDWARDS ST. - MISSISSIPPI VALLEY PROPERTIES TO TERRY DUREN




HIGHLAND



•$280,290- 920 BROADWAY | 315 N. SUHRE AVE (HAMEL)|3410 GEORGE ST. - PEARL FAMILY PARTNERSHIP TO WADE DEVELOPMENT CORP.




MARYVILLE



•$100,020- 7269 W. MAIN ST. - HEIRS OF DORTOHY E. CHERRY TO LLOYD WEEKS
•$155,000- 1033 MEADOW LAKE DR. - JUDITH K.MERKLE TO JUSTIN A. JACKSON
•$275,000- 22 BLOSSOM LAKE LN./ DOGWOOD TERRACE - DONALD J. AND PHYLLIS A. PETRI TO KELLY TILTON
•$121,500- 2427 CALICO LN. - BYRON W. AND DEBRA K. DOWNING TO RANDY AND MELISSA SATTERFIELD




PONTOON BEACH



•$12,263- LAKE ST. PART LOT 9 - TODD AND TERESA HORVATH TO JULIUS AND BETTY JO HORVATH




S. ROXANA



•$3,500- SOUTHARD PL. - ROBERT AND TERRI LOWRANCE TO MARY STOVER




ST. JACOB



•$17,000- TRIAD RD. - DAVID MERSINGER TO GREG AND BETHANY MERSINGER




TROY


•$276,200- 115 NORWOOD CT. - SUNDANCE HOME DEVELOPMENT TO DAVID M. AND AMY E. HONER
•$55,000- 79 W. LAKE DR. - LAURIE ROBINSON, AIMEE ROWE AND EMILY NIEBRUEGGE TO MATTHEW KOENINGER




WOOD RIVER



•$149,000- 746 PURVIS DR. - THOMAS AND JUDY WILDER TO JOSHUA AND HOPE VANESS




SEPTEMBER 6, 2016




ALTON



•$109,900- 4800 SNOW WHITE TERRACE - KEITH R. AND JENNIFER D. MCDONALD TO TYLER BEETS AND RAMONA SARAGOSA
•$83,000- 2401 OAKHURST DR. - MARY A. MORRIS TO ERICA SNIPES
•$98,500- 909 LOGAN ST. - MICHAEL P. , JOAN M., DONALD L. II FUNK AND PATIRICIA SIMPSON TO MATTHEW A. BAAHLMANN
•$92,000- 4221 FOSTERBURG RD. - SHERRYL A. AND KAITLYN D. DEVINE TO MICHAEL J. TURNER
•$373,000- 24 LOGAN RD. - JASON AND JULIE HARPER TO BENJAMIN J. SCHLOTT
•$84,000- 3404 MILTON DR. - BRUCE NOHAVA TO JOSEPH PFEIFFER
•$1,000- 300 E. 7TH ST. - JOHN E. AND DEBRA S. OLINDE TO BLUFF CITY PROPERTIES




BETHALTO



•$120,000- 422 TEXAS BLVD. - TIMOTHY OWENS II TO CARRIE COPE
•$195,500- 155 PATRIOTS DR. - AMANDA KOENIG TO CHRISTOPHER AND JAQUELINE LERNER
•$97,500- 405 GEORGIA ST. - CLAY AND ALICIA DAVIS TO AUSTIN AGNEY AND ERIKA WILSON
•$123,000- 610 MONTANA ST. - CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON TO COLBY BOYD AND REBEKAH HALLER




COLLINSVILLE



•$157,500- 219 N. COMBS AVE. - ANDREW A. AND SARAH E. PARCELS TO MICHAEL AD CASEY SPANRAFT




COTTAGE HILLS



•$74,900- 1408 LEE ST. - CHRISTOPHER AND JAQUELINE LERNER TO AIMEE SIMMS




E. ALTON



•$72,100- 608 LINCOLN AVE. - GARY AND SUE LILEY TO BRUCE NOHAVA




EDWARDSVILLE



•$195,000- 1189 TAMPICO DR. - GARY AND DIANA SIKORA TO ANDREA M. AND RICHARD C. HETTINGER II
•$93,686- 1116 MADISON AVE. - JOSH MEYER AND MIRANDA BEHM TO TIMOTHY S. DOUGLAS
•$132,000- 514 ROANOKE DR. - MICHELLE HATFIELD TO THOMAS E. AND JEANNE A. GENT
•$192,000- 1930 VASSAR DR. - RICHARD AND VICKY ADLER TO ERIC AND DANA KENT




GODFREY



•$143,000- 4720 BRECHT LN. - ERIN IMMKEN TO PAUL D. AND BARBARA J. MORGAN




GRANITE CITY



•$69,900- 2309 E. 25TH ST. - EDA G. MACRAE TO AARON JAMES AND VENUS M. BALLINGER
•$18,000- 1631 SPRUCE ST. - STEPHEN J. AND HELEN E. DOROGHAZI TRUST TO STEPHEN AND HELEN DOROGHAZI TRUST
•$70,000- 3200 EDGEWOOD AVE. - GARLAND DAVID CONNER AND ALMA JANE CONNER TO MIYON MCCLURE TAN




HAMEL



•$107,000- 314 WOLF DR. - DAVID HOOKS TO JOHN E. AND MARY E. GAJEWSKI




HIGHLAND



•$204,000- 14003 ST. ROSE RD. - JAMES W. AND DONNA E. HARLIEB TO RODNEY L. AND TRACY A. CAMERON
•$243,000- 21 ALICE DR. - DANIEL AND JODIE KUTZGAR TO JOSEPH AND JESSICA FOSTER
•$165,000- ZILLES RD. - TONIA M SCHUCK TO JOHN D. KUTZ III
•$96,000- 205 NORTHVIEW DR. - JESSICA IBERG TO MICHELE CLARKIN
•$25,000- 13226 US HWY 40 - DEBBIE V. MCKINNEY TO DAVID F. AND DONNA J. MUNIE




MADISON



•$2,000- 1017 GRAND AVE. - ANNA L. MICHAEL SABADOS TO KENNETH R. FORTNER




MARINE



•$48,000- 3541 DINGOES RUN LOT 50 OUTBACK TRA. - IL JAG TO SCOTT L. RUDER
•$132,000- 411 EASY ST. - JESSICA A. FOSTER TO PAUL S. AND JOAN M. PODRAZA




MARYVILLE



•$158,000- 6814 HAMPSHIRE CT. - LOUIS M. AND MARGARET S. DENTICI TRUST TO ANDREW AND SARAH PARCELS




POCAHONTAS



•$199,000- 13810 PIERLAND CT. - ASHLEY A. BARNETT TO SALVATORE A. AND SHIRLEY DI MAGGIO




TROY



•$140,000- 206 PARK AVE. - TERESA BARDELMEIER TO EZRA PINO AND ELAINE LAEMMRICH
•$40,000- 223 EISENHOWER RD. - VICKSBURG DEVELOPMENT TO WARRENS HOME BUILDERS




WOOD RIVER



•$41,000- 911 E. PENNING AVE. - RUE FOE TO MICHAEL LEE AND SHEILA LOUISE GLEASON

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016




FIRST COUNTY BANK V. JOHN Q. THERIOT AND BARBARA A. THERIOT, $46,091.39, 7611 CHURCH LN., E. ST. LOUIS. 16-CH-601



SEPTEMBER 7, 2016



PHH MORTGAGE V. JOHN A. AND TASCHA L. MOWEN, $68,731.81, 1505 KARIN DR., SWANSEA. 16-CH-602

FIRST CO MORTGAGE V. CODY R. SCHMITZ, $68,655, 224 BIG BEND BLVD., SWANSEA. 16-CH-603

For years now, attorneys Stephen Tillery, Robert Clifford, and associates have been trying, unsuccessfully, to challenge the integrity of State Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier. Now, thanks to U.S. District Judge David Herndon, they may get another chance.

Clifford and Tillery have a thing about Karmeier, because they hold him responsible for depriving them of gigantic class action settlements. Years ago, Karmeier participated in decisions overturning Clifford's $1 billion judgment against State Farm and Tillery's $10 billion judgment against Philip Morris.

Having that much money slip through one's hands could unhinge anybody, but it has to be especially devastating to attorneys with outsized egos.

Clifford and Tillery took big hits to their pocketbooks and their pride and seem never to have gotten over it. They just can't let go.

They've done everything they could think of to get the original judgments reinstated. Having failed at that, they waged a legal and media attack against Karmeier instead.

In 2012, they filed a racketeering suit against State Farm, claiming that the insurance company secretly funneled money to Karmeier's 2004 campaign for the supreme court in hopes of having the $1 billion judgment against it overturned.

Two years ago, Clifford and Tillery helped finance a scurrilous and unsuccessful television ad campaign to prevent Karmeier's retention in the 2014 election.

Clifford also filed a federal court brief accusing the State Bar Association's judicial evaluation committee of being biased in favor of Karmeier when he first ran for the supreme court seat in 2004.

Now Judge Herndon has certified the $9 billion class action against State Farm, breathing new life into the Clifford-Tillery struggle against Karmeier.

As Clifford and Tillery continue to accuse Justice Karmeier of prejudice and wrongful conduct, Karmeier was just chosen by his peers on the court to serve as its new chief justice.

Quite a contrast.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$130,000- S. 11TH ST. - KELEHER DEVELOPMENT TO JEFFREY AND CYNTHIA HEIDORN
•$165,500- 5 BURCHAM DR. - JUNIOR ROCK INVESTMENTS TO TRACY AND CHRISTOPHER MILLER
•$81,000- 210 N. 39TH ST. - MARGARET M. HASSEL TO CHRISTOPHER A. BACHMANN
•$175,500- 2862 BROOKMEADOW DR. - PRASENJIT SEIL AND SWARNALI GHOSE DASTIDER TO THONEY AND JESICA DOUANGNOY
•$189,000- 411 JOHN HENRY ST. - KENNETH L. AND SUZAN A. REINHARDT TO NATHANIEL DEAR
•$112,000- 368 BUNKER HILL RD. - MARK AND NANCY DALLE TO MONTU WILSON AND JOI CLARK WILSON
•$14,000- 8338 W. MAIN ST. - JAMES RUSSELL AND DONA MCGLYNN TO BELLEVILLE HOMES
•$144,000- 1540 WESTHAMPTON TRACE - MICHAEL AND AMBER KAEMMERER TO ZAHMILL MANUEL
•$35,000- EILER RD. - SOUTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT TO ROBERT AND CATHY HOFFMAN
•$177,000- 1 BROOKHILL POINT - STEVEN J. AD BEVERLY A. SHARBER TO GALEN GONDOLFI AND KILEY BEDNAR
•$65,500- 2312 COTSWOLD CR. - US BANK TRUST TO COLVENT PROPERTIES
•$212,500- 2402 GLENMOUNT CT. - CHRISTOPHER A. AND MEGAN L. FLAHAN TO PAUL AND STEPHANIE HIRSCH
•$134,900- 124 RIVERMEADE LN. - DOUGLAS A. AND CARLA E. FOSTER TO TWILA A. HOPKINS
•$79,900- 305 CLEARVIEW DR. - JOSEPH C. JARVIS TO ADAM J. EBERS
•$125,000- 6 PATRICIA LN. - EDWARD AND DELORES WILSON TO ZACHARY M. AND HEATHER A. BASS




CAHOKIA



•$16,800- 1422 ANDREWS DR. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO CRYSTAL DIXON
•$28,000- 1605 ANDREWS DR. - JEFFREY D. GRIESHABER TO EQUITY TRUST CO.
•$28,000- 2016 LYNN ST. - TMP REAL ESTATE GROUP TO EQUITY TRUST CO.
•$55,000- INDUSTRIAL DR. - MISSISSIPPI LAND TRUST TO STEVE D. WIECHERT AND REBECCA DICKINSON
•$10,800- 1402 WILLIAMS ST. - THE JUDICIAL SALES CORP. TO SECRETARY OF HUD




COLLINSVILLE



•$5,000- 239 JOE ST. - ROSELLO CORTEZ TO JHONATON MUNELOS




DUPO



•$26,500- 722 STATE ST. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO MARK AND KATHLEEN CREASY




FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS



•$4,500- 9011 CREST DR. - ROBERT ABERNATHY TO ANTONIO JONES




MARISSA



•$35,500- WHITE OAK MINE RD. - TRISTAN PARKER TO VALERIE R. SINN




MASCOUTAH



•$46,000- 723 MORTAR ST. - BRICKYARD DEVELOPMENT TO HOMES BY DEESIGN
•$249,900- 1131 FOX RUN - MICHELE L. RENTH TO TIMOTHY AND KRISTEN PECKHAM




MILLSTADT



•$120,000- 203 W. LAUREL ST. - DEENA K. KEY TO COURTNEY ELIZABETH HARBISON
•$129,000- 131 LEXINGTON DR. - IMAL MARIE HURST TO ERIC KOSYDOR AND KELSEY RIEBELING
•$216,000- 125 BEHAM DR. - RANDEL J. MOSER II AND JESSICA E. MOSER TO EDWARD J. AND SHARON L. WYLIE




OFALLON



•$188,500- 1118 CREEKSIDE CT. - WILFRED JOHN AND MONICA LYNN BURCH TO KEVIN J. AND APRIL R. MCPEEK
•$20,000- 901 SILVERLINK DR. - YVONNE GLISPIE TO RIVERSIDE PROPERTY INVEST
•$39,900- 252 PEORIA LN. - ESTATES AT PRAIRIE CROSSING DEVELOPMENT TO FULFORD HOMES
•$305,000- 800 WHITE HORSE LN. - RANDOLPH L. AND TAMMI R. PATTERSON TO KRISTA C. AND GARRETT MCCORMACK
•$114,200- 913 JENNA LEE LN. - KENNETH A. WEAVER TO A&B PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
•$213,485- 1005 RICHLAND PARK DR. - MCBRIDE STONE BRIDGE TO MARVIN AND MATTIE JONES
•$115,000- 109 E. WASHINGTON ST. - MARIA C. HAGLESTEIN MCGARVEY TO KENNY CAMPBELL
•$189,900- 712 ALADAR DR. - TAMMIE AND PHILIP KNAPPER TO CARTUS FINANCIAL CORP.
•$189,900- 712 ALADAR DR. - CARTUS FINANCIAL CORP. TO NICHOLAS W. AND JENELLE R. MILLER
•$184,450- 403 BANDMOUR PL. - KEITH L. KELLNER TO CARTUS FINANCIAL CORP.
•$184,450- 403 BANDMOUR PL. - CARTUS FINANCIAL CORP. TO CRAIG A. AND JENNIFER ORD
•$85,000- 702 S. WALNUT ST. - CODY CARLSON TO ROBERT SAMUEL STRAHAN
•$407,000- 1021 NOTTINGHILL DR. - MATTHEW T. AND AMY RAPER TO WESLEY ALMEIDA
•$205,000- 909 PHILLIP CT. - RICHARD S. AND DORIS B. COBB TO CURTIS E. AND JANET A. RAABERG
•$330,000- 1022 NOTTINGHILL DR. - JOHN D. AND KRISTINA G. GOLDEN TO ERIC M. AND SAMANTHA LANIER
•$198,700- 7029 MILLBROOK LN. - SEAN K. AND GABRIELA PATTERSON TO KALEB R. AND ALYSSA J. LEE




SHILOH



•$32,000- 804 HAWKRIDGE RUN - SD2 TO FULFORD HOMES
•$32,000- 833 BLUFF RIDGE LN. - SD2 TO FULFORD HOMES
•$32,000- 804 BLUFF RIDGE LN. - SD2 TO FULFORD HOMES
•$165,000- 1176 CROMWELL LN. - ESTATE OF DONALD S. NELSON TO MICHAEL AND KATHRYN JACKSON
•$233,500- 2251 BIRMINGHAM DR. - J.C. WILSON TO DAVID A. AND REBECCA M. DOUGHTY
•$67,000- 22 INNSBRUCK LN. - TIMOTHY JOHNSON TO CHAD HANNA
•$45,000- 3446 CHIPPEWA DR. - SHILOH BUILDING GROUP TO MCGOLDEN INC




SWANSEA



•$185,000- 1712 CREEKSIDE DR. - LARY AND UNKYONG HOLDEN TO LINDAL AND JANICE LAW
•$205,000- 4096 BASSEN DR. - JASON E. AND INGER L. CARTER TO DERREK AND SABRINA PEASE
•$240,000- 3837 APPALOOSA DR. - SEAN AND CASEY PARINI TO JOANN DOTSON




SEPTEMBER 2, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$60,000- 501 N. 38TH ST. - BARBARA CASTELLO EXECUTOR TO CHERI SMITH
•$200,000- 2441 LARCHMONT DR. - ANTHONY AND RACHAL NOCCHI TO VUK AND JUSTINE MILICEVIC
•$134,000- 556 WINDRIFT DR. - SHIRLEY G. SARGEANT TO HARRIET TUCHTEN
•$96,500- 7 KINGS CT. - BOUSE PROPERTIES TO DEANGELO CLARK
•$161,500- 1917 PROMENADE LN. - CHASE A. AND LSELIE M. MERCER TO STEVEN M. AND ASTRID G. WAKE
•$11,000- 718 E. MCKINLEY ST. - US BANK TO JOB BROOKS
•$150,000- 2708 PIPER HILLS DR. - LANDIS PROPERTIES TO CARL F. AND SHIRLEY CASILLAS
•$35,300- 208 LINCOLNSHIRE BLVD. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO JOHNNY ERVIN CAMPBELL




CAHOKIA



•$25,000- 1606 MULLENS AVE. - MARVIN DAVIDSON AND MARILYN LYNCH TO HENRY WALLER
•$1,159- 1707 HARVEST AVE. - WELL FARGO BANK TO GLOBAL PERMIER ASSET MANAGEMENT
•$25,500- 30 DREXEL DR - STEPHEN LANCASTER TO ST. LOUIS INVESTMENTS
•$53,000- 1907 MARSEILES BLVD. - YAN ZHEN GUO AND XU JU DONG TO AUDREY J. BROOKS AND KEITH AVANT




E. ST. LOUIS


•$2,900- 2018 N. 58TH ST. - PRINCETON COMMERCIAL MW HOLDINGS TO ATLF AND G TAVEERAS HERNANDEZ
•$8,050- 3011 N. PARK DR. - E. ST. LOUIS HOUSING AUTHORITY TO LATOIYA BUTCHEE




FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS



•$72,000- 11 LINDA LN. - PROVIDENCE BANK TO MELISSA A. WISE
•$133,600- 205 NOTTHINGHAM CT. - RICK AND ELLEN HAMPTON TO DEWITT AND TEREISHA RULE
•$95,000- 104 MECKFESSEL DR. - PATRICIA S. KRUSE AND JENNIFER J. SPCHT KRUSE WRIGHT TO DANIELLE MARIE ROSS




FREEBURG



•$142,000- 705-707 MEADOW BROOK DR. - WSHS PARTNERSHIP TO SCOTT A. MUELLER
•$105,000- 5353 CARR RD. - MARILYN JO HASELROTH TO MATTHEW AND KRISTEN KNAKE




MASCOUTAH



•$179,900- 480 FALLING LEAF WAY - PAUL B. AND MILA R. HYATT TO BENJAMIN L. SAUERHAGE
•$268,389- 817 TANZANITE LN. - CNR TO ZACHARY M. AND LAUREN M. KRAMPER




OFALLON



•$200,000- 215 THOMAS - MICHAEL T. AND LISA M. KORTKAMP TO ADRIAN BRACAMONTE AND VANDERLEIA D. BORGES
•$142,000- 639 RAIN HOLLOW DR. - CAROLE HORSTMANN TO BETTY HOLMES
•$120,000- 602 S. AUGUSTA - CHERYL OLINGER AND JADA GRINDSTAFF TO MICHELLE OLINGER
•$99,500- 115 W. 5TH ST. - EDWARD GLOWATSKI TO KYLE R. CANNON
•$395,000- 1774 SADDLEWOOD - HARRY AND MYRA BLANK TO ANGELA AND GREGORY AIKEN
•$71,350- 702 S. CHERRY CT. - MARY LONG TO RAPID PROPERTY SOLUTIONS
•$91,200- 1114 WOODGATE DR. - JEAN L. AND LOIS GALE RIDENOUR TO DANIEL BUERKE
•$99,000- 409 N. CHERRY ST. - DAVID JOSEPH KRIEGER TO JASON AND EMILY FIEKER
•$395,000- 303 S. VINE ST. - FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN CARLYLE TO JEFFREY AND MANDY DAUDEL




SWANSEA



•$167,000- 1704 BLACK WILLOW CT. - SCOTT AND GRAZIA MICHEAL TO DOMINGO RAMIREZ
•$57,960- 301 ARBOR DR. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO JOHNNY ERVIN CAMPBELL



SEPTEMBER 6, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$135,000- 30 OAK KNOLL PL . - CAROL G. PURVIANCE TO ROBERT L. QUAAS
•$117,000- 1918 E. D ST. - DENISE E. RICHTER TO BOB SUTTON REAL ESTATE AND LOANS
•$138,500- 417 RING OF KERRY DR. - MATTHEW OPPLIGER TO ROBERT GENTRY




CAHOKIA



•$7,000- 124 ST. ROBERT DR. - GOSHEN REAL ESTATE TO KELLY GUYTON




FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS



•$68,000- 3 IRMA LN. - RICHARD ATWELL TO ROBERT YOUNG
•$86,000- 513 LEMANS WAY - HOUSING OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS REO TO DEMARKO SMITH
•$201,500- 9429 MARBARRY DR. - MCBRIDE SUMMIT SPRINGS TO MICHAEL AND VALARIE THOMAS




MASCOUTAH



•$223,000- 525 JACKSON ST. - NICHOLAS D. AND ELIZABETH A. WALTER TO MICHELE L. RENTH
•$282,500- 9625 BROWNING ST. - JASON AND CORIE S. SCHLUETER TO JOHNATHAN AND CANDEE HOMER




MILLSTADT



•$60,150- 417 E. MADISON ST. - FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE TO SHELBY L. CRUZ




NEW BADEN



•$493,698- 512 HANOVER ST. (NEW BADEN), 550 S. MADISON ST. (LEBANON), 1011 W. HIGHWAY 50 (OFALLON) - PEARL FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TO WADE DEVELOPMENT CORP.




OFALLON



•$248,000- 230 W. STONYBROOK DR. - HUNTINGTON CHASE CORP. TO TIMOTHY D. AND ALI E. JEFFERS
•$347,804- 400 WILLOW POINT TR. - HUNTINGTON CHASE CORP. TO STEVEN D. THURSTON
•$48,000- 1205 HOLLANDER CT. - WINDSORY CREEK DEVELOPMENT TO HUNTINGTON CHASE HOMES CORP.
•$58,800- 504 STILL HOLLOW RUN - RESERVES OF TIMBER RIDGE TO HUNTINGTON CHASE HOMES CORP.
•$89,300- 612 E. 2ND ST. - MARY J. WHEATLEY TO JOSE MARIA CARRANZA PALACIOS AND MARIA ERNESTINA GONZALEZ SALINAS




SHILOH



•$197,000- 2720 LAKE LUCERNE DR. - TONY SCOTT BEAL TO ERYNN E. ELLEBY




SMITHTON



•$120,000- 609 N. HICKORY - ALBERTA M. MUELLER AND DAVID A. VONDERHEIDE TO RYAN HOWARD AND TAYLOR BOYER




SWANSEA



•$124,900- 128 PINE DALE DR. - MARILYN S. YOUNG TO THOMAS L. MCMILLIN
•$145,500- 128 ADAM DR. - REBECCA LUKENS TO NICHOLAS AND BRITTNEY VANWAES




SEPTEMBER 7, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$28,600- 801 E. B ST. - SECRETARY OF HUD TO TYGRACON PROPERTIES
•$135,000- 1556 HARTMAN LN. - RUSSELL AND TRACY MCCULLOUGH TO WILLIAM AND ELYNDA UHDE




CAHOKIA



•$10,401- 110 WALNUT ST. - US BANK TO ALAN K. CARTER




CASEYVILLE


•$3,000- 441 S. 7TH ST. - CHARLES HAMPTON TO EVANGELINA GONZALEZ
•$3,000- 451 S. 7TH ST. - SHARON HAMPTON TO ALFONSO GOTIERREZ
•$3,000- 63 ACORDI DR. - CHARLES HAMPTON TO EVANGELINA GONZALEZ
•$3,000- 54 ACORDI DR. - CHARLES HAMPTON TO JACINTO GONZALEZ
•$3,000- 20 ACORDI DR. - CHARLES HAMPTON TO ROGELIO GONZALEZ




DUPO



•$85,900- 312 N. 4TH ST. - DEBRA J. ALDRIDGE AND COURTNEY L. HUTKOWSKI TO SHIREEN K. WHITFORD




FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS



•$100- 15 MECKFESSEL DR. - DARREN AND MARGARET L. LINDSEY TO MARGARET L. LINDSEY
•$125,000- 10099 LINCOLN TR. - YO CHO HAMRIC HENRICHS TO ZACHARIAH YINGER AND CHAD ZINI




FREEBURG



•$79,000- 3419 ARBOR VIEW CT. - ARBOR VIEW ACRES TO BRYAN AD MARLANA BLOMENKAMP




MILLSTADT



•$260,000- 400 S. JEFFERSON ST. - GERALD L. PAULE TO VILLAGE OF MILLSTADT




SHILOH



•$166,500- 962 WHITECHAPEL DR. - DANIEL M. JR. AND BRIANA ALDE TO BRANDON D. LANGEL
•$255,000- 3419 CANTON RUN CROSSING - JAMES E. JONESAND SHELBY J. ATKINS JONES TO ORLANDO AD MARIETTA MINER




SWANSEA



•$75,000- 1706 DUNCAN AVE. - CATHERINE A. ROBINSON TO AMY ZIKE
•$140,000- 1500 BOUL AVE. - GOLDEN C. PROPERTIES TO VILLAGE OF SWANSEA




SEPTEMBER 8, 2016




BELLEVILLE



•$50,000- 1822 JAY ST. - BRITTIN ESTATE TO A&E MIDWEST INVESTMENTS




CAHOKIA



•$1,000- 2330 MAYNOR DR. - JAMES R. CULPEPPER TO RICHARD BRICKER
•$50,000- 2820/2830/2861 CALVIN BLVD. - CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANK TO SUNSWEPT HOLDINGS
•$6,600- 1905 HARVEST AVE. - WELLS FARGO BANK TO LATOYA TIARA AND STEPHEN LANCASTER




CASEYVILLE



•$47,500- 8780 OLD BUNKUM RD. - FANNIE MAE TO LUCIOUS J. ROGERS III




FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS



•$106,000- 108 BRITTANY DR. - US BANK TO ALLAN WARD
•$95,000- 3 HELEN CT. - TODD A. AND JULIE A. STAUTHAMMER TO JOSEPH D. WALKER




MASCOUTAH



•$238,602- 925 INDIAN PRAIRIE DR. - KAPPERT CONSTRUCTION TO DENNIS AND DONNA ELBE
•$1,000,000- 720 S. 10TH ST. - CITY OF MASCOUTAH TO CROWN CASTLE TOWERS 09 LLC




NEW ATHENS



•$15,000- 308S. CLINTON - LESTER H. HANDELT TO JEREMY D. DIETZEL




OFALLON



•$189,500- 216 LIBERTY CROSSING - DANIEL AND ANN EICKMEIER TO PATRICK AND LISA LAWARY

Monday, September 26




9:00 AM




JERMAN CLIFFORD V. WOOLSEY OPERATING CO LLC A FOR

16-L-000113, MUDGE 302




Wednesday, September 28




9:00 AM




DWYER JODI S V. SMITH NELLIE A

16-L-000953, MUDGE 302




DAUGHERTY SHEILA V. LUESSE GROCERIES INC

15-L-000628, RUTH 311




FELT STACY INDIVIDUALLY V. ZENKER STEVEN MD

14-L-000920, MUDGE 302




FULMER MALINDA V. MARSHALL DEBORAH

16-L-000210, MATOESIAN 351




TIPSWORD ALLAN V. SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC COOPERAT

12-L-000901, RUTH 311




GASKILL SUSAN M V. JOSEPHINES HOLDINGS LLC

15-L-001331, MATOESIAN 351




NYMAN ELANOR F V. BROWN PATRICIA L

15-L-001641, MATOESIAN 351




LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CORP V. ADVANCED EXTERIORS AND

16-L-000570, MATOESIAN 351




HUBERT KELSEY L V. HUNZIKER BRADLEY

15-L-000314, RUTH 311




SMITH TAMMY AS SPECIAL ADMINIS V. PATEL RAJNIKANT MD

16-L-000510, MATOESIAN 351




FRIEDERICH STEVEN W V. VANHOY VERN

13-L-000647, RUTH 311




BURGESS SILAS AS SPEC ADM OF T V. HARMON LAWRENCE T MD

13-L-000072, MUDGE 302




WEST TIM AS SPEC ADM OF THE ES V. KOUCHOUKOS NICHOLAS T MD

14-L-000710, RUTH 311




REED LAUREN K INDIVIDUALLY AND V. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS HEALTH

14-L-000823, MATOESIAN 351




LACEY OLIVIA A AS SPEC ADMIN O V. OSF HEALTHCARE DBA ST.

16-L-000658, RUTH 311




HICKS BLANCHE V. EDEN RETIREMENT CENTER INC AN

11-L-000710, RUTH 311




HARTLINE DANIEL V. KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC

15-L-000365, MATOESIAN 351




BUNT ANTONIA V. CITY OF WOOD RIVER

14-L-000504, MATOESIAN 351




HARLAN JUDYTH A V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC

15-L-000084, MUDGE 302




LEWIS CANDACE V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON

15-L-000409, MUDGE 302




BAUER BRENT V. PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY

16-L-000728, RUTH 311




CAMPBELL JEAN EXECUTOR OF THE V. ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DBA

16-L-000083, MUDGE 302




BOYER RHONDA AS SPEC ADMIN OF V. MAHANTA BANTI MD

16-L-000478, MUDGE 302




STILES JUSTIN M V. RIVES DENNIS W

12-L-000793, MUDGE 302




BUFFO ANTONIO V. UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATIO

14-L-001176, RUTH 311




MASON THERON L V. ILLINOIS HOLDINGS I LLC AN ILL

15-L-000946, MUDGE 302




HARDISON CYNTHIA V. SHIV AM HOTEL LLC DBA SUPER 8

15-L-000839, MATOESIAN 351




MORGAN SHIRLEY AS SPECIAL ADMI V. BROCKMAN WILLIAM F

13-L-000608, RUTH 311




ATKINSON CRAIG A V. POLZIN NANCY J

13-L-001497, MATOESIAN 351




GAMMON CHARLES T V. HESSE PAUL D

13-L-001667, RUTH 311




TREVINO ORFA V. JACKSON DONALD

12-L-000878, MUDGE 302




GATEWAY PUBLIC ADJUSTERS PC V. BRUNAUGH JASON

14-L-001055, MUDGE 302




PRATT DEBORAH V. SUPERVALU INC

14-L-001129, MUDGE 302




BUCK KATHLEEN M V. SHRIMPTON JON W

14-L-001164, MATOESIAN 351




STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY C V. METRO EAST ROOFING

14-L-001337, MUDGE 302




EBERSOHL KEVIN D V. PITCHFORD FUNERAL SERVICES INC

15-L-000527, MUDGE 302




SMITH VERNON T JR V. ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL TOOL INC

15-L-000926, MATOESIAN 351




BUTLER LAWRENCE V. SCHNUCK MARKETS INC

15-L-001551, MUDGE 302




ROSE TIMOTHY V. O'REILLY AUTO PARTS

15-L-001671, MATOESIAN 351




DRAINER CYNTHIA A V. COUSLEY CHRYSA A

16-L-000184, MATOESIAN 351




OSTER BENTON PHYLLIS A V. SHOP N SAVE WAREHOUSE FOODS IN

16-L-000298, RUTH 311




CACH LLC V. GROOMS DONALD E

16-L-000216, MATOESIAN 351




WILSON DAVID V. WWCS INC

12-L-000891, RUTH 311




JOVI STEPHEN INDIVIDUALLY V. KUGLER MORRIS A MD

15-L-000654, MUDGE 302




KEEL JERRY V. WOOD GENEVE L

16-L-000802, RUTH 311




MANGRUM KIMBERLY V. SAINT ANTHONYS HEALTH CENTER

14-L-001274, RUTH 311




THORPE KEVIN D AS THE SPECIAL V. OMONDI PRICE PAUL DO

13-L-000302, MATOESIAN 351




SZYMULA DONALD V. GOEDELMAN GREGORY

15-L-000144, RUTH 311




ZINI JOHN J JR V. ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

15-L-000888, RUTH 311




LANTER DANNY V. BLEDSOE DEVON

16-L-000974, MATOESIAN 351




WILTSHIRE CAROL V. OSF HEALTHCARE

15-L-001421, MUDGE 302




BLECHINGER BILL V. ALVARADO ALEJANDRO J MD

16-L-000373, MUDGE 302




WEISBERG WILLIAM H V. MARTINEZ CHRISTINA M ESTATE OF

16-L-000002, MATOESIAN 351




DRACH EDWARD G V. DAVIS CALVIN J

15-L-001147, MATOESIAN 351




FIGUEROA MIROSLAWA N TRUST U/A V. JUSUFI FRANK AKA FETO JUSUFI

14-L-001311, RUTH 311




GARLAND KATHY A V. WEBSTER EDWARD E

16-L-000512, RUTH 311




WITHERS SHARLA R V. LANTER DIANE M

14-L-000291, RUTH 311




LOCKETT REBA M V. NIEHAUS EDWARD R

15-L-000037, RUTH 311




BODINET ANDREA N V. SCHOLL NANCY E

15-L-000184, RUTH 311




HALE STEPHANIE V. MAGRUDER CAROLYN

15-L-000442, MUDGE 302




TENLLADO MARY V. BIGGS KATHLEEN M

15-L-001661, RUTH 311




ROSSON DEBRA K V. GALLO RYAN J

16-L-000263, MUDGE 302




BRUMMEL JOHN R AS FATHER AND N V. KOSTIELNEY NICHOLAS L

14-L-001605, MUDGE 302




TOTTY MICHAEL V. TOTTY BARBARA L

16-L-000278, MATOESIAN 351




LYMBERPOULOS DAWN AS TEMP GUAR V. MCCOY CHRISTOPHER S

16-L-000433, RUTH 311




BONNER MERDITH L AS PERS REP O V. GRANITE NURSING AND

12-L-000020, MUDGE 302




GEORGE DAVID V. METRO CONTRACTING & DESIGN

16-L-000048, RUTH 311




VARBLE MARK A V. J'S LAWN CARE INC AN ILLINOIS

12-L-000527, MATOESIAN 351




SMELSER JONATHON W A MINOR BY V. THUIS VERONICA L

16-L-000070, MATOESIAN 351




DOWNEY TERRY L V. KNEBEL ESTHER B

15-L-001620, MUDGE 302




SCHNEEDLE BRENDA AS SPEC ADM O V. SA ENC VIP MANOR LLC DBA VIP

13-L-000899, MATOESIAN 351




EMDE HAROLD EXECUTOR OF THE ES V. SA ENC BLU FOUNTAIN LLC DBA

13-L-001371, MATOESIAN 351




MURDOCK TONI V. LAFOND LARRY

16-L-000209, MATOESIAN 351




BEARLEY MICHAEL W V. HUBBARD LAVINIA D

16-L-000825, RUTH 311




BUFFO ANTONIO V. STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY

15-L-000440, MATOESIAN 351




BENSON LAURA V. J W DUN INC DBA EDDIES LOUNGE

09-L-000465, RUTH 311




FLOOD ANDREW V. CITY OF GRANITE CITY ILLINOIS

15-L-000953, MATOESIAN 351




MITCHELL KENNETH V. DOITS VILLAGE INN INC

15-L-000339, RUTH 311




CARSTENS WICKHAM BELINDA V. SEDYCIAS JOAO

14-L-000545, MATOESIAN 351




AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY V. MIKE A MAEDGE TRUCKING INC A C

16-L-000307, RUTH 311




HOLLENBACK JEFFREY V. WEIDLER JOSHUA

15-L-001368, MATOESIAN 351




GRIFFITH MEGAN V. BRAYTON WILLIAM L JR

13-L-001826, MUDGE 302




HOPPER KENNETH E V. TIEPELMAN DEAN

14-L-001247, RUTH 311




ACUP LINDA V. RESTAURANTS UNLIMITED INC DBA

15-L-001445, RUTH 311




MOHR TERRY V. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COM

15-L-000040, RUTH 311




GABRIEL DANA V. JACKSON PHILIPP

14-L-001625, MUDGE 302




RYLANDER CHERYL SPEC ADM OF TH V. PETERSEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY

15-L-000922, RUTH 311




BUDER DARYL V. CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA

16-L-000306, MUDGE 302




EHLERS JAMES V. METRO SPORTS INC

10-L-000364, MATOESIAN 351




SUMMERS GILBERT V. WALMART STORES INC

14-L-001472, MUDGE 302




SANDERS CAROLYN K V. BIG MUDDY PUB LLC

16-L-000302, RUTH 311




LEVERETT KRYSTLE V. FEAZEL JOSEPH C

13-L-001761, MATOESIAN 351




RASMUSSEN LORA INDIVIDUALLY V. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTH FACIL

16-L-000297, MUDGE 302




BERGER MARY V. MASCHING PATRICK MD

16-L-000713, MUDGE 302




SNEED ADAM V. CANN JUSTIN D

14-L-000560, MATOESIAN 351




KAYSER ANDREW V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL PR

11-L-000901, MUDGE 302




BROWN JACK V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI

11-L-001008, MUDGE 302




DISHER JOHN V. SHELL OIL COMPANY AKA SHELL OI

11-L-001225, MUDGE 302




PFISTER JENNIFER V. BICAHLO PAULO MD

13-L-001805, MUDGE 302




JACKSON ERIC V. CAMPBELL TERRY M

16-L-000431, MUDGE 302




HUNZIKER RONALD V. BONDURANT JOHNATHAN E

16-L-000644, MATOESIAN 351




LILLIS JOLENE V. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IMAGING ASSO

15-L-000330, MATOESIAN 351




WOODYS DRIVE INS INC V. ATLANTIS POOLS INC

15-L-000750, MATOESIAN 351




SMITH BOBBIE J V. GUTZLER MARY T

15-L-001393, MUDGE 302




WAYMORE POWER V. BROADWAY RIVER AND RAIL

07-L-000398, MATOESIAN 351




DAVENPORT STEPHANIE V. WIKOFF CATHERINE L MD

09-L-001022, MATOESIAN 351




TUCKER ZACHARY V. PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL, INC

16-L-000049, MATOESIAN 351




PATEL TANNABEN B V. DEWITT ALYSSA L

16-L-000696, MATOESIAN 351




CALHOUN ELAINE T V. WATSON TRACY M

15-L-000906, MATOESIAN 351




FOWLER JAMES C V. THIEMS TERRY

09-L-000922, RUTH 311




DUNN KEVIN S V. WEISS JOSHUA W

16-L-000021, MUDGE 302




WALTON ALBERT H V. PESKAR LEONA H

16-L-000635, MATOESIAN 351




WALLENDORF LAURA AS SPEC ADM O V. ST ANTHONYS PHYSICIAN GROUP

14-L-000060, MUDGE 302




MILLER MELISSA V. KALICKI VICTORIA

15-L-000207, MATOESIAN 351




MOORE DENNIS V. FERGUSON MARK

15-L-000802, MUDGE 302




GIBSON KIMBERLY V. SNIDER WADE

15-L-001540, MATOESIAN 351




KOZICKY EDWARD V. ALTON CASINO LLC DBA ARGOSY CA

15-L-001541, MUDGE 302




MURPHY IDA M V. SIMS ELAINE

16-L-000247, MUDGE 302




SMITH DOUGLAS V. MACIOS CHRISTINE

16-L-000301, MUDGE 302




TAYLOR WILLIE III V. OTTWELL KELCI

16-L-000517, MATOESIAN 351




LOMBARDI CRAIG V. ANDERSON ANDREW

16-L-000615, MUDGE 302




SANDERS GEORGETTA V. MORIETTA KAYLIE

16-L-000662, MATOESIAN 351




CROSS ANGELA V. FAIRLESS JAMES

16-L-000960, RUTH 311




THATCHER JASON V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

12-L-000142, RUTH 311




GRAVES PAUL SPEC ADM OF THE ES V. BRAVO CARE OF EDWARDSVILLE

14-L-001445, MUDGE 302




HUNT RAMONA V. OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM DBA OSF

16-L-000225, MATOESIAN 351




MEADOWS VICKI V. CORBIN STEVEN

15-L-000633, MATOESIAN 351




SCHMIDT TAMMY V. LANGA RESOURCE GROUP INC DBA L

16-L-000611, MATOESIAN 351




HIGHLAND SUPPLY CORPORATION AN V. PAPELERA DEL PLATA INC A

11-L-001336, RUTH 311




GIBSON PAMELA K V. SELTZER DAVID MD

15-L-000076, MUDGE 302




NORBURY STEVEN V. HIGHLAND READY MIX CONCRETE IN

12-L-000423, MATOESIAN 351




ZELLER J BUNYAN V. OVERTON AMOS E

15-L-000028, RUTH 311




CLICK REBECCA V. ALLSTAR ENTERPRISES & CLEANING

15-L-001538, RUTH 311




FLANAGAN AARON J V. GARRETT JACK D

14-L-001320, RUTH 311




CLAYTON KAY A V. SMITH ROBERT L

15-L-000259, RUTH 311




CARTWRIGHT KEVIN V. BGHA INC DBA BIG GAME TREESTAN

11-L-001136, MATOESIAN 351




BALESMALSON FREDA V. BOLD ENTERPRISES INC DBA MCDON

15-L-000257, MATOESIAN 351




PHILLIPS DERRICK D V. SCOTT CLARENCE A

15-L-001472, MATOESIAN 351




BARRY MICHAEL V. SCHENKER LOGISTICS INC

15-L-001386, MATOESIAN 351




ROSENKRANZ JOHN H IV V. CENTRAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SE

13-L-002200, MUDGE 302




PANZIER PATRICIA V. SA-ENC VIP MANOR LLC DBA VIP M

14-L-000602, RUTH 311




COTTRELL KENNETH V. LURKINS DALE IND/AS AGENT SERV

13-L-000018, RUTH 311




KALERT JANICE K V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

12-L-000045, RUTH 311




MATHIS CLIFFORD V. RAY HERRIN CORPORATION DBA THE

16-L-000752, RUTH 311




FUESTING MARK A V. TEBBE JOYCE

15-L-000766, RUTH 311




YEAGER CHRISTINA V. SIMPSON MARY

15-L-000962, MATOESIAN 351




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




LOCHMANN KEITH AS IND EXECUTOR V. BRAVO CARE OF EDWARDSVILLE

14-L-001314, MUDGE 302




GLEASON MARGARET V. MANUS WILLIAM SR

14-L-001657, MATOESIAN 351




BURGESS JULIE J V. WADE DEVELOPMENT CORP DBA CC F

15-L-001227, MATOESIAN 351




SEALS DON V. BEER BARREL PUB INC

14-L-000146, RUTH 311




KELLEY STEVE V. BEER BARREL PUB INC

14-L-000147, RUTH 311




PATEL TARUNKUMAR T V. GHANSHYAM MANAGEMENT INC AN IL

09-L-001079, MUDGE 302




BRISTOW KATHLEEN V. SANNEMAN MARK

16-L-000238, RUTH 311




MCDONALD ANGELA V. BOSOLUKE SPENCER S

15-L-000715, MATOESIAN 351




BURHANS ELIZABETH J V. CARNAHAN BARBARA M

15-L-000903, RUTH 311




THOMASON JAMES V. HOLMES DON

16-L-000288, RUTH 311




PHILLIPS BRENDA S V. HOGAN CHRISTOPHER B

13-L-000775, RUTH 311




PATTERSON JOHN M V. DALTON GLEN H

15-L-001379, MATOESIAN 351




ELLIOTT DENNIS M V. PORTER AMANDA K

16-L-000116, MATOESIAN 351




ROUNDCOUNT JARIS V. DIEL TYLER

15-L-000466, MUDGE 302




DELTA PRIVATE JETS INC V. PREMIER AIR CENTER INC DBA WES

15-L-001069, MATOESIAN 351




MALLOY CASSANDRA IND/PERS REP V. MIDKIFF CHRISTINA MD

14-L-000532, MATOESIAN 351




CLAY DIANE V. LEADY WILLIAM D

11-L-001439, MUDGE 302




MORGAN JERRY L V. MADISON COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRIC

08-L-000963, MATOESIAN 351




BURNS TRACEY V. BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC

12-L-000226, MUDGE 302




LAROSE PHIL L V. LOWES HOME CENTERS LLC

15-L-000823, RUTH 311




SLECZKA TAMARA D V. SIDWELL RAQUEL A

16-L-000188, RUTH 311




SC JOHNSON & SON INC V. BUSKE THOMAS H

15-L-000164, RUTH 311




CENTRAL BANK OF ST LOUIS FAK F V. BRIDDELL RONALD J AKA RON

15-L-001043, MATOESIAN 351




ALLSTATE RECOVERY SERVICES INC V. BEACON FUNDING CORPORATION

15-L-001664, MATOESIAN 351




BOSSETTO SHARON S V. COSTANZO MELODEE

15-L-000050, RUTH 311




WILLIAMS DAJUAN V. BATTLES ASHLEY

15-L-000949, RUTH 311




ELM SHEET METAL HEATING & AIR V. SAND CONSTRUCTION LLC

15-L-001023, MUDGE 302




ABNEY RACHEL V. OFFICER JACKSON

16-L-000383, RUTH 311




SMALLEY CYNTHIA E V. ATLANTIS POOLS INC AN ILLINOIS

15-L-000152, RUTH 311




STURDIVANT CHRISTOPHER R V. AUTOZONE PARTS INC

15-L-000979, MUDGE 302




GIBBS JAMES V. QUIKTRIP CORPORATION

16-L-000335, MUDGE 302




GALBRAITH ROBERT L III V. GALBRAITH ROBERT L JR

16-L-000069, RUTH 311




THOMAS ANDY C V. MULLEN LOIS M

16-L-000187, MUDGE 302




ALLARIA NICOLE M V. THOMAS GEORGE

16-L-000943, RUTH 311




1:30 PM




THOMAS DEBRA D SPEC AD OF THE V. ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

13-L-002027, RUTH 311




KLINKE ROSEMARY V. KANUMURI RAGHU MD

14-L-001046, RUTH 311




Thursday, September 29




1:00 AM




CLASEN DALE C V. HEINEMEIER MICHAEL R

15-L-000288, MUDGE 302




9:00 AM




BRYANT LANCE V. FOCHTMANN MECHELLE

16-L-000681, CROWDER 320




LENON BELINDA V. ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

16-L-000723, MUDGE 302




CLARK LUCAS V. TRICKEYS SERVICE INC

16-L-000638, CROWDER 320




LAUTZ KAREN V. COOK LORA

15-L-000180, CROWDER 320




1:00 PM




COLLINSVILLE AREA RECREATION D V. PUREPLAY LLC

13-L-002129, MUDGE 302




POLARINE GREG V. ITB CAPITAL INC

16-L-000865, MUDGE 302




LIGHT JONI L V. DYNAMIC TRANSIT COMPANY

16-L-000462, MUDGE 302




STILES JUSTIN M V. RIVES DENNIS W

12-L-000793, MUDGE 302




BUTLER LAWRENCE V. SCHNUCK MARKETS INC

15-L-001551, MUDGE 302




BELLE STREET PROPERTIES LLC V. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY

16-L-000326, MUDGE 302




COULSON TIMOTHY V. TAYLOR LEROY

15-L-000260, MUDGE 302




KEEBLER HAROLD V. PINNACLE FOODS INC

16-L-000228, MUDGE 302




HARRIS COLIN V. DAVE&JUDY'S INC DBA DAVE&JUDY'

16-L-000702, MUDGE 302




JONES MARISSA V. SCHREINER TABITHA

16-L-000616, MUDGE 302




JOHNSON DARLENE GUARDIAN OF TH V. PETERSEN HEALTH ENTERPRISES

15-L-000575, MUDGE 302




UNIQUE PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS I V. SIGAN AMERICA LLC

15-L-001667, MUDGE 302




LOMBARDI CRAIG V. ANDERSON ANDREW

16-L-000615, MUDGE 302




BATES EARNEST V. FORBES ROBERT S

15-L-000524, MUDGE 302




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Clinton County Associate Judge William Becker, already presiding as visiting judge over a class action against Madison County, will preside over a dispute between Madison County and its Veterans Assistance Commission.  
The dispute, which began when the county banned veteran services officer Brad Lavite from his office, has swelled into a struggle for control of the commission.  
Notice of Becker’s appointment reached the circuit clerk on Sept. 19.   
He replaces Madison County associate judge Stephen Stobbs, who recused himself after Fifth District appellate judges reversed his decision in favor of the county.  
For Becker’s first task, he must resolve a contempt petition that Lavite filed against county leaders on Sept. 16.  
Lavite claims they refused to pay the commission’s legal bills, in spite of a Fifth District declaration that the county lacks authority over the commission.  
His lawyer, Tom Burkart of Hamel, recommended incarcerating county officials and giving them keys to their own cells, in the form of an agreement to pay his bill.
He attached to the motion a transcript of a Sept. 14 meeting of the county board’s finance committee with county auditor Rick Faccin.  
Faccin told the committee that the veteran assistance commission would exhaust its funds by the end of this month.
“Basically this is due to litigation expense of their lawyer, who has totaled over $100,000 in legal fees,” he said.  
Faccin said the attorney refused to give any detail on a current bill around $60,000.  
“We can’t audit the claim because we don’t know what’s going on,” he said.   
“I’m not paying it. It’s just that simple.
“People need to sit down and settle it.  
“I have a great deal of admiration and respect for the service Mr. Lavite has given us and our country. This is a separate issue here.  
“The money that we’re spending on litigation should be going to veterans.  
“As a matter of fact maybe somebody else ought to be looking at what he’s billing for here because this is ridiculous and it’s a waste of taxpayer money.”  
The committee directed Faccin to inform the veteran service commission that if he paid the claim he wouldn’t be able to meet the payroll.  
Burkart responded with a contempt petition against Faccin, county board chairman Alan Dunstan, state’s attorney Tom Gibbons, assistant state’s attorney John Gilbert, county administrator Joseph Parente, and finance committee members Jack Minner, Michael Holliday, Larry Trucano, Kelly Tracy and Jamie Goggin.  
He wrote that Gilbert attended the meeting and remained silent.  
He wrote that ample funds remained in the treasury for payment as of July 31, when the commission had an unreserved balance of $828,332.12.
In the other Madison County-related action that Becker presides over, he certified a class of property owners who claim auctions of delinquent taxes from 2005 to 2008 were rigged by former treasurer Fred Bathon, who arranged for tax buyers to charge interest at the legal limit of 18 percent.
Becker was appointed to the case after Stobbs on Sept. 1 recused himself. After that, Chief Judge Dave Hylla asked the Illinois Supreme Court for a special assignment.
The Court on Sept. 13 picked the Fourth Judicial Circuit to decide, and its Chief Judge Brad Paisley selected Becker.

Pepe Balanzar learned to make tamales from his grandmother.

Growing up in the restaurant business, she would make one batch for selling and one batch for family. The family batch had more meat, more “masa,” or dough, and more flavor.

So when Balanzar opened Chicago’s first food truck, he had to choose a side: Which batch would he make?

The choice was simple. “We give customers what we serve to our family,” he said.

Balanzar’s food truck, Tamale Spaceship, quickly launched him into the hearts of thousands. His product has had such success over the years that he opened a brick-and-mortar shop in 2014.

But local governments across Illinois aren’t treating food trucks like family. Chicago, for example, has begun an unprecedented crackdown on the popular lunchtime option for workers in the Loop. Officials are enforcing some of the nation’s most restrictive rules for food trucks among major cities.

In 2012, Chicago City Council bound the food-truck industry to absurd regulations.

Food trucks may not park within 200 feet of a brick-and-mortar restaurant. A restaurant is defined as anything from the ritziest steakhouse to a corner bodega. This rule effectively bans food trucks from every block in the Loop, save for a handful of small zones where the city explicitly allows trucks to park.

This has lead to fierce competition for scarce parking as the number of licensed food trucks increases each year.

When truck owners can find a legal spot to park, they are required to leave after two hours. Customers lined up around the corner? Too bad. Pack up or prepare to be ticketed.

It’s a maddening system. And to enforce it, the city has dispatched a worker to monitor the trucks all day, every day. Identifying himself only as “John,” he doles out tickets, conducts constant inspections and scares away hungry customers. Balanzar says his truck was inspected four times in a single week.

“It wasn’t a problem, but you almost feel like a criminal,” he said. “You feel like you are doing something wrong.”

On the day I spoke with Frankie Abate, owner of pizza truck Da Pizza Dude, he turned around to find his truck had been ticketed for violating the two-hour rule during our interview. The fines range from $1,000 to $2,000 – over 10 times more than the fine for parking in front of a fire hydrant in the city of Chicago.

Doesn’t Chicago government have more important things to worry about?

“They should just give me an ankle bracelet when I come to work,” Abate said. “That would be easier than what’s going on right now.”

If city officials expect food trucks to follow these rules to the letter, it’s odd that the city can’t even follow its own rules. At least three of the city’s food-truck stands downtown are inaccessible due to either construction or poor placement.

Food-truck owners aren’t the only ones up in arms. An Illinois Policy Institute survey revealed more than half of people who work in downtown Chicago think the two-hour rule is unfair, and nearly 60 percent support changing city rules to allow for more food trucks.

Unfortunately, Chicago city limits aren’t the only unfriendly confines for this business.

Aurora, for example, bans food trucks entirely; save for special events where owners must get special permits from the city. Aurora city officials have said this rule was written explicitly to protect restaurant owners.

Naperville allows for food trucks, but only on private property.

And until recently, the city of Evanston only allowed owners of local brick-and-mortar restaurants to operate food trucks. City officials lifted that restriction this summer because of a costly legal battle, but maintain restrictions on food trucks’ distance from restaurants.

Stringent food truck regulations are often pushed at the behest of a small interest group: restaurant owners. The rules then serve to drive a wedge between traditional restaurants and their counterparts on four wheels.

Some complain that food trucks don’t shoulder the same costs as restaurants. That’s true. They also don’t enjoy tables, chairs, wait staff or climate control. Different business models have different advantages.

When food trucks came onto the Chicago scene, the owners of Cheesie’s, a successful pub and grill chain in the city, didn’t complain. They adapted. Their food truck is now one of Chicago’s most beloved. But city government has dampened their spirits.

“It’s so frustrating,” said David Johnston, who runs Cheesie’s with his brother Chris.

“We’re out here making money for the city but they make it really difficult,” he said. “We’re a small business, man. Food truck people are people, too. We’re not monsters.”

Customers know this. Government, meanwhile, is taking too long to catch up.