An Illinois motorist is suing another driver, alleging negligence after he says the side of his vehicle was struck in a collision.

Harry Jacobs filed a lawsuit on Sept. 24 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Alvin Dressler and Dressler Truck Service, alleging negligence.

According to the complaint, on May 15, Jacobs was driving a motor vehicle south on Interstate Highway 55 in East St. Louis. The suit says the side of his vehicle was struck by Alvin Dressler, a Dressler Truck Service driver using a vehicle owned by the business.

As a result, the lawsuit states, the plaintiff claims he received injuries to his neck, shoulders and back, has been disabled and has spent money for medical care in the past, present and will in the future. He also has experienced lost wages and will do so in the future, the suit says.

Jacobs seeks $50,000 from the defendants, court costs and attorney fees. He is represented by attorneys Thomas C. Rich, Kristina D. Cooksey and Michelle M. Rich of Fairview Heights.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 15-L-544.

A patron is suing a Godfrey restaurant after she allegedly fell outside the establishment. 

Susan M. Gaskill filed a lawsuit on Oct. 14 in Madison County Circuit Court against Josephine's Holdings of Godfrey. 

According to the complaint, on Feb. 27, as she was leaving the restaurant, Gaskill's shoe allegedly sank into deteriorated grout outside, causing her to trip and fall.

The suit says the defendant should have warned the plaintiff about the grout in the walkway.

As a result, the lawsuit states, Gaskill was injured and has experienced pain, permanent disability and disfigurement now and into the future. The suit alleges the plaintiff has paid and will pay medical expenses and has experienced a loss of wages.

Gaskill seeks at least $50,000, court costs and attorney fees. She is represented by attorney Brad L. Badgley of Belleville.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 15-L-1331.

A St. Clair County couple is suing a Collinsville property management company and the property's owner on behalf of themselves and their two minor children, alleging a concealed mold made them sick.

Eric Zimmerman and Amanda Zimmerman, individually as as next friend of minors E.Z. and A.Z., filed a lawsuit on Oct. 15 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Horrell Homes Property Management, based in Collinsville, and Jennifer Ingles of Fort Myers, Fla., who owned the rental property.

According to the complaint, on Sept. 30, 2013, the Zimmermans signed a lease with Ingles, who did not allow them to see the basement during an inspection. The plaintiffs claim Ingles said her dogs were in the basement, but she knew that mold was present and was attempting to conceal it.

On Nov. 1, 2013, the plaintiffs moved in and began experiencing recurrent respiratory issues, including wheezing, coughing, eye inflammation, headaches and more, the suit says. While moving boxes into the basement in June 2014, the plaintiffs discovered mold covering the walls of the front room, painted in an attempt to hide it, the suit alleges.

The plaintiffs allegedly sent the mold out for testing and it came back positive for at least four types of mold, the suit says. They moved out shortly after the discovery.

The Zimmermans allege the property management company and the Ingles are guilty of negligence and fraudulent concealment of the mold. They further seek redress under the Family Expense Act because the children were hospitalized and the plaintiffs have incurred medical expenses and expect to in the future.

The Zimmermans seek at least $50,000 for each charge and for each family member, court costs and attorney fees. They are represented by attorneys Chad M. Mooney and Ryan J. Mahoney of Cates Mahoney of Swansea.

St. Clair County Circuit Court case number 15-L-592.

A move to annex portions of unincorporated Cahokia into the village is purely political, according to area residents who showed up for a court hearing Monday morning.

But in spite of the objections they raised, voters in the proposed area of annexation - primarily Parkfield Terrace residents - will likely decide the question at the March 15 primary election.

During the hearing, several property owners represented by O'Fallon attorney Paul Evans asked to be excluded from annexation.

Cahokia Village attorney Robert Sprague appeared agreeable to the request and the two sides drafted a proposed order to that effect.

The most outspoken member of the group opposing annexation - Cahokia trustee Jerry Nichols - said he still has not been given a reason why the village wants to incorporate Parkfield Terrace, which he said is the primary target of the proposal.

Nichols calls the neighborhood the most "blighted" in the county, rife with drug dealing and other violent crimes, and one in which even the Sheriff's Department is reluctant to patrol. He also said that annexing the neighborhood would be a burden to existing village taxpayers.

"It's nothing but trouble," Nichols said. "It is the worst blighted area in St. Clair County."

The Cahokia Board of Trustees on Nov. 12 passed the annexation ordinance 4-1, with Nichols being the sole no vote.

Nichols said the proposed area of annexation includes some businesses, but is particularly aimed at Parkfield Terrace.

He said he believes the political reason for annexation is to regain Democratic votes to offset ones which will be defecting to the Republican Party. He said the defections come in the wake of a new Village administration that took office earlier this year.

In the April election, former Cahokia mayor Gary Cornwell was defeated by Curtis McCall, Jr.

Cornwell has since announced that he will be running for St. Clair County Auditor as a Republican against incumbent Patty Sprague, Democrat, and wife of attorney Sprague, who also is the head of the county Democratic Party.

Nichols said he also is leaving the Democratic Party and will be running as a Republican for County Board District 25 during next year's elections.

At the hearing, St. Clair County Associate Judge Christopher Kolker allowed residents to speak, in spite of their lack of standing because they do not reside within the proposed area of annexation and they did not file objection petitions with the court.  

Sprague said that the time to file objections with the court would have been within five days of the ordinance passing. He deflected questions from the audience about the purpose of the annexation by saying that he is not a witness in the case.

In the end, Kolker said that the village's procedures in serving notice and publishing notice had been properly followed. Because matters were properly handled, he said he must follow the law and allow the question to go to the affected electorate.

Calls to Mayor McCall and other village trustees who voted for the ordinance, have not been returned.

Nichols, who has lived in Cahokia 62 years and has served as trustee for six years, had a well-publicized run-in with the new mayor at a village board meeting in late October.

At McCall's request, Nichols was forcibly removed from his seat by police after he refused to heed the mayor's request to be quiet.

Nichols had been asking about the mayor's hiring of new administrators and how the village would pay for the new positions.

State Farm can give Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier any confidential documents that it has given to plaintiffs in an $8 billion racketeering suit, U.S. Magistrate Stephen Williams ruled on Dec. 3.

Plaintiff lawyers opposed Karmeier’s access to the documents at a hearing, but State Farm lawyers showed Williams he had already resolved the dispute.

A confidentiality order he signed last year allows persons to review confidential information “by written consent of the producing party” or upon court order.

Williams had asked for briefs and had scheduled argument on the dispute, but he changed his mind after State Farm lawyers quoted his order.

“Do we need to brief this any further?” he said. “I don’t think so.”

Karmeier asked for the documents in anticipation of a deposition that District Judge David Herndon granted to lead plaintiff Mark Hale of New York State.

Hale claims State Farm fraudulently secured Karmeier’s election in 2004, in order to overturn a billion dollar class action judgment from Williamson County.

Jurors there found State Farm supplied inferior parts for crash repairs, but the Supreme Court wiped out the judgment in 2005.

Hale seeks to recover the judgment plus interest, with triple damages under civil racketeering law.

Williams manages discovery for Herndon, who would preside over a trial.

Earlier this year Williams spent a day resolving dozens of disputes over electronic word searches, one at a time.

Williams resolved another at the Dec. 3 hearing, by letting plaintiffs add “Illinois” and “supreme” to a search for “court.”

He ordered both sides to confer on limiting terms and on the number of words between search terms.

“If you can’t agree on this one minute issue in a week, call me and I’ll set up a conference call,” he said,

Plaintiff lawyer Jeaninne Kenney asked permission to depose four former State Farm employees without designating them as custodians of corporate records.

Williams had previously ruled that plaintiffs could depose seven custodians, and Kenney wanted to depose the four separately from the seven on the list.

Williams said, “You get seven and the seven includes them.”

“Though they’re not technically custodians, you can designate them as custodians,” he said. “You can designate those four and that’s probably it.

“The court wants to put a nail in this soon.”

He allowed several more depositions, including State Rep. Dwight Kay.

As he prepared to adjourn, Karmeier counsel Courtney Cox approached.

He said the administrative office of the Illinois courts found and produced a file for a timeline of events that Karmeier prepared for an interview.

Cox said he would distribute the file to all parties present. He lifted a baggie.

Williams said, “Thumb drives in a plastic bag. Keep it away from me.”

Cox said he also wanted to clarify something.

“We have always operated under the belief that we are subject to the confidentiality order,” Cox said.

“We think we should be able to see matters that are marked confidential.”

Williams said, “If someone wants to show it to him, can he see it?”

Plaintiff counsel Steven Blonder, also on a phone, said no.

“Justice Karmeier is in the position of any none party witness,” Blonder said.

“Justice Karmeier should be treated the same way as anybody else.

“He shouldn’t have any additional rights and access to information than other people do.”

Cox said, “Justice Karmeier is not like any other person in this case.”

He said the complaint makes serious allegations against Karmeier.

He said plaintiffs identified him as a member of a conspiracy although they did not name him as a defendant.

Blonder said Cox blindsided him with this request.

Williams said, “That’s a fair point, because the court is hearing this for the first time.”

He asked for position statements, and he set a hearing for Jan. 8.

By then, Cancila’s colleagues had found the provision in the confidentiality order that allowed Karmeier to view State Farm’s confidential documents.

Williams read the provision, applied it, and adjourned the hearing.

David Michael of Highland, Republican, announced last week that he plans to run against incumbent Kelly Tracy for the Madison County Board District 4 seat.

Michael, is a certified public accountant and director of development and finance at Father McGivney Catholic High School in Glen Carbon. He said he plans to bring "conservative principals and financial responsibility" to Madison County government.

“Growing up in a small business environment you can’t help but talk about politics, from federal level all the way down – everything was game at my dinner table. So my sisters and I are all very involved,” Michael told the Record.

He earned his bachelor in accountancy in 2010 from the University of Illinois, followed by a masters in accountancy in 2011.

Michael said he chose to work for his church instead of pursuing employment in the public accounting field.

“I spent five months studying abroad in Costa Rica and lived with a low-income family," he said. "And just seeing how happy they were with what little they had, and seeing what faith was upon their life, and what joy they had from being around each other…that really prompted me to ask questions about what I was giving my life to. And I realized that you don’t really need to have a big lucrative career or tons of money to be happy. Those things are fine, but it shouldn’t be my entire goal."

Michael comes from a family of business owners. His family owns the popular restaurant Michael’s restaurant in Highland, and said that he attributes his desire to participate in local government by seeing his parents and grandparents struggle with taxes and regulations as they worked hard to support their families.

“It’s easy to see from owning a small restaurant just how much we pay in taxes and fees," he said. "We should definitely pay our fair share, it’s part of being a part of the community. But I think there is a fine line of when it becomes too much. So I’d love to be that voice and advocate for the farmers and small businesses in the area. It’s something I’ve always been passionate about."

Michel, who described himself as a fiscal conservative and social Christian, has experience in fundraising, which is what he does at Father McGivney High School. He said he ran a $3 million campaign a few years ago for the school.

In 2013, he embarked on a personal project and launched a campaign to build a well close to a school for disabled children in Gonaives, Haiti. Within a few months, Michael had raised more than $8,000 from family and friends, and worked with a local non-profit to accomplish his goal of providing safe drinking water for the children at the school.

Incumbent Kelly Tracy, Democrat, told the Record that she had heard good things about her opponent and welcomes the challenge his announcement brings.

“It’s always a good thing when you have opponents," she said. "That’s what the system is about, so it keeps me on my toes."

Tracy, who owns a silk-screening and heat press shirt shop, has held the District 4 seat since 2007, and was unanimously approved by the Madison County Board when her predecessor resigned.

“I’ve really been able to get a lot of good things accomplished, and a lot of good work done in my community," she said. "And I’m not done yet. That’s why I’m running again!”

Tracy said that she is proud of the changes she has helped make in Madison County.

“Some of the great things are that we’ve been able to keep the tax levy as low as possible," she said. "It has been reduced every year that I’ve been on the board. This year I’m happy to say it was reduced [by] 2.3 percent. So I’ve been able to keep all my promises that I would the county’s portion, which is the only portion I have control over."  

Tracy also mentioned that the board has done a lot with the parks in her district.

“I sit on a board of really great people with parks and recreation, and we’ve been able to get a lot done for communities that would normally not be able to afford playgrounds and all kinds of new improvements to the park,” Tracy said.

When it comes to running government budgets, Tracy believes her experience as a business owner plays a significant role in her decisions on the board because she has to make decisions on tough cuts every day.

“I’ve been in business for 13 years," she said. "Nobody really handed my anything. I’ve had to work hard for it. The same goes for running budgets and things over at the county. You have to work really hard to make the cuts that are necessary to ensure you have a good business, and you have to make cuts in government to make sure you continue to run the county responsibly.”

Tracy concluded that she views campaigning as on ongoing process that keeps her honest. 

“Campaigning never stops," she said, "But nothing keeps you more honest than running for an election every day of your life.”

Michael and Tracy will run unopposed in the March 15, 2016 primary election. They will face one another in the Nov. 4, 2016 general election. 

Former mayor of Belleville, Rodger Cook, recently announced he is joining the race for St. Clair County Board Chairman running as a Republican in next year's elections.

In his press announcement, Cook stated that the county suffers from “a dark cloud of corruption” that has loomed over it for years.

Cook recently explained his remark to the Record..

“We have, in our county for probably 40 years, one-party rule," he said. "That gives party bosses unchecked power to do as they please. Instead of representing the people. They represent what’s best for the party to keep them in control.

“We’ve had scandal after scandal, corruption, drugs in the court house, and I could go on and on. I believe that in government, people are best served when you elect people that get in office and represent and make decisions that are best for the people.”

Cook, who was mayor of Belleville from 1993 to 1997, will be running against the three-term incumbent, Mark Kern, for Chairman. The two have gone head-to-head in the past. In 1997, Kern won over Cook for mayor of Belleville.

Cook said that one of the core issues he will be looking into is the MidAmerica Airport. He believes the airport is a burden to taxpayers and thinks its construction was a big mistake.

The airport became operational in 1997, and was created to alleviate some crowding at Lambert – St Louis International Airport. However, the airport has not serviced any major airlines to date. Some reports have estimated that the airport has cost taxpayers $313 million.

“I have, over the years, followed that very closely," Cook said. "I was the mayor of Belleville when that was being built. It was completed near the end of my term. I was not involved with that because I wasn’t involved with the Democratic Party.”

Cook went on to say that he had a lot of friends knowledgeable in aviation, and promised that, once elected, he would put together a commission of people with backgrounds in development and aviation to see how the airport “can be moved off the backs of taxpayers.”

One way Cook said he wants to put "people first" is by making the playing field level for job opportunities within the government.

“When one party rules for so long, the payrolls are bloated, the pensions are bloated, and things are done without competitive bidding on projects," he said. "The jobs are handed out and not advertised to the general public."

Cook further stated that the people of St. Clair County can expect him to serve them the same way he did when he was mayor of Belleville.

“I’ll go in and eliminate all the waste in government and bring the government back to the people," he said, "We’re gonna make decisions like you and I make decisions in our households. If we can’t afford it, we won’t do it. We’ll find another way to make do.”

Cook is certain that if things don’t change drastically, St. Clair County will be doomed.

“We are one of the highest taxed counties in the country," he said. "And if we don’t put a stop to this, we’re gonna be taxed out of here.”

Cook will be unopposed in the primary election on March 15, 2016. He will face Kern in the general election Nov. 4, 2016.

Edwardsville-based HeplerBroom law firm will be expanding its practice to include environmental attorneys of Hodge Dwyer & Driver based in Springfield. A merger will take effect Jan. 1.

Adding to its current roster of more than 120 attorneys, HeplerBroom will gain another seven, who combined, have more than 110 years of Illinois and federal environmental regulatory and litigation experience. 

In a press release, HeplerBroom states that its new partners have great knowledge on the procedures required to obtain environmental permits, and that they work with clients to manage regulatory issues and defend clients in pre-enforcement and enforcement matters.

Hodge Dwyer & Driver was established in 1991 in Springfield, and specializes in environmental laws and regulations, Illinois Environmental Protection Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA/ SARA/ EPCRA and Emissions Trading. 

The firm will remain in Springfield.

Kathy Hodge, one of the founding partners of Hodge, Dwyer & Driver told the Record that there are new state and federal requirements every day, making it challenging for businesses to know what they need to do to comply with the regulations.

“I think they[regulations] are getting more and more complex every day,” she said. “It’s increasingly more difficult to understand what you have to do to comply. Everybody wants to comply, so we bring that expertise to our clients on the environmental side.”

Hodge, Dwyer & Driver’s clientele include small and large industrial companies, agricultural cooperatives, municipalities and business associations.

Jeff Hebrank, managing partner in HeplerBroom’s Edwardsville office, said he was very pleased with the merger. 

“They [Hodge, Dwyer & Driver] are really the most respected and experienced group outside of Chicago for all of Illinois,” he said.

Hebrank confirmed that Hodge Dwyer & Driver will be absorbed into HeplerBroom and will officially adopt its name in January.

HeplerBroom was established in 1984. Between the years of 1988 and 2015, the firm grew rapidly from seven attorneys to 120- plus,, and has offices in Chicago, Edwardsville, Springfield and St. Louis. Its attorneys represent defendants in civil lawsuits for Fortune 100 clients, among others.

St. Clair County Real Estate :




November 23, 2015




Belleville



•$156,000- 2022 Killarney Dr. - Darren K. Mulford to Anthony Gater Jr.
•$93,000- 1 Sunnyside Dr. - Richard C. and Marie E. Smith to Christopher S. and Su Lyn M. Musselman
•$85,000- 7 Buckingham Rd. - Phillip Zerillo Sr. to Jock O. Sr. and Barbara J. Jones
•$136,000- 413 Wabash St. - Cynthia A. George to Wilson Wise
•$82,000- 300 N. Michigan Ave. - Kip A. and Julie A. Schneider to Whitney Jackson
•$130,000- 1710 W. Blvd., Unit B - Lynda Lou Ziegler to Lindell Kirk and Jodi B. Champion
•$20,000- 1904 W. Blvd. - Tim Pace to Robert Waterson




Caseyville



•$410,000- 1026 Far Oaks Dr. - The Judicial Sales Corp. to Dominic S. and Jane Madori
•$55,000- 1341 S. Clinton Rd. - Ronald and Theresa L. Wilson to William E. Hyde




E. St. Louis



•$14,400- Front St. - Cris Cross Company to St. Clair County Transit District




Fairview Heights



•$129,500- 208 Kadlec Dr. - Raymond Rodgers and Larry L. Wilson Sr. to Neil J. and Chotinan Grueninger




Mascoutah



•$130,000- 110 Noth Ninth St. - L. June Widner to Rick K. and Jessica A. Fagan
•$240,000- 921 Indian Prairie Dr. - Craig Granger to Mark and Tonia Richter




OFallon



•$269,900- 1327 Rainfield Gardens Ct. - Michael C. Mineman to Rhonda Lynne Matthews
•$244,000- 501 Deer Creek Rd. - Chad and Karen Truran to Derek S. and Kimberly S. Oblander
•$116,000- 758 Erika St. - Timothy S. Shaw to Jimel Enterprises
•$271,850- 1080 Chapel Hill Dr., # 16A- Stone Bridge Villas to Michael and Debra Graves
•$250,000- 1223 Conrad Ln. - David Michael and Kimberly Kathryn Callis to Ryan and Teresa Budinko
•$305,000- 112 Spyglass Ct. - Lexion Government Services to Mark Oechsle
•$14,000,000- 360 Regency Park - D&D Lodging to Excel Equities
•$254,665- 449 &451 Bandmour Pl.- Barnes Properties to Ronald L. and Marcia K. Boone Campbell
•$387,497- 1333 Shady Parc Ct. - Huntington Chase Homes to William R. Knepper and Pamela A. Bosotin
•$239,900- 701 Merrifields Dr. - Michael L. and Amanda G. Tomasovich to Sharon L. Bailey




Swansea



•$33,000- 1605 Schobert Dr. - Mark Elmore to Richard Sutter







November 24, 2015




Belleville



•$40,000- 13 & 15 N. 82nd St. - Janice Gedda to B&T Building Concepts
•$185,000- 21 High Forest Dr. - William A. Kamm to Jonathan Stamm
•$50,000- 18 Mariknoll Dr. - Winifred Gibbs to RDS Development Corp.




Cahokia



•$6,500- 1319 St. Zita Ln. - JBM Investments to St. Louis Investments
•$7,000- 1103 St. Michael - Vinson McKinney and Clanese Hill to St. Louis Investments




Fairmont City



•$70,000- 3055 N. 61st St. - Virginia L. Woolf and Roelof J. Barendegt Jr. to Jose and April Gonzalez




Fairview Heights



•$162,000- 905 Fields End Ct. - Federal National Mortgage to Douglas M. and Jessica N. Zerjal
•$149,500- 35 Gamlin Dr. - Jill Burris to Stone Financing




Freeburg



•$62,500- 201 W. Mill St. - Lucille M. Harris to Timothy Allen Graves
•$119,000- 201 S. Monroe St. - Brenda B. Johnson to Jennifer Beckett




Lebanon



•$173,000- 422 Ursula Dr. - Lyndel and Joy Verning to Bonnie Jackson




Marissa



•$99,500- 418 S. Euclid Ave. - Joshua Bradley to Clay and Jennifer Peck




Mascoutah



•$143,500- 352 S. 6th St. - William and Vicki Iler to Anthony Lee Wadlow Jr.




New Athens



•$13,200- 401 S. Clinton St. - US Bank to Randall L. Jordan




OFallon



•$76,100- 803 N. Lincoln - Nicole Ann Giles to William H. Streif







November 25, 2015




Belleville



•$114,900- 200 N. 74th St. - Richard Thompson to Kandice Young and Malinda Bills
•$80,000- 511-513 Country Meadow Ln. - William H Hamrick Trust to Jacob and Kellie Beard
•$30,000- 3011 Nebs Dr. - Secretary of HUD to Gerard Gundlach
•$126,000- 5 High Forest Dr. - Brandon Bailey to Brett A. and Alexandra Baxter
•$100,000- 852 Wilshire Dr. - Jeffrey and Susan M. Wickell to Quenton Ballard




Cahokia



•$25,000- 1161 Smith St. - Christopher J. and Dana Kelley to MOR-CAN Properties




Collinsville



•$32,500- 1325 St. Clair Ave. - Alisa M. Rushing to Jodi Pisetta and Ruben Vital




Columbia



•$259,000- 7101 Mule Heights Dr. - BLSH Inc to Roger J. and Jane Renee Nelson




E. Carondelet



•$27,000- 2029 2nd St. - Russell J. Harris to James M. Jr. and Debra S. Crowe




Fairview Heights



•$58,000- 3 Sunset Dr. - Shirley K. Schmieder to Riley E. Bown
•$175,300- 9340 Marbarry Dr. - Aletha Shalon Holliday to Julius Lanzy Jr.




Freeburg



•$91,000- 204 E. Apple St. - Trevor Friedman to Nicole Lewis




Mascoutah



•$175,000- 799 Wild Meadow Ln. - Dean Gauch to Brenton and Elizabeth Tinsley
•$254,500- 16 Quail Point - David G. Jr. and Michelle R. Jokisch to Ryan Cole and Stacy Keck




Millstadt



•$352,000- 5748 Briars Landing - Stephen and Sherdena Ward to Kent and Lana Fiedler




OFallon



•$286,150- 1217 Merriam Pky.- D&F Contracting to Rodney and Susan Lynch
•$255,887- 1118 Merriam Rky.- Secretary of VA to Stephen Fahrner
•$600- 441 Wiegestown Dr. - Sherrie Borden to City of OFallon




Swansea



•$77,000- 1807 Ambrose Terrace Dr. - Timothy and Jennifer Jackstadt to Shaun Downs
•$90,000- 321 Fieldcrest Dr. - Ventures Trust to Sergio R. Serna
•$84,500- 9 Meta Dr.- Scott A. and Beth C. Jacob to Michael J. Southard







November 30, 2015




Belleville



•$70,000- 2104 W. Blvd. - Irene H. Coverdell to David A. and Roberta A Schilling
•$73,000- 228 S. 17th St. - Deanna Schoen to Brittany E. Foy




Fairview Heights



•$10,000- 4896 Lawrence Dr. - Lake Lawerence Lot 70 to Raymond Geller
•$171,500- 927 Northwestern Ave. - Robet A. Buhl to Jason J. Weber
•$40,070- 21 Schaperkoetter Dr. - Michael J. Benson to Nicole Y. Knight




Marissa



•$6,000- 516 S. Euclid Ave. - James D. Donahue to Stee Milam




Millstadt



•$65,000- 603 W. White St. - Jeffrey and Rita Helfrich to Main Street Redevelopers




OFallon



•$120,000- 501 Matthew Dr. - Del D. and Kathleen F. Warma to Erin C. Warma
•$183,000- 1261 Hillock Ln. - John P. Durnford Sr., and Suzanne E. Durnford to Andrew and Rachel Brinkmeier
•$50,000- 1555 & 1551 N. Parc Grove Ct. - North Parc Grove to Definative Home and Design
•$260,000- 740 Bassett St. - Lyle J. and Rebecca M. Jones to Pearl J. and Benjamin T. Heidenreich




Shiloh



•$39,000- 2709 Ambridge Dr. - SD2 to Fulford Homes
•$208,880- 800 Bluff Ridge Ln. - Fulford Homes to Gregory and Beverly Reiss
•$200,295- 809 Bluff Ridge Ln. - Fulford Homes to Beverly Jean Weber and Melody Kaye Caldwell




Smithton



•$203,198- 125 Suburban Pl. - Bank of America to Secretary of HUD

Madison County Real Estate:




November 16, 2015




Alton



•$19,500- 2618 Yager Ave. - Timothy J. and Farah A. Walleck to Chad A. Henningfeld and Justin Lowe




Collinsville



•$140,000- 989 Vermont Ave. - Edward W. Krotz IV to Randall and Diana Powell




E. Alton



•$34,500- 621 Lincoln Ave. - Tonya D. Risinger to JC Lewis Jr and Rosa L. Lewis
•$41,000- 106 E. McCasland Ave. - John D. Overy to Kimberly D. Galanti




Edwardsville



•$195,746- 2703 Hunter's Crossing dr. - Anthony and Amy Hensley to FFO Investments LLC
•$261,500- 6870 St. James Dr. - Dennis and Judi Neese to Timothy and Amanda Couch
•$153,000- 600 Westview - Robert M. and Cynthia R. Vanpatten to Dennis and Judi Neese
•$82,500- 128 Knights Bridge Ln. - Infinity Land Group to Dorothy Rate Schuler
•$230,000- 705 and 707 Slippery Rock - Michael A. Allaria to Egg Development




Glen Carbon



•$266,000- 29 Melissa Ct. - Paul A. and Beth Ann Mushill to Tyson and Malinda Purchatzke




Godfrey



•$95,750- 4813 Manitou Tr. - Robin A. Ritter to James R. and Nicole A. Hall




Granite City



•$15,200- 3104 E. 22nd St. - Secretary of HUD to Maria Del Carmen Rojas-Garcia




Highland



•$173,010- 12485 Koepfli Ln. - Robert Patterson to Jason C. Basso




Maryville



•$485,000- 1 Schiber Ct. - Maryville Fun Tyme to Mike Antonovich
•$210,000- 2536 Liberty - Justin D. and Kirby D. Orr to Nick and Sarah Bland







November 17, 2015




Alton
•$13,000- 1205 Main St. - Albert F. Brown and Leona J. Lemay to Brittney Booten




Bethalto



•$305,000- 253 Sage Creek Dr. - Benjamin Hedden to John Koshinski




Edwardsville



•$1,094,625- Old Alton Edwardsville Rd. - Fort Russell Management to Blake Farms IL
•$69,995- 223 Adams St. - Donald Flack to Secretary of HUD




Glen Carbon



•$175,000- 411 Carroll Ln. - Allen and Kristin L. Keilman to IDOT




Maryville



•$18,900- 7601 Stonebridge Dr. - Donald P. and Joseph E. Osborn to FFO Investments
•$18,900- 7605 Stonebridge Dr. - Donald P. and Joseph E. Osborn to FFO Investments
•$18,900- 7609 Stonebridge Dr. - Donald P. and Joseph E. Osborn to FFO Investments
•$18,900- 7613 Stonebridge Dr. - Donald P. and Joseph E. Osborn to FFO Investments




Roxana



•$42,500- 309 Rohm St. - Secretary of HUD to Scott Ward




St. Jacob



•$81,000- 302 Jacob St. - Sara D. Englemann to Kevin Bequette




Troy



•$33,705- 601 S. Main St. - Jane Harper to Dustin C. Coleman




Wood River



•$37,000- 837 Esther Ave. - Secretary of HUD to Jared R. Gernigin and Lindsey K. Mourning







November 18, 2015




Alton



•$154,900- 4409 Wedgewood Dr. - William L. Brooks to Stephen F. and Marilyn Horvath
•$27,000- 4406 Delta Queen Ln. - Maya Lane to Lawrene E. Kulp
•$45,000- 818 Arch St. - James and Janet Francis to Archie Vann
•$105,500- 840 McPherson Ave. - Daniel P. and Camila J. Lucasey to Jerad C. Alberts




Bethalto



•$13,500- 424 Sanders St. - Anthony C. and Brenda S. Sammis to Mindy J. Labby




Collinsville



•$108,000- 102 N. Bluff Rd. - Charles R. and Rhonda Mayfield to Joseph K. and Theresa L. Verstreater




Edwardsville



•$173,000- 1934 Applegate Ln. - Donald S. Rieger to Dwight S. Moore




Glen Carbon



•$190,000- 10 Pheasant Tr. - Judith Crnkovich to Michael Fairbanks
•$149,900- 112 Bayridge Ct. - Audrey Englehardt to Judith A. Crnkovich




Godfrey



•$39,500- 4605 Valleydale Rd. - Emmons Land Co. to Ryan B. and Lisa Jacobs
•$541,909- Airport Rd. - Ladonne E. and Letha L. Newell to Matthew R. and Carol S. Goers
•$220,000- 5020 Castlegate Ln. - David and Nancy Elson to Wyss Family Trust




Granite City



•$42,000- 2857 Ralph St. - Jerry L. Burris to Michael Owen Huelsmann
•$76,000- 2311 Delmar Ave. - Mark R. and Treasa A. Warren to Jeremy Thomas and Sarah Thomas
•$39,000- 2309 Dwight - The Judicial Sales Corp. to Wise Choice Properties
•$50,100- 3403 Maryville Rd. - Estate of George F. Moore to Ranae Harris
•$15,000- 1618 Maple Ave. - Michael P. Dixon to Brandi Hales
•$3,000- 2235-2237 14th St. - Lawrence Gregory Isbister to Shawna Thomas




Marine



•$35,000- 4473 Wagner Rd. - Todd C. Hermann to Marilyn A. Haegele




Maryville



•$269,900- 125 Oak Hill Dr. - Christopher S. and Emily M. Johnson to James Thomas Dumas




Moro



•$811,711- Prairietown Rd. - Major Granger to Kenneth Lewis




Pontoon Beach



•$12,500- 2 Vacant Lots on Lake St. - Antoinette Ellis, David Ellis and Melba L. Mehelic to Danny A. Kreher




S. Roxana



•$75,000- 200 Southard Pl. - Oertel Enterprises to David J. and Elizabeth Marie Lee




Wood River



•$90,000- 220 Crestview Dr. - Charles H. and Norma M. Bertels to Angela R. Wright
•$84,000- 466 Korreck Ave. - Robert E. and Lomita J. Womack to John A. and Star S. Wells







November 19, 2015




Collinsville



•$67,750- 123 Kingsbury Ct. - Judith Haase to Dustin R. and Kaylen E. Waterman
•$92,000- 430 N. Center St. - Melvin Butikoffer and Michael Wrigley to Alan G. Tipton
•$245,000- 130 Stonebridge Manor Dr. - Cheryl D. and James Johnson to Steven B. Haynie




Cottage Hills



•$72,000- 1326 1st St. - Kenneth D. Sr. and Lori L. Herrin to Amie Bricker




E. Alton



•$129,900- 273 Norewood Pl. - Nora Rose Neely to Mark A. and Denise C. Briggs
•$116,500- 131 Reno St. - Mark A. and Denise C. Briggs to Michael S. and B Kelsie E. Chavez
•$85,000- 232 Lindenwood Dr. - Brett Hayes, Jeanie Hayes, Elizabeth Buddemeyer and Joseph Buddemeyer to Jennifer E. Brown




Edwardsville



•$115,000- 1487 Ladd Ave. - Amy Powell to Linda Niebling
•$100,000- 649 E. Vandalia - Arnold G. Pereira, Agnelo Pereira and Agatha Edel Groski
•$119,000- 535 Dewey Ave. - Kurt Wickenhauser and Erin Jenkins to Barri D. Allen




Godfrey



•$300,000- Lots 4, 5 & 6 Ehlers Subd. - Robert Bell and Malena Bell to Morrissey Construction




Granite City



•$27,000- 644 Chouteau Ave. - Wells Fargo Bank to Kim Kay and Marvin L. Heberlein
•$20,600- 1212 W. Pontoon Rd. - Secretary of HUD to Clark Lewis Honorary Trust




Hamel



•$85,000- 309 Cassens Ave. - Clarence H. Reinke to Jason L. and Jennifer E. Harshbarger




Highland



•$44,314- 220 Suppiger Ln., Unit 219- Matthew and Jamie Horstmann to Suppiger 1 Trust




Madison



•$15,000- 1135 Greenwood St. - Terri L. Worthen to Dennis Pinero




Maryville



•$244,900- 1913 Crimson Oak Dr. - Osborn Homes to Rafe M. Heng




Moro



•$93,000- 131 Clover St. - Shawn Pashea to Clover 1 Trust




Wood River



•$62,000- 411 Tipton Ave. - Tiller Holding to Cohl J. and Lauren Lane

St. Clair County Foreclosures:




November 19, 2015




PNC Bank v. Robert L. and Jessie E. Sallie, $158,237.40, 206 Chamberlains Xing, OFallon. 15-CH-794

CIT Bank v. George Kranz, $28,590.91, 515 St. Dorothy Dr., Cahokia. 15-CH-795




November 20, 2015




Urban Financial v. Unknown Heirs of Helen M. Williams, $105,314.20, 715 Carl St., Collinsville. 15-CH-797

Regions Bank v. Melanie A. and Bradley S. Fundis, $86,249.77, 301 N. Pearl St., Lebanon. 15-CH-798

Midfirst Bank v. Reginald K. Bradley, $37,062.22, 785 Mildred Ave., Cahokia. 15-CH-799




November 23, 2015




CIT Bank v. Tammy L. Morehead, $77,003.45, 18 Fenwood Dr., Belleville. 15-CH-800

Nationstar Mortgage v. Scott and Rebecca L. Albers, $204,455.27, 15 Eden Park Blvd., OFallon/ 15 Eden Park Blvd., Shiloh. 15-CH-803




November 24, 2015




US Bank v. Tara Davis, $183,065.46, 1923 Fleur De Lis Blvd., Cahokia. 15-CH-802




November 25, 2015




JPMorgan Chase Bank v. Christina A. Shriever, $180,598.13, 208 Falling Leaf Way, Mascoutah. 15-CH-804

Madison County Foreclosures:

November 13, 2015

Christina Trust v. Donald J. and Tamara E. Fuller, $13,338.09, 1808 Jersey St., Alton. 15­CH­683

Midfirst Bank v. Michael R. and Amanda k. Vivod, $62,60356, 2649 Center St., Granite City. 15­

CH­684

November 30, 2015

Wells Fargo Bank v. Steven R. and Peggy S. Price, $115,849.82, 2338 State St., Alton. 15­CH­

701

Nationstar Mortgage v. Jacob S. Smith, $129,932.76, 45 Sun Ct., Highland. 15­CH­702

December 2, 2015

Fifth Third Mortgage Co. v. Susan Randant, $55,232.23, 103 Eastwood Dr., Collinsville. 15­CH­

705

Nationstar Mortgage v. Clifford A. Hard, $77,980.94, 2204 State St., Granite City. 15­CH­706

December 4, 2015

The Bank of New York Mellon v. Jan M. and Gary D. Wallace, $258,191.68, 5571 Sugar Loaf Rd.,

Collinsville . 15­CH­708

Wells Fargo Bank v. William E. Buckler III, $67,138.79, 3107 Brown St., Alton. 15­CH­709

Madison County Civil Docket :




Monday, December 14




9 a.m.




DANIELS SUE SPEC ADM OF THE ES V. PIASA PAIN CENTER LLC

10-L-001267, MUDGE 302




WEIS BARBARA J V. BARKER BYRON E AS FATHER/NEXT

13-L-001327, MUDGE 302







Tuesday, December 15




9 a.m.




DANIELS SUE SPEC ADM OF THE ES V. PIASA PAIN CENTER LLC

10-L-001267, MUDGE 302







Wednesday, December 16




9 a.m.




DEBOISE SHELIA V. CITY OF MADISON

15-L-000583, CROWDER 320




KEMPFER LAUREN W V. DEPPE NICHOLE E

15-L-000699, CROWDER 320




GRANITE CITY ILLINOIS HOSPITAL V. JAMES KISHA N

15-L-000751, CROWDER 320




LOGSDON DALE V. JALALI MOHAMMAD

10-L-000966, CROWDER 320




LLOYD GINA M V. OKAWVILLE ASSOCIATES LLC

14-L-001365, CROWDER 320




BLIXT BROOKE V. FLUSS QUINTON

15-L-000928, CROWDER 320




KUECHLER ROBBIE V. KRIETEMEYER JO ANN

13-L-000375, CROWDER 320




FUENTES PATRICIA V. ASSET MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS I

13-L-001943, CROWDER 320




MUDD NATHANIEL V. THIEMS GARY

14-L-000766, CROWDER 320




RILEY PEGGY L V. CRAWFORD KRISTEN D

14-L-001536, CROWDER 320




KOCH JONATHAN V. SHOP 'N SAVE WAREHOUSE FOODS

14-L-001058, CROWDER 320




BICKMORE DANA V. SCHNUCKS

14-L-001420, CROWDER 320




MATHIS CLIFFORD V. KIRSCH SCOTT J

15-L-001148, CROWDER 320




SHAW CINDY M V. ST JOHNS HOSPITAL

10-L-000863, CROWDER 320




DUCKKETT ROBIN M V. MOORMAN G E

12-L-001091, CROWDER 320




FORD GLORIA M V. MORRISSEY AMANDA R

15-L-000162, CROWDER 320




CANN ROSE M V. REPUCCI LOGAN M

14-L-000076, CROWDER 320




SCATURRO GERALD M V. VOGEL MATTHEW J

14-L-000836, CROWDER 320




BUTLER CARDILL V. ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY DBA AME

14-L-001227, CROWDER 320




STAGGS BILLY V. ALI SAIMA MD

14-L-000354, CROWDER 320




MAUE MARK V. SCHRIEBER STEFANIE R

15-L-000884, CROWDER 320




KENLEY JOSEPH A V. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO

15-L-000634, CROWDER 320




BLANTON ROBERT V. ALTON COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DI

15-L-000969, CROWDER 320




CONWAY RAYBURN V. ALHAMBRA COMMUNITY FIRE PROTEC

12-L-001894, CROWDER 320




BILLINGS WILLIAM A V. TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT

15-L-001240, CROWDER 320




MCCLOUD NATHANIEL V. AUTOZONE INC DBA AUTO ZONE

15-L-000217, CROWDER 320




DEARLETH JAMIE V. WILSON KENNETH JR

15-L-000639, CROWDER 320




DERHAM BILLIE J V. SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION GROUP

14-L-001036, 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




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




MEYERS TERRY L V. COLLINSVILLE AREA RECREATION D

14-L-000922, CROWDER 320




EDWARDS MELAENA A MINOR BY AND V. RICHARDS MARY

15-L-000787, CROWDER 320




MARIN ROSE ATTY IN FACT/NEXT F V. EDWARDSVILLE HEALTH CARE

15-L-000574, CROWDER 320




TOTALL METAL RECYCLING INC AN V. FIX LYNN

14-L-001436, CROWDER 320




COX BETTY V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

13-L-001730, CROWDER 320




ANDERSON JOYCE V. HOWE CHARLES

15-L-000954, CROWDER 320




ALTMAN CHARTER COMPANY V. BORSELLINO LEWIS

12-L-000234, CROWDER 320




COPELAND DWAYNE C EXECUTOR OF V. ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DBA

14-L-000827, 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




HAWKINS DEBORAH A V. MOORE MARSHA RN

13-L-001363, CROWDER 320




MATTISON ANDREW V. CONOCOPHILLIPS WRB PARTNER LLC

12-L-001588, CROWDER 320




COOPER GEORGE V. AYERS STEVEN

14-L-000198, CROWDER 320




FUESTING MARK A V. TEBBE JOYCE

15-L-000766, CROWDER 320




FORD PATRICIA V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

11-L-000524, CROWDER 320




HARMON HAROLD V. SPEARS SHARON J

14-L-001178, CROWDER 320




WHITE DAVID V. R P LUMBER CO INC

15-L-000056, CROWDER 320




VAHLE DENNIS V. MARTIN & BAYLEY INC DBA HUCKS

15-L-000096, 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




LAUTZ KAREN V. COOK LORA

15-L-000180, CROWDER 320




MILLER DONALD W V. DAVIDSON DENISE A

15-L-000431, CROWDER 320




VIRGIN ANNETTE C V. BARR DANNY W

15-L-001044, CROWDER 320




SHEWMAKE ROBERT V. COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPA

14-L-000379, CROWDER 320




MCELROY MARK V. OGUIN ALLEN

14-L-000973, CROWDER 320




BOYER BERTHA E V. STOCKMAN BIRDIE E

13-L-001651, CROWDER 320




THEBEAU KEVIN J V. PAHOLKE HAROLD E

14-L-001623, CROWDER 320




WOODS RYAN V. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY A CORPO

15-L-000659, CROWDER 320




DETIENNE THOMAS V. KELLAN RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT C

15-L-000565, CROWDER 320




WAKEFIELD KATELYN A MINOR BY H V. MCDONALDS RESTAURANTS OF

13-L-000621, CROWDER 320




VILLAGE OF GLEN CARBON AN ILLI V. BLOTEVOGEL ASSOCIATES INC

15-L-000485, CROWDER 320




MAYBERRY ROBERT V. HECK ARTHUR

15-L-000893, CROWDER 320




CARMACK WANDA L V. CITY OF GRANITE CITY ILLINOIS

14-L-000878, CROWDER 320




QUICK ROBERT L JR V. WEIDNER JOSHUA R

15-L-000310, CROWDER 320




UNSELL EDWARD W AS TRUSTEE FOR V. REGAN AND ASSOCIATES

15-L-000740, CROWDER 320




SMITH ENOCH R V. ADLER DIANE L

15-L-001119, CROWDER 320




LONG CYNTHIA V. TD NAIL SPA LLC

15-L-000171, CROWDER 320




JONES DAUNTE OMAR A MINOR THRO V. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

12-L-000337, MUDGE 302




SMITH GARY V. OWENS ROGER

09-L-000620, MUDGE 302




THOMPSON JOHN W V. COTTRELL INC

09-L-001067, MUDGE 302




FELT STACY INDIVIDUALLY V. ZENKER STEVEN MD

14-L-000920, MUDGE 302




BRIDGES CHRISTOPHER IND AND AS V. MOORE SCOTT

14-L-001422, MUDGE 302




KELLER KELLI V. 1ST MIDAMERICA CREDIT UNION FK

11-L-000953, MUDGE 302




CASE MARY ELLEN SPEC ADM OF TH V. DIAZ JR MD FACS JOSE A

04-L-000946, MUDGE 302




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

13-L-000072, MUDGE 302




MCOWAN PATRICK M AS SPEC ADM O V. BABB MICHELLE M MD

14-L-000188, MUDGE 302




FULLER MIKE V. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS HEALTH F

15-L-000588, 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




MAJOR CIERA V. VANDALIA BUS LINES INC

13-L-001781, MUDGE 302




WALTERS PAUL V. OLIN CORPORATION A FOREIGN COR

14-L-001262, MUDGE 302




PERKO LINDA V. LERCH HOMES INC

10-L-000202, MUDGE 302




CENTRAL ILLINOIS TAXI INC AN I V. EVANS PARTNERSHIP

13-L-000009, MUDGE 302




TAYLOR ALLEN L V. MCCORMICK JENNIFER R

15-L-001178, MUDGE 302




HUMMER ANGELA V. BEDELL WILLIAM M ACHIEVEMENT A

14-L-000980, MUDGE 302




JONES KACI N A MINOR BY/THROUG V. 62 SPORTS GROUP INC

12-L-002016, MUDGE 302




FORD GLORIA M V. MORRISSEY AMANDA R

15-L-000162, MUDGE 302




BROWN TSHANA AS SPEC ADM OF TH V. SCRAP SOLUTONS LLC A

09-L-001248, MUDGE 302




GRIFFITH MEGAN V. BRAYTON WILLIAM L JR

13-L-001826, MUDGE 302




DUNCAN JAYME V. ANDERSON HOSPITAL

12-L-001202, MUDGE 302




WILLIAMSON ROBERT J SR V. KIENSTRA PRECAST LLC

12-L-000127, MUDGE 302




GATEWAY PUBLIC ADJUSTERS PC V. BRUNAUGH JASON

14-L-001055, MUDGE 302




WARDEN SAM V. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO

15-L-000450, MUDGE 302




PFISTER JENNIFER V. BICAHLO PAULO MD

13-L-001805, MUDGE 302




DAUBE MICHAEL V. VOSS PATRICK

14-L-001770, MUDGE 302




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

14-L-000060, MUDGE 302




BRANDT JAMIE V. KANE THOMAS

15-L-000105, MUDGE 302




MOORE DENNIS V. FERGUSON MARK

15-L-000802, MUDGE 302




GCS CREDIT UNION V. BOZARTH DAVID

13-L-001653, MUDGE 302




GIBSON PAMELA K V. SELTZER DAVID MD

15-L-000076, MUDGE 302




CENTRAL ILLINOIS TAXI INC AN I V. EVANS PARTNERSHIP

13-L-000009, MUDGE 302




RANSON SOPHRONA V. WALGREEN CO AN ILLINOIS CORPOR

13-L-000560, MUDGE 302




DOLOSIC JULIE A V. MULLIS BARBARA K

15-L-001071, MUDGE 302




LEVAR DONNA A V. BOGLE AUSTIN R

15-L-000746, MUDGE 302




BROWNE JAMES P V. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

15-L-000210, MUDGE 302




ROSENKRANZ JOHN H IV V. CENTRAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SE

13-L-002200, MUDGE 302




VILLARREAL RUBEN` R V. GLEN WEST ENTERPRISES INC DBA

14-L-000898, MUDGE 302




HOEY LUANNE D V. SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRICAL COMPAN

14-L-000590, MUDGE 302




SHRESTA REALTY INC V. SEXTON CONSTRUCTION INC

15-L-000818, MUDGE 302




LEWELLYN PAUL V. MALIK MANSOOR

15-L-000642, MUDGE 302




WRIGHT GARY E V. MILLER JAMES L

15-L-001285, MUDGE 302




ST CLAIR ALUMINUM AND CONSTRUC V. RETKO GROUP LLC AKA SAFE N

15-L-001002, MUDGE 302




MEYER MICHAEL R V. TENNANT ANNETTE

15-L-000841, MUDGE 302




BURNS TRACEY V. BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC

12-L-000226, MUDGE 302




LAKIN JAMES V. CASEYS RETAIL COMPANY DBA CASE

14-L-000655, MUDGE 302




MIDDLESWORTH ALI (FORMERLY ALI V. BURGARD DANIEL

15-L-000711, MUDGE 302




BOND MARY V. WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INC

12-L-000410, MUDGE 302




RUNGE MARLA C V. BONFIGLIO NICHOLAS J

14-L-001730, MUDGE 302




LOEHR DIANA V. GOSKIE DEBRA E

15-L-000539, MUDGE 302




LOVETT GINA F V. KAUFMAN CHRIS

14-L-000811, MUDGE 302




REAVIS JACQUELINE V. PASSAGES HOSPICE LLC

13-L-001556, RUTH 311




URSPRUNG KENDRA V. MIDWEST PETROLEUM COMPANY

15-L-000419, RUTH 311




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

14-L-000710, RUTH 311




SWARRINGIN AUTUMN V. DAVIS ROBERT

13-L-001687, RUTH 311




KUTZ DAVID C V. LANE JEFFREY E

14-L-000289, RUTH 311




COMBS MICHAEL SR V. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

14-L-001396, RUTH 311




GERNIGIN SKYLNN A A MINOR BY/T V. RILEY SHAWN M

15-L-000109, RUTH 311




WOODS UTE S V. KNIGHTON TIFFANY Y

15-L-000604, RUTH 311




HARDY PHILIP M V. SUPERVALU INC DBA SHOP 'N SAVE

12-L-002063, RUTH 311




HARRIS RODERICK A V. BRUCKEL KATHLEEN S

15-L-000204, RUTH 311




WILSON DAVID V. WWCS INC

12-L-000891, RUTH 311




BETTIS MICHAEL V. PARTNEY JESSICA

15-L-000819, RUTH 311




DOE JANE V. PRINCE ROBBIE

15-L-000249, RUTH 311




KIMME DANIEL V. KIMME DALE

15-L-000244, 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




AINSWORTH JOSHUA V. LAWNCOMER INC DBA LAWNCOMER

12-L-001788, RUTH 311




KING JERMENIA A V. AAA FACILITY MAINTENANCE SERVI

14-L-001207, RUTH 311




VINYARD BILL GLENN INDIVIDUALL V. JARDEN BROTHERS TRUCKING INC

14-L-000892, RUTH 311




VON ROHR CATHERINE V. JARDEN BROTHERS TRUCKING INC A

15-L-000490, RUTH 311




BOSTROM CARMEN V. JARDEN BROTHERS TRUCKING INC A

15-L-000526, RUTH 311




JOHNSON BRITTNEY V. FITNESS & FUN PLUS INC

13-L-001640, RUTH 311




MCELROY ZACHARY V. DOTY JAMES JR

15-L-000774, RUTH 311




SIMMS LISA G V. CARTWRIGHT ADAM L

13-L-001471, RUTH 311




JOHNSON CRAIG A V. BIG MUDDY PUB

15-L-000749, RUTH 311




KLINKE ROSEMARY V. KANUMURI RAGHU MD

14-L-001046, RUTH 311




MARRON GEORGE E IV V. M&M SERVICE COMPANY AN ILLINOI

14-L-000411, RUTH 311




KRAFT KASSIDY I V. MOSKI RUBY

15-L-000497, RUTH 311




MILLER KIMBERLY D V. SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY I

14-L-000368, RUTH 311




ANDERSON ANGELA V. CITY OF MADISON

13-L-001993, RUTH 311




KIRK MYRTLE V. D J S BAR & GRILL

15-L-001142, RUTH 311




WILLS STEPHANIE L V. HEALEY RICK R

09-L-001076, RUTH 311




ZELLER J BUNYAN V. OVERTON AMOS E

15-L-000028, RUTH 311




CARPENTER GABRIEL C V. DODSON SHARON L

13-L-001841, RUTH 311




FLANAGAN AARON J V. GARRETT JACK D

14-L-001320, RUTH 311




JOHN JOHNSON JOINT VENTURE V. RIVERBEND SCRAP CORPORATION

14-L-001197, RUTH 311




CLAYTON KAY A V. SMITH ROBERT L

15-L-000259, RUTH 311




MYATT HEATHER V. STANFORD STACY

14-L-000899, RUTH 311




PETTY SHARI V. KIBLER JENNIFER

14-L-001524, RUTH 311




CHEEK KORY L V. TRUST JOSHUA A

15-L-001299, RUTH 311




BUCKINGHAM ROBERT V. ADERHOLD DORIS

14-L-000231, RUTH 311




KALERT JANICE K V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

12-L-000045, RUTH 311




CHARNAS MADELYN V. ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL A NOT

14-L-001691, RUTH 311




GREEN INVESTMENT GROUP INC V. RIVERBEND SCRAP CORPORATION

08-L-000299, RUTH 311




WILSON DAVID V. WWCS INC

12-L-000891, RUTH 311




THAXTON JENNIFER V. WALTON ALBERT

14-L-001522, RUTH 311




LOFTIS TOMMY A V. WHITEHILL WILLIAM L

13-L-001336, RUTH 311




PHILLIPS BRENDA S V. HOGAN CHRISTOPHER B

13-L-000775, RUTH 311




WHITAKER BEVERLY V. MEDLING CASSANDRA

15-L-001226, RUTH 311




ARMSTRONG SHERMAN V. MAGNOLIA MARINE TRANSPORT

15-L-000813, RUTH 311




LAROSE PHIL L V. LOWES HOME CENTERS LLC

15-L-000823, RUTH 311




JOHNSON BRITTNEY V. FITNESS & FUN PLUS INC

13-L-001640, RUTH 311




HORNE SANDY V. BEQUETTE ELIZABETH A

15-L-000760, RUTH 311




KALERT JANICE K V. SHELL OIL COMPANY

12-L-000045, RUTH 311




CALVERT JACOB AS PARENT AND NE V. HOUGLAND KENDRA AKA KENDRA

13-L-000986, RUTH 311




ELLIOTT PAMELA J V. LUTTINEN BRIAN

15-L-001048, RUTH 311




10 a.m.




WASIELEWICZ JOHN W IND ADM OF V. SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS HEALTH

12-L-001816, HYLLA 327




CORBIN TIFFANY AS MOTHER/NEXT V. SAINT ANTHONYS HEALTH CENTER

13-L-000592, HYLLA 327




FARLEY RICHARD D V. NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR

13-L-000227, HYLLA 327




FITCHETT PATRICIA V. PARKINSON CHARLES

13-L-000409, HYLLA 327







Thursday, December 17




9 a.m.




STEINBROOK PERRY L V. CRISSWELL MICHAEL G

15-L-001040, MUDGE 302







Friday, December 18




9 a.m.




SPRINGER MARY J V. CITY OF COLLINSVILLE A MUNICIP

14-L-001256, CROWDER 320




COLLINSVILLE AREA RECREATION D V. CITY OF COLLINSVILLE

14-L-001729, CROWDER 320




HAWKINS DEBORAH A V. MOORE MARSHA RN

13-L-001363, CROWDER 320




TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS OF ILLINOIS V. FAHNESTOCK THOMAS B

15-L-000619, RUTH 311




SC JOHNSON & SON INC V. BUSKE THOMAS H

15-L-000164, RUTH 311




10 a.m.




RYAN CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING LL V. UNDERWOOD SCOTT

15-L-000988, RUTH 311

EDWARDSVILLE–Two Montgomery County men, one the plaintiff and the other the next friend of the plaintiff, are suing a railroad, alleging negligence over injuries sustained at a railroad crossing.

Brian Irwin, a disabled person by and through next friend Michael Glisson, filed a lawsuit Nov. 25 in Madison County Circuit Court against Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Bryan Dale Woolard and Jacon T. Wallis.

According to the complaint, on Feb. 14, 2014, Irwin was driving a truck westbound on St. John's Road in Litchfield. At the same time, a snowstorm was in progress, limiting visibility and covering the road, road signs and railroad crossing with approximately 5 inches of snow. 

Irwin kept driving westbound when, without warning, the suit says, a Norfolk Southern train collided with the truck. The lawsuit also says NSRC owns, maintains and controls the tracks and right of way and that Woolard and Wallis, the engineer and conductor, respectively, were controlling the train at the time.

The suit says the negligence of the three defendants caused the plaintiff permanent physical disability and medical expenses, loss of work and the necessity of modifications to his home. 

Irwin seeks at least $50,000 from each defendant, a trial by jury, court costs and attorney fees. He is represented by attorney Todd R. Nissenholtz of Cofman & Townsley in St. Louis.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 15-L-1531.

A manufacturer named as a defendant in about 75,000 asbestos personal injury cases nationwide has pushed back against a request for sanctions from lawyers representing Ford Motor Company, who have accused their client of being a “shill” to prevent other defendants from transferring cases out of Cook County Circuit Court, saying Ford has no basis to support an “implausible conspiracy theory” serving as a pretense for the chance to fish for privileged information.

On Dec. 4, attorneys from the firm of Locke Lord LLP, of Chicago, representing John Crane Inc., filed a response in Cook County court to the motion introduced in November by attorneys with the firm of Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman, of Chicago, seeking sanctions against Crane and attorneys from the firm of O’Connell, Tivin, Miller & Burns (OTMB), who represented Crane in recent asbestos-related litigation.

“Ford asks this court to sanction JCI (John Crane Inc.) because JCI did not defend itself in a way that assisted Ford,” wrote attorney Thomas J. Cunningham, of Locke Lord, in the memorandum filed Dec. 4. “But JCI is not obligated to defend itself in the way Ford prefers.

“No Illinois court has ever sanctioned a party under similar circumstances, and this court should decline Ford’s invitation to be the first.”

In November, the Sanchez lawyers, on behalf of Ford, filed a motion asking the court to sanction John Crane, the OTMB firm and lawyers from the firm of Connelly & Vogelzang, of Chicago, who had served as counsel for plaintiffs who brought the lawsuit in which the sanctions motion has arisen.

Ford was initially joined in the motion by Genuine Parts Company, which filed its own motion for sanctions on Nov. 19. However, Genuine Parts asked the court to withdraw from the move for sanctions on Nov. 25, saying it did not wish to pursue monetary sanctions against Crane, OTMB and the Vogelzang firm.

The sanctions request arose as the various parties moved to conclude an asbestos liability lawsuit brought by plaintiffs Bertha and Moses Winford against a number of companies, including Ford, Genuine Parts and Dana Companies. The list of named defendants in the action included many companies that routinely land on lists of defendants in asbestos exposure complaints. The list included John Crane Inc., a manufacturer of packing and gasket products, based in Chicago.

The litigation had continued for about 20 months, until Cook County Judge Daniel Joseph ordered the case dismissed with prejudice “pursuant to settlement.”

However, Lynch said he was retaining jurisdiction over the case to consider the motions for sanctions. A hearing is scheduled on the matter on Dec. 21.

In their November motions, Ford and Genuine Parts had alleged “gamesmanship” on the part of Crane’s attorneys and those for the plaintiffs, alleging the Vogelzang lawyers installed Crane as a “straw man Illinois defendant” to “act as a shill at trial.” They said this prevented them from removing the case to federal court, as they would have preferred and “unnecessarily lengthened the pretrial proceedings.”

They said OTMB used various tactics during the proceedings as part of a long-running cooperation between them and the Vogelzang lawyers to prevent the matter from being dismissed from Cook County court, and ultimately allow Crane to avoid paying damages.

The lawyers for Ford and Genuine Parts said they believed discovery would allow them to prove the pattern.

In reply, however, lawyers for John Crane said Ford’s motion was off base.

Crane’s lawyers said there is no agreement between Crane and the plaintiffs or their lawyers “regarding how the case would be handled.”

“Ford is also completely silent as to why JCI would want to be sued or would want to remain a defendant in the case any longer than necessary,” Crane’s lawyers wrote in their filing. “Indeed, Ford never even actually says that JCI made an agreement to be sued.”

They defended OTMB’s “tactical decisions” on how to defend Crane in the Winford case, as well as the tens of thousands of other asbestos cases in which Crane is named as a defendant nationwide.

“This massive volume of litigation requires JCI to demand efficiency from its outside counsel, which requires counsel to strategically decide which motions to file, which depositions to attend and whether to retain experts in every case,” Crane’s lawyers wrote.

Those decisions include whether to object to motions to remove cases to other jurisdictions. As it is headquartered in Chicago, Crane said it prefers to litigate “in its home state, if for no other reason than to avoid the need to send witnesses out of state for deposition and/or trial.”

Further, Crane noted nothing prevented Ford from asking a Chicago federal court to remove the case from Cook County. They also noted, in a number of the cases chosen by Ford to support its allegations of a “pattern” of cooperation between Crane and the plaintiff’s attorneys, those other cases included other named Illinois-based defendants, as well.

And Crane also assailed Ford’s accusation that Crane’s common refusal to be among the final defendants dismissed from cases demonstrated collusion.

“In reality, JCI simply has a history of deciding not to pay settlements in meritless cases for cost-of-defense or ‘nuisance value’ purposes,” the lawyers wrote. “As a result, JCI has found that where plaintiffs have settled with other defendants, those plaintiffs will often dismiss JCI from the case rather than invest the substantial amounts needed to proceed to trial with a very low likelihood of success against JCI.

“Thus, simple economics, rather than Ford’s implausible conspiracy theory, explains why plaintiffs dismiss JCI rather than go to trial against it, especially given the risk that any plaintiff’s verdict would be completely offset by prior settlements.”

Crane also argued Rule 137 – the judicial rule under which Ford brought its motion – does not authorize Ford to secure sanctions, as its “limited scope” “applies only to signed documents that contain false or legally groundless statements that are otherwise improper.”

And Ford “does not identify a single document signed on behalf of JCI that allegedly contained a false, legally groundless or otherwise improper statement,” Crane’s attorneys wrote.

While Ford has requested discovery to uncover evidence to support its claims, Crane said allowing discovery over this motion would violate attorney-client privilege, merely to allow Ford “to further its witch hunt.” They particularly called “outrageous” Ford’s request for “JCI’s and OTMB’s attorney-client communications.”

“Ford’s motion is a facially inappropriate attempt to violate JCI’s privilege to obtain internal tactics and strategies for use in future litigation,” Crane’s attorneys wrote, noting such discovery “would immeasurably harm JCI today and years into the future as JCI and Ford are co-defendants in hundreds, if not thousands, of asbestos cases across the country, and such cases are expected to continue for the next 30 years.

“Ford offers no reason why it should be entitled to such highly-sensitive material.”

EDWARDSVILLE–A Madison County woman is suing a Florida company, alleging she was defrauded in a real estate transaction.

Rebecca Click filed a lawsuit Nov. 25 in Madison County Circuit Court against Allstar Enterprises & Cleaning of St. Petersburg, Fla., Michael D. Bender, Ramona E. Johnson and Shawn Greeves.

According to the complaint, on June 9, Allstar and Bender executed a deed arrangement with Click for the sale of property at 121 Riviera Drive, Granite City. She purchased the property for $56,000, making a down payment of $20,000 to Bender and Allstar, the suit says.

The lawsuit states Click entered into the agreement with no knowledge the defendants were planning to acquire the property under a fictitious name and resell it after receiving the plaintiff's down payment. Further, the suit says, they attempted to convey the property, using the non-existent Allstar Enterprises & Cleaning Services, to defendant Greeves. 

The suit alleges Greeves purchased the property from Allstar, even though he knew the plaintiff occupied the property. 

The complaint states the conduct of all defendants is fraudulent and intentionally designed to damage the plaintiff, causing her financial damages and emotional pain and suffering.

Click asks the court to find that her legal rights under the deed are fully enforceable, that the actions of the defendants are fraudulent, and that she be awarded actual and punitive damages, attorney fees and court costs. She is represented by attorney Edward T. McCarthy of McCarthy & Allen of Edwardsville.

Madison County Circuit Court case number 15-L-1538.

Election paperwork of three sitting circuit judges running for election in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit is being challenged with the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Dallas Cook, Belleville city clerk and a Republican candidate for St. Clair County circuit clerk, objected to the nomination papers of Circuit Judges John Baricevic, Robert Haida and Robert LeChien, who are running on the Democratic ticket.

Cook seeks to have their names stricken from the March 15 primary ballot, stating that the judges' nomination papers are insufficient in law in the following ways:

- Article 6 Section 12(d) of the Illinois Constitution requires circuit judges to seek retention for the office of circuit court judge, and not re-election as they propose to do.

- The same section requires circuit court judges to file for retention not less than six months before the general election preceding the expiration of his term of office. Their terms expire in December 2016.

- The judges failed to file nomination papers for retention as circuit judge.

The objections further state that the judges' nominating papers "are not uniform or consistent."

"That (sic) are not confusing and thus do not comply with the Election Code, and as such all sheets should be stricken," they state.

Cook argues that Election Code requires that for each petition sheet the heading of each should be the same.

"More specifically, the sheets fail to clarify if the candidate is running for nomination or election," the objections state.

Cook's objections were filed late in the day Monday with the State Board of Elections, just before the period for filing objections ended.

An initial meeting of a state electoral board that would decide the matter will be at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 14.