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Task force finds problem of rising court costs
A new report shows that court costs have escalated across the state, creating a burden on residents that use the systems.The Illinois Statutory Court Fee Task Force identified key areas where problems...
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Daughter blames multiple health care entities for father's death
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County woman is suing multiple health care defendants, alleging their negligence caused the wrongful death of her father.Peggy McKinnon, as executor of the estate of Dorse...
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Study indicates state judges show partisanship; pressures go away during last...
WASHINGTON – A group of independent researchers have published a study that looks at the relationship between state judges and partisan decisions and concluded that judges are systematically...
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Consumer accuses barbecue sauce manufacture of false advertising
BELLEVILLE — A Randolph County man is suing a barbecue sauce manufacturer, alleging it falsely advertises that its ingredients are all natural.Larry Weigand filed a class action lawsuit, individually...
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O'Fallon, Troy registered voter signatures sought for property tax freeze...
A group interested in saving taxpayers money is looking for at least 1,250 registered voters in O’Fallon and Troy willing to sign a petition supporting property tax freeze, a spokesman for the group...
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Judges – and voters -- have power to stop lawsuit abuse
The yearlong budget battle in Springfield ended last month with a truce, as legislative leaders and Governor Rauner agreed to a six-month stopgap budget. Left on the table, unfortunately, are all of...
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Illinois diverts federal funds from teachers to TRS
Illinois’ most impoverished school districts have lost millions of dollars to a scheme intended to shore up the state’s monumentally underfunded teacher pension reserve. And it’s about to get worse....
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Motorist alleges another driver's negligence caused crash
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County woman is suing a motorist, alleging the defendant's negligence led to a car crash that injured the plaintiff. Jodi S. Dwyer filed a complaint on July 6 in Madison County...
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Motorist alleges another driver caused crash
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County car owner is suing another motorist, alleging her negligence caused a car crash that injured the plaintiff.Neal Hornbostel filed a lawsuit June 16 in Madison County...
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Motorist alleges another driver's negligence caused crash
EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County man is suing two Illinois residents, alleging their negligence led to a car crash that injured the plaintiff. Jean Bedel Bonne-Annee filed a lawsuit July 11 in Madison...
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Insurer raises questions about unclaimed benefits bill; Hoping for Rauner's...
SPRINGFIELD — In a legislative session noted as one of inaction until the brink of a new fiscal year, one bill Illinois lawmakers did manage to pass was a measure that requires life insurance companies...
View ArticleMadison County Democrat party bosses' hypocrisy on full display
To the Editor:The hypocrisy and blatant double-standard of Democrat party bosses was on full display recently. They applied a liberal standard to a Democrat challenge to petitions filed by voters to...
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Wrongful death suit filed after accident between farm tractor, tractor-trailer
EAST ST. LOUIS – A Nashville widow has filed a wrongful death suit against a tractor-trailer driver and his employer after an accident in Perry County resulted in her husband's death. Jill E. Bowers,...
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Madison passenger files suit against two motorists for alleged negligence
EDWARDSVILLE – A Madison woman has filed suit against two drivers after she alleges she was injured in an auto accident.Constance Starnes filed a complaint on July 18 in the Madison County Circuit...
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Pedestrian alleges injuries after being struck by driver
EDWARDSVILLE – A pedestrian has filed suit against a motorist over alleged injuries after he was struck walking in Alton.Bobbie R. Highsmith III filed a complaint on July 15 in the Madison County...
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Illinois Central seeks to transfer another injury claim out of St. Clair County
Lawyers for a railroad engineer who claims his former supervisor at Illinois Central harassed him to the point of suffering a heart attack want St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson to deny a...
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Bi-State denies liability in bus passenger's injury suit
Bi-State Development Agency denies negligence in a lawsuit brought by a passenger who claims injuries when an unsecured wheelchair rolled into her when the Metro bus she was riding in was involved in...
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Seat manufacturer denies counter claims of driver involved in fatal accident
Magna Seating denies the counter claims of a driver being sued in St. Clair County over the death of Cheryl Schmeder last year. According to the suit brought by surviving husband Larry Schmeder, the...
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House guest's suit over knife injury to the eye settled and dismissed
A personal injury lawsuit against an O’Fallon woman who stood accused of negligently handling knives and injuring a house guest has been settled. St. Clair County Associate Judge Randall Kelley...
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Gold tooth in Pillsbury biscuit case continued to October
A July 20 status conference in a lawsuit alleging a man discovered someone’s gold tooth when he bit into a Pillsbury baked biscuit has been continued to Oct. 5.St. Clair County Associate Judge Randall...
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