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Voters are fed up with judges and personal injury lawyers who ‘Game the System’
The 2016 Election is over and voters have rendered their verdicts and shown they want judges and legislators who will stand up to the personal injury lawyers and stop lawsuit abuse in Illinois.In the...
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St. Clair County real estate Nov. 16-23
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 BELLEVILLE $77,000- 407 STATE ST. - WILLIAM C. ROBERTS TO STACEY BRADBURY $110,000- 71 COUNTY CLUB PL. - LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES TO TORRE TRIBOUT $34,000- 901 N. 39 TH ST. - KENNETH...
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Union Pacific compelled to comply with discovery requests in suit alleging...
St. Clair County Associate Judge Randall Kelley ordered Union Pacific to comply with a former employee’s discovery requests in a suit alleging he developed cancer from exposure to creosote and solar...
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Property taxes mount on 'Home Alone' house
2016 was a tough year for the owners of 671 Lincoln Ave. The red-brick, Georgian house in Winnetka, Ill., was made famous by the 1990 Christmas hit, “Home Alone,” but in real life, it’s not...
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Electric company denies liability in fire at City of O’Fallon Public Works...
An electric contractor alleges the lighting in a city building was altered and evidence was not maintained after a fire destroyed the building owned by the City of O’Fallon.Illinois Counties Risk...
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Hearing set for Belleville’s motion to dismiss woman’s suit alleging she fell...
The City of Belleville’s motion to dismiss a woman’s suit alleging she fell on a city retaining wall while cutting her grass is set for a hearing this month.St. Clair County Circuit Judge Vincent...
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Madison County jury awards woman $5,800 in car accident suit
A Madison County jury awarded a woman $5,800 in a suit alleging a motorist struck a police cruiser while she was handcuffed in the backseat. The jury reached its verdict in favor of plaintiff Alisha...
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Madison County real estate Nov. 14-21
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 ALTON $53,000- 3521 OMEGA ST. - JARED AND SUZANNE MCNELLY TO JACOB MAYDEN AND MILISSA WISSEHR BETHALTO $300,000- E. MORELAND RD. - RLP DEVELOPMENT CO. TO CEDARHURST OF BETHALTO REAL...
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Madison County foreclosures Nov. 29-Dec. 2
NOVEMBER 29, 2016 US BANK V. ERIC AND TAMMY STAUFFER , $47,534.68, 313 DRY ST., ALTON. 16-CH-717 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON V. SUSAN AND DELANY PETTIT AND JAMES ONEY, $76,171.19, 4129 KASEBERG LN. ,...
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Gleeson picked to serve as chief judge in Twentieth Judicial Circuit
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Andrew Gleeson was elected chief judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit last week, succeeding the outgoing Circuit Judge John Baricevic. “I’m just getting started so...
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Construction companies deny liability in suit alleging man died from gas...
Several construction companies claim a man who died in a gas explosion negligently dug too deep in an area where the gas line was marked. Angela Behme, as special administrator of the estate of John...
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St. Clair County foreclosures Nov. 23-30
NOVEMBER 23, 2016 WELLS FARGO BANK V. JOWANNA AND JOSHUA DAVIS, $33,503.44, 535 ALEXANDER PL. , E. ST. LOUIS. 16-CH-764 US BANK V. TERESA JOHNSON AND CHARLOTTE GRIFFIN, $211,286.26, 2 HIGHLAND DR.,...
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Madison County asbestos jury docket Dec. 12-16
Monday, December 12 2:30 AM WESTRICK FERNE INDIVIDUALLY V. A W CHESTERTON COMPANY 14-L-001291, ASBESTOS J 327 Wednesday, December 14 9:00 AM MCCLOUD NATHANIEL V. AUTOZONE INC DBA AUTO ZONE...
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Madison County asbestos motion docket Dec. 12-16
Monday, December 12 2:30 AM WESTRICK FERNE INDIVIDUALLY V. A W CHESTERTON COMPANY 14-L-001291, ASBESTOS J 327 Wednesday, December 14 9:00 AM MCCLOUD NATHANIEL V. AUTOZONE INC DBA AUTO ZONE...
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Madison County civil docket Dec. 12-16
Monday, December 12 9:00 AM ENNS FRANZ V. AUGUSTA LOGISTICS INC 15-L-000635, MUDGE 302 Tuesday, December 13 8:45 AM HOWERTON SALLY V. HOFFNER MICHAEL 14-L-001699, BARBERIS 230 9:00 AM ENNS FRANZ...
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St. Clair County voter fraud cases between ’12 and ‘15 awaiting justice
Six felony suspects in St. Clair County ballot violations that occurred from 2012 to 2015 haven’t felt the hand of justice since they posted bond. Each docket shows Circuit Judge Jan Fiss granting a...
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Former ESL Dem Party chair accused of demolishing burnt buildings and keeping...
Former East St. Louis Democratic party chairman Charlie Powell demolishes burnt buildings and keeps the valuable remains for himself, according to a suit in St. Clair County circuit court. Mark Gates...
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Halloween has inherent hazards. If the sun has set and there aren't many street lights, or they haven't come on yet, it may be dark and hard to see. Kids may have masks on that impair their vision, and...
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Suit alleging negligent psychiatric care at trial in Judge Ruth's court
A woman’s dispute with a psychiatrist over her husband’s suicide is at trial in Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth’s courtroom. The trial began on Dec. 5. Carmen Huff, as special administrator of...
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LeChien should not have jurisdiction over state labor dispute, critic says
St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien has granted a temporary restraining order for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 to block contract terms imposed by...
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