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Madison County asbestos motion docket Feb. 29-March 3
Madison County Asbestos Motion Docket: Monday, February 29 9 a.m. GOINS SONNIE V. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO INC 15-L-000015, ASBESTOS J 327 HOOKS STEVEN INDIVIDUALLY V. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC...
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Madison County asbestos jury docket Feb. 29
Madison County Asbestos Jury Docket: Monday, Feburary 29 9 a.m. MATHES DONALD V. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORP 15-L-000255, ASBESTOS J 327 MARSIK JERROLD V. AMERICAN OPTICAL CORPORATION 14-L-000158, ASBESTOS J...
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St. Clair County real estate Feb. 11-18
ST. CLAIR COUNTY REAL ESTATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2016 BELLEVILLE •$115,000- 2217 MONTEREY DR. - GEORGE M. PUGH TO ANGELA HODGES •$24,000- 4204 N. BELT WEST- GLADYS VOGT TO BELLEVILLE HOMES •$107,000- 2967...
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Madison County real estate Feb. 10-16
Madison County Real Estate: FEBRUARY 10, 2016 ALTON •$11,000- 2619 MAIN ST. - US BANK TO MICHAEL NAPP •$110,000- 3521 ABERDEEN AVE. - ANDERW AND LACY PFLEGER TO RYAN M. WINTJEN E. ALTON •$10,000- 305...
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Madison County foreclosures Feb. 12-19
MADISON COUNTY FORECLOSURES: FEBRUARY 12, 2016 PNC BANK V. BARBARA J. ROMAIN AND DARRELL S. ROMAIN, $49,316.04, 338 MAPLE DR., BETHALTO. 16-CH-106 DEUTSCHE BANK V. AMANDA J. AND WILLIAM O. HANCOCK,...
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State worker pensions, health care crowd out spending on education, public...
Illinois state government now pays more for pensions and health care for state workers than it spends on K-12 education, public safety or human services, according to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s fiscal year...
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Landlord sues Chippewa Loft for alleged unpaid rent
EDWARDSVILLE – An Illinois company is suing a Missouri business, alleging breach of contract over the amount of rent and other costs owed. Keller Excavating LLC filed the lawsuit Feb. 12 in Madison...
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Taxpayers' advocate says under-funded Judicial Retirement System rife with...
Most of the state's public pension systems are perilously under-funded, and the Illinois Judicial Retirement System (JRS) is no exception. Taxpayers United of America (TUA) recently analyzed JRS data...
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Sangamon County judge finds that retention is not the only way to stay on bench
SPRINGFIELD - Sangamon County Associate Judge Esteban Sanchez has ruled for St. Clair County judges John Baricevic, Robert LeChien and Robert Haida, finding that the state constitution gives them the...
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Yandle cancels Alaskan’s asbestos trial three days from start; Plaintiff...
BENTON – U.S. District Judge Staci Yandle prepared for an asbestos trial but nobody else did, so the trial didn’t happen. Yandle called it off on Feb. 19, three days before it would have started, after...
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Busybodies can be hazardous to our freedoms
Want to have fun with champions of more government and the nanny state? Make them follow their premises to their logical conclusions. Do they insist that the minimum wage should be raised again? Set...
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Cities, towns seek greater power to act; But Municipal League effort may face...
SPRINGFIELD — In the midst of Illinois budget crisis, Illinois’ 1,300 cities, towns and villages are seeking greater freedom to act on their own. But much of the “Moving Cities Forward” legislation...
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Visitor blames Century Brass Works for fall on property
BELLEVILLE – An Illinois man is suing a Belleville brass business, alleging negligence for injuries he says suffered when he slipped and fell walking in the defendant's parking lot. Michael Wells filed...
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East St. Louis motorist blames another driver for accident, injuries
BELLEVILLE – An East St. Louis woman is suing an East St. Louis motorist, alleging negligence for injuries she says she suffered in an automobile accident. Jinni L. Yates filed the lawsuit Feb. 5 in...
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Customer alleges Wal-Mart negligence caused her fall in store
BELLEVILLE – A St. Clair County woman is suing Wal-Mart, alleging negligence for injuries she says she suffered when she tripped over a floor mat inside the defendant's O'Fallon store. Angela Woodard...
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Civil court filings down in Illinois; Madison and St. Clair major civil...
Civil court filings declined by approximately 25 percent in Illinois between 2010 and 2014, according to the Illinois Supreme Court's most recent annual report. And while statistics from Madison and...
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Parents of teen injured in car accident seek damages from driver
EDWARDSVILLE – The parents of a teenage girl are suing over injuries she suffered in an automobile accident, alleging the driver of the vehicle she was riding in was negligent. Peter and Laura...
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In sexual misconduct suit, state rep candidate said female student was...
URBANA – Legislative candidate Jim Acklin of Ogden countered a former high school student’s sexual misconduct suit against the school district he once led by blaming her.“Plaintiff was under a duty to...
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Motorist blames another driver for allegedly causing Edwardsville accident
EDWARDSVILLE – A motorist is suing another driver, alleging negligence over injuries she says she sustained in an Edwardsville vehicle accident. Malinda Fulmer filed the lawsuit Feb. 16 in Madison...
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Letter carrier claims he was attacked by Collinsville couple's dogs
EDWARDSVILLE – A letter carrier is suing a Collinsville couple, alleging negligence after he says he was injured in an attack by the defendants' dogs.Cortez Douglas filed the lawsuit Feb. 16 in...
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