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Bilking charge for local woman
A local woman is facing multiple federal charges after being accused of embezzling money from 2020-2022 as an employee at Dupo Community Unit School District 196. She had worked for…
Read MoreSuit filed over Sauget chemical site
On Friday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office filed a lawsuit against JET Enterprises & Holding Company LLC, alleging the company improperly stored numerous hazardous chemicals, conducted illegal…
Read MoreUpdates in Red Bud picnic lawsuit
There have been a couple of updates in the Randolph County Circuit Court case involving a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the daughter of a woman who was fatally struck…
Read MoreWrongful death lawsuit in Red Bud picnic incident
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Randolph County Circuit Court by the daughter of a woman who was fatally struck by a pickup truck while crossing a street…
Read MoreProbation for sex abuse
A bench trial for Daniel Schott, 54, of Mascoutah, took place last Wednesday afternoon at the Monroe County Courthouse, during which Judge Jeremy Walker found him guilty of one count…
Read MoreBilking bookkeeper at it again
A Valmeyer woman charged last year for the theft of funds at a local school district was charged last week for the same type of crime at another school district…
Read MoreLawsuit follows Columbia bar fight
A St. Louis man has filed a five-count lawsuit against a Hillsboro, Mo., man and Top Shooters Sports Bar, 531 Old Route 3, Columbia, for injuries sustained during a June…
Read MoreEx-village clerk is sentenced
The former village clerk of Baldwin was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for stealing over $60,000 from the small Randolph County town. According to Randolph County State’s Attorney…
Read MoreHospital sued over toddler’s death
A lawsuit has been filed in the late 2022 death of a local toddler. The Madison-St. Clair Record reported that a lawsuit was filed recently in St. Clair County Circuit…
Read MoreOak Hill settlement costs county
Monroe County and the former director of nursing at the county-owned senior living and rehabilitation center in Waterloo have reached a settlement agreement in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed last…
Read MoreDog fight injury lawsuit
A lawsuit was filed Thursday in Monroe County Circuit Court in which Connie Hall of rural Waterloo has sued her neighbors Jennifer and Gregory Candrl for failure to restrain their…
Read MoreFeds: Waterloo woman is money mule
A local woman was named in a federal civil lawsuit last week after she allegedly continued to move money for scammers following warnings to stop from federal law enforcement officers.…
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