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Webb chosen as next state’s attorney

Just days after the announcement of the election to judgeship of Monroe County State’s Attorney Lucas Liefer and Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer Becker-Roscow in...

Judge selections leave 2 county vacancies

Monroe County State’s Attorney Lucas Liefer and Monroe County Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer Becker-Roscow have been selected to fill two associate judge vacancies in...

Judge candidates named

Within the next few weeks, two candidates are anticipated be elected to serve as judges in the 24th Judicial Circuit, which could potentially find...

$1.6M judgment against Peppers

A registration of foreign judgment was filed in Monroe County Circuit Clerk’s Office earlier his month.  The consent judgment was issued in St. Louis County...

March timeline on cash bail appeal

An appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a state law that would end cash bail appears to be months away...

SAFE-T Act on hold

Just a few hours before they were set to go into effect, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that parts of the SAFE-T Act would...

Judge rules portions of SAFE-T Act are unconstitutional

A Kankakee County judge ruled late Wednesday night that aspects of the SAFE-T Act that was set to go into effect Jan. 1 are...

Lawsuit filed after man falls

A man is suing after a fall in Columbia last year. Jimmy Watkins, listed in court documents as the plaintiff, filed suit Dec. 7 in...

Appellate judge candidates on ballot

There are two judicial candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot for one seat on the Fifth District Appellate Court due to a vacancy created...

‘Extensive damage’ at Rock City results in arrests

Four young men stand charged with felonies in connection with damage exceeding $100,000 in value caused at the Rock City cave business complex in...

Locals join SAFE-T Act fight

Last Wednesday, Monroe County joined a group of over 50 Illinois county state’s attorneys and sheriffs to sue the state in objection to the...

Jury finds Van Eck not guilty

A jury in the trial of Jeremy Van Eck, 35, of rural Waterloo returned a verdict of not guilty last week in Monroe County...
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