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Another lawsuit in 2019 train crash
A second lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2019 crash involving a train and tractor near Fults is being argued at the federal court level in East St. Louis. The Madison-St.…
Read MoreLawsuit over dog bite injuries
A Waterloo woman is being sued by her neighbor following a dog bite incident last year. According to the filing in Monroe County Circuit Court, Rebecca Wolf has sued her…
Read MoreCashless bail questions remain
Monday marked the beginning of cashless bail in Illinois, leaving many in the law enforcement and judicial communities waiting for the full implications of the new system to be realized.…
Read MoreSemiautomatic weapons ban upheld
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in many mass killings nationally. In a 4-3 decision Friday,…
Read MoreCourt upholds SAFE-T Act bail provision
A landmark criminal justice reform that eliminates cash bail in Illinois is constitutional, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the change to take effect Sept. 18. …
Read MoreSettlement in local OSHA case
A Breese contractor cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration earlier this month for trench cave-in violations at the Silvercreek Crossing housing development in Waterloo…
Read MoreAnother Oak Hill lawsuit
Former Oak Hill Assistant Director of Nursing Jennifer Morgan has filed a lawsuit against Monroe County alleging leadership at the county-owned senior care facility violated the Illinois Human Rights Act…
Read MoreMan gets prison for sex abuse
A Waterloo man was sentenced to prison last week on a felony sex crime conviction. Zachariah P. Vansant, 21, of Waterloo, was ordered to serve three years in the Illinois…
Read MoreColeman civil case lingers
Friday marked the 14th anniversary of the 2009 murders of Sheri Coleman and her young sons Gavin and Garett in Columbia and 12th anniversary of a jury’s 2011 conviction of…
Read MoreWrongful death suit follows Columbia crash
A Dupo man filed a lawsuit in Monroe County Court last week in connection with a May 2021 afternoon traffic crash at the intersection of Route 3 and North Main…
Read MoreMonroe County opposes Illinois gun ban
Monroe County State’s Attorney Ryan Webb has joined 32 other Illinois counties in supporting an effort to overturn a statewide weapons ban. Public Act 102-1116, also known as the Protect…
Read MoreWebb 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 the newly formed 24th Judicial Circuit,…
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