Posts Tagged ‘Chris Hitzemann’
Cedarhurst COVID surcharge questioned
Residents of Cedarhurst Senior Living of Waterloo have had to endure many things during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some believe a recent surcharge implemented at the facility has gone too…
Read MoreHudson fit to stand trial
A Waterloo man charged with attempted murder was ruled fit to stand trial last month following a doctor’s examination. On Jan. 22, Judge Dennis Doyle granted a motion by defense…
Read MoreRepublicans choose Liefer to run for state’s attorney
The Monroe County Republican Central Committee on Wednesday night approved the selection of Lucas Liefer as the party’s candidate for state’s attorney in the upcoming general election. Liefer will face…
Read MoreMartin out of state’s attorney race
Former Monroe County Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Martin has withdrawn as a Republican candidate for the state’s attorney position up for election in November. “Due to personal family matters I…
Read MoreLiefer joins county legal team
Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann recently announced that he hired Lucas Liefer to take over the assistant state’s attorney job vacated by Ryan Martin. “I am delighted to become…
Read MoreCandidates file for 2020 election
Monroe County residents now know the candidates in the 2020 election, as Monday marked the final day Republican and Democratic candidates for local offices could file to run. The election…
Read MoreMartin running for state’s attorney
Following the announcement of current Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann on Thursday that he is running in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court as resident judge for Monroe County in…
Read MoreHitzemann running for judge
Monroe County State’s Attorney Chris Hitzemann, a Republican, officially announced Thursday evening that he is running in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court as resident judge for Monroe County in the…
Read MoreConcern locally over cannabis legalization
Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 1438 into law last Tuesday, making recreational marijuana legal in Illinois starting Jan. 1. “Legalizing adult-use cannabis brings an important and overdue change to…
Read MoreColumbia man guilty of sex abuse
A Columbia man was found guilty Friday of one count of criminal sexual abuse of a young girl following a jury trial in Monroe County. The jury deliberated for seven…
Read MoreNew task force aims to ‘break the chain’
Law enforcement officials, pastors, a county commissioner, a doctor, mental health experts, an educator and EMS representatives gathered Friday to take steps to reduce recidivism. This took place at the…
Read MoreKuykendall motion for sentence reduction dismissed
Sora Kuykendall, formerly Jordan Kuykendall, was in a Monroe County courtroom Wednesday morning to appear in front of Judge Heinz Rudolf regarding a petition for post-conviction relief filed in March.…
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