MOUNT VERNON – Belleville must defend a class action challenging its $500 redemption fee on vehicles of certain criminal suspects, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on May 18.
BELLEVILLE – Maintenance lapses on Belleville’s part resulted in a fatal crash at Route 15 and a filthy flood at St. Clair Country Club, according to suits filed in St. Clair County circuit court.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Kristen Poshard, who claims Madison County fired her for resisting harassment by former county board member Phil Chapman, will try to settle with Chapman and the county next month.
BENTON – Washington Park Mayor Rickie Thomas and village trustees improperly blocked the opening of a liquor store, St. Clair County resident Timothy West alleges in U.S. district court.
BENTON – Belleville police sergeant Kimberly Fulkerson sued Chief William Clay on Nov. 25, claiming his department refuses to promote her because of her gender.
While I respect the Board’s decision to vote for this resolution, Kurt Prenzler clearly made it political when he sent it to his political supporters via email ahead of the vote and asked for a campaign contribution.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Belleville detectives Daniel Collins and Timothy Crimm and the city must answer Circuit Judge Ron Duebbert’s malicious prosecution suit, Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Mills ruled on Sept. 13.
EDWARDSVILLE – Associate Judge Jennifer Hightower’s recusal from cases of criminal defense lawyer Bryce Joiner followed the filing of a sworn statement from a client who now faces a charge of felony perjury.
BELLEVILLE – East St. Louis election commissioners must issue subpoenas that mayoral candidate Robert Eastern III requested in a ballot dispute, St. Clair County Associate Judge Julie Katz ruled on Jan. 11.
Accountant Andrew Davidson is trying to sell his custom built four bedroom, four bath at 1825 10th Fairway Drive in Belleville, with more than 4,300 square feet on a one acre lot.
Belleville resident Lillian Schneider fears the worse when it comes to the road surface repair project the city has now embarked on using taxpayer money.
Note Phil Elmore's social media post: March 8, 2017 (International Women's Day) He writes: "Anybody that votes for Lillian hates Belleville and progress. She knows Ajax and vacuum cleaning, that's it. For Belleville sake I hope this is the last we hear from her lunacy.”
