Mother seeks justice over daughter’s heroin death
Chris Keel shows an enlarged photo taken of her daughter Jennifer Herling while she was jailed. The photo Chris Keel holds at right is a picture of her daughter laid out in a casket. She uses the...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney announces heroin-related guilty plea
Wigginton The U.S. Attorney’s office announced a heroin-related guilty plea by a Fairview Heights man accused of selling a fatal dose of the drug. Joseph L. Robinson pleaded guilty today in U.S....
View ArticleMed mal complaint filed against Alton Memorial over infected fingertip
Unsell A woman claims medical providers at Alton Memorial Hospital caused her to undergo permanent pain when they failed to adequately treat her infected finger. Victoria Morales filed a lawsuit May 6...
View ArticleTexan sues St. Clair County business over unpaid loan
A Texas man has filed suit against the St. Clair County company he claims failed to repay him the more than $50,000 he lent it. Terence Morris claims he lent Sintzel Investments and John C. Sintzel...
View ArticleCahokia cop accused of unleashing dog attack against detainee
A man claims a Cahokia police officer called on a dog to attack him while he lay helpless and handcuffed on the ground. Reginald King filed a lawsuit May 13 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against...
View ArticleSwansea Rehab center sued over resident’s trip on protruding stone
A woman blames her relative’s fractured kneecap on a rehabilitation center where a protruding rock caused her to fall. Beth Ann Solomon as administrator of the estate of Beverly G. Reavis filed a...
View ArticleRear-end accident in ESL is subject of suit
Hadowsky An East St. Louis man has filed suit against the driver who he claims caused a multi-car collision when he rear-ended a vehicle. Isaac Smith claims he was riding in a vehicle Eva Jones was...
View ArticleLandscaping company and driver blamed for overloading trailer with pavers
Shevlin A St. Clair County woman has filed suit against the landscaping company that she claims overloaded a truck with pavers, causing an accident. Deborah Kohler claims she was riding as a passenger...
View ArticleLeChien dismisses slander suit against J.D. Roth; Allows cop plaintiff 14...
Hopkins St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien on May 16 granted an embattled police chief’s motion to dismiss a slander suit involving the alleged “leaking” of police operations information....
View ArticleAccused drug dealer pleads not guilty in federal court
Wilkerson An accused drug dealer who was arrested last week in connection with an unfolding drug scandal in St. Clair County has pleaded not guilty to charges of possession and distribution of heroin....
View ArticleDriver ran stop sign on Missouri Avenue, suit claims
A man and woman claim they sustained various injuries after a driver failed to yield the right-of-way at a stop sign, causing a collision. Dennis Pullem and Lisa Stubbs filed a lawsuit May 10 in St....
View ArticleRear-end accident near St. Clair Square leads to suit
Hickey A Glen Carbon woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle, saying she suffered jaw, left arm, back and neck injuries because of the collision. Patricia Seeley...
View ArticleMulti-car pile up on Frank Scott Parkway is subject of suit
Cannady A woman claims she sustained severe injuries when a driver rear-ended her vehicle at a stop light. Andrea C. Cockrell filed a lawsuit May 8 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Leon C....
View ArticleInjury suit says Belleville driver crossed center line
A woman has filed suit against the driver who she claims crossed the center line and struck her vehicle head on. Sherry Sumrall claims she was driving west on Old St. Louis Road in Belleville on Jan....
View ArticleSt. Clair County foreclosures May 13-22
May 13, 2013 Regions Bank V. Dick Dewayne Cox Jr., Sharon M. Cox, $216,217.13, 5 Timber Oak Road, O’Fallon. 13-CH-424 May 14, 2013 CitiMortgage V. Maxine T. Aubuschon, Sandra Blakey, Diana Otterman,...
View ArticleSt. Clair County real estate May 20-22
May 20, 2013 Belleville $19,260- 1012 S. Charles Street- Sheila James to Lonnie and Diane Casey $40,125- 113 N. 38th Street- Sheila James to Lonnie and Diane Casey $25,000- 525 South 17th Street-...
View ArticleSuit claims physicians failed to recognize coronary vessel disease
Bartholomew The wife of a recently deceased man has filed suit against the healthcare facility where she claims doctors failed to diagnose his heart conditions, leading to his death. Cartha A. Harrah...
View ArticleBarnett Farms Trucking and driver sued over I-64 accident
Cook A woman has filed suit against the truck driver who she claims rear-ended her vehicle, causing her to sustain severe and permanently disabling injuries. Sara England claims she was driving west on...
View ArticleCompany owner attempted to evade $5 million judgment by filing bankruptcy,...
Niehoff The owner of a Kentucky company attempted to evade the payment of a judgment in excess of $5 million rendered against him by declaring bankruptcy, then forming a new company, according to...
View ArticleDog’s attempted attack causes injuries, suit says
A Mascoutah woman has filed suit against the owner of a mixed breed dog, alleging it attempted to attack her through a glass door, causing her to fall backwards and sustain injuries. Virginia Avery...
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