Madison County, IL

'It's very encouraging': Local foreclosure rates continue to drop
Belleville News Democrat
Fewer metro-east residents faced foreclosures last month, continuing a recent decline in local foreclosures. The latest figures from the Madison County Courthouse reveal that 61 foreclosure were filed last month, the lowest amount since May 2009. In St ...

Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers
Madison County Courier
She has been researching the history of women baseball players for more than 10 years and is writing the book, “Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers” for the University of Illinois Press. She has published a number of articles on the subject and ...

Students can get free passes with Madison County Transit
STLtoday.com
Madison County students up to 18 years old can use the Madison County Transit's Summer Youth Pass, according to a press release. The pass allows unlimited rides on any MCT fixed-route bus and is good from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Since the ...

Military news and marriages for the week of May 27
STLtoday.com
... both of Troy; Jacob William Blasingame, of Collinsville, and Kailey Renae Buenting, of Champaign. The Madison County clerk's office has issued the following civil unions through May 14: Alyssa Marie Knox and Kimberly Lucille Bilbrey, both of ...

Madison County business news for the week of May 26
STLtoday.com
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees recently elected Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IUE alum Randal Thomas as its chairman. Thomas was elected six days after Gov. Pat Quinn appointed him to the panel, along with former SIUE ...

KSDK
Proposed developments in Alton, Ill.
KSDK
The casino along the Mississippi River was the first licensed casino in the state of Illinois in 1991. At the time, it was called the Alton Belle Casino and detached and cruised up and down the river as ... According to the city's website, the City of ...

Yardwork, Woven Stainless Steel, and Amorphous Organic Elements Coming to ...
Madison County Courier
... relationships between logical rules, improvisation, and comprehensible pattern in the natural world. She has shown her work in Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey and New ...

ICJL endorses McGlynn and three Madison County judges; Urges 'No' vote for ...
Madison County Record
The Illinois Civil Justice League (ICJL) on Wednesday announced its support for three of the four Madison County judges seeking retention in November, as well as St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn in the Fifth District Appellate Court race.

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Jack Schmitt buying land in Wood River
Alton Telegraph
WOOD RIVER - With the help of the city, Jack Schmitt Chevrolet has entered into a $1.7 million contract to purchase property along Illinois Route 143, paving the way for the dealership to stay in town and perhaps bring in another dealership as a bonus ...

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Republicans want quick hearing on Gill appointment
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
SPRINGFIELD — A group of central Illinois Senate Republicans is asking for an expedited confirmation hearing on the nomination of Dr. David Gill to be assistant director at the Illinois Department of Public Health, although it seems unlikely they'll ...
GOP criticizes Gill appointment as political move - Pantagraph.comBloomington Pantagraph
GOP Senators: Gill Appointment Part Of Political DealWUIS

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Madison County
STLtoday.com
Clerk releases tax rates. Madison County Clerk Debra Ming-Mendoza finalized the 2012 property tax rates for taxing districts in Madison County, completing the process that began in December when each taxing district filed its levy. Ming-Mendoza said ...

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Chicago Tribune
Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Los Angeles Times
A former chief prosecutor for Madison County in southwestern Illinois, Haine said he pushed for the legislation because he believes marijuana, despite its reputation, can do good. “People have found that this substance relieves pain for people in ...
After emotional debate, Senate OKs medical marijuanaChicago Tribune
Medical Marijuana Bill Heads To Quinn's Desk After Senate ApprovalChicagoist
Senate OKs medical marijuana; McCarter recalls daughter's drug-related deathBelleville News Democrat

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San Francisco Chronicle
Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
Chicago Tribune
“This bill is filled with walls to keep this limited,” said Haine, a former Madison County state's attorney. Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, raised concerns about lawmakers endorsing a product that classified as a controlled substance by the federal ...
Senate passes medical marijuana legislation, sends measure to QuinnSouthtownStar (blog)
Senate OKs medical marijuana; McCarter recalls daughter's drug-related deathBelleville News Democrat

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Belleville News Democrat
County Board OKs new member
Belleville News Democrat
"I'm confident Jamie will do a great job representing the people of Madison County and his district." Goggin, 47, is a graduate of the University of Illinois and manager of two support offices for Siemens PLM Software. He also teaches computer-aided ...
Goggin named to replace Patton on County BoardAlton Telegraph

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Madison County Board to vote on appointments of new member, engineer and ...
Belleville News Democrat
"I'm confident Jamie will do a great job representing the people of Madison County and his district." Goggin, 47, is a graduate of the University of Illinois and manager of two support offices for Siemens PLM Software. He also teaches computer-aided ...

Madison County community news for the week of May 15
STLtoday.com
State accepting grant applications. Illinois will accept applications until May 30 from local community organizations who want to take part in the In-Person Counselor program. The program is related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The ...

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Harold moving back to CU, will announce political plans soon
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
... 11 especially vulnerable congressmen. Two Democrats already have announced that they are interested in the 13th District race: University of Illinois physics Professor George Golin and former Madison County Chief Judge Ann Callis of rural Troy. The ...

New chief judge can help Madison County shed its "Judicial Hellhole" reputation
Orion Gazette (blog)
Whenever the topic of lawsuit abuse comes up in a discussion in Illinois inevitably the first thing that comes to most folk's mind is Madison County. Even people outside of Illinois know of Madison County's reputation as a magnet for lawsuit abuse ...

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New chief judge can help Madison County shed its "Judicial Hellhole" reputation
Geneseo Republic (blog)
Whenever the topic of lawsuit abuse comes up in a discussion in Illinois inevitably the first thing that comes to most folk's mind is Madison County. Even people outside of Illinois know of Madison County's reputation as a magnet for lawsuit abuse ...

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New chief judge can help Madison County shed its "Judicial Hellhole" reputation
Benton Evening News (blog)
Whenever the topic of lawsuit abuse comes up in a discussion in Illinois inevitably the first thing that comes to most folk's mind is Madison County. Even people outside of Illinois know of Madison County's reputation as a magnet for lawsuit abuse ...

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