Madison County, IL

Redrawing the Tazewell County line
Pekin Daily Times
By 1817 — just a year before Illinois became a state — the northern three-fourths of the Illinois Territory were taken up by three large counties: Crawford County in the east (which was most of the former Edwards County), Madison County in the west ...

Accused killer ruled unfit on appeal
Alton Telegraph
However, Illinois' 5th District Appellate Court has reversed Madison County Circuit Judge Richard Tognarelli's ruling that an examination on the insanity question be recorded. Madison County Public Defender John Rekowski, the attorney for defendant ...

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Southwestern Illinois man wins suit over hole in one
The State Journal-Register
A southwestern Illinois meat cutter who sued after a prize for his hole in one during a charity golf tournament wasn't paid out as promised has carded a legal victory. The (Alton) Telegraph reports that a Madison County judge has awarded Donald ...
Judge rules golfer should get hole-in-one prizeAlton Telegraph

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World's Worst Tattoo (NSFW): Woman Gets Inked With Scene Depicting ...
Huffington Post
Adam Roberts. This photo combo provided by the Madison County Sheriff's Office in Edwardsville, Ill., shows Adam Roberts. Roberts, 24, was charged Friday, March 8, 2013, with three felony burglary counts related to thefts discovered last month from as ...

Woman gets 4 years in robbery of McDonald's worker
Belleville News Democrat
The (Alton) Telegraph (http://bit.ly/YGY13G) reports that a Madison County judge on Wednesday imposed the prison term prosecutors had sought for 20-year-old Chelsea Stewart of Alton. She previously pleaded guilty. Authorities say Stewart worked at the ...

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Madison County Record
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from Madison County school district
Madison County Record
The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a Madison County school district's dispute with an area refinery and the state's Pollution Control Board. The high court on Wednesday allowed seven petitions for leave to appeal – four civil and ...

Madison County community news for the week of March 27
STLtoday.com
Ameren Illinois President and CEO Richard Mark will speak. Free. Registration required by visiting www.ActOnEnergy.com/symposium or by calling 1-866-800-0747. Complimentary lunch for those who attend. Those registering by March 31 will be eligible to ...

Crews, cops have hands full
Alton Telegraph
Joseph Monroe, operations engineer for District 8 of the Illinois Department of Transportation, agreed that roads were "in very good shape" Monday in Madison County. "We're looking forward to trying to wrap things up with just a skeleton crew overnight ...

Alton Daily News
Madison County State's Attorney wants appeal of Oduwole conviction reversal
STLtoday.com
Gibbons' office said in a release Thursday afternoon that the matter now goes to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office, which would make the decision to appeal the reversal to the Illinois Supreme Court. Oduwole, now 27, was charged in July ...
Appeal sought after Ill. threat conviction tossedcbs4qc.com
Gibbons seeks appeal of ruling in threat caseAlton Telegraph
Gibbons Wants Appeal in Threat CaseAlton Daily News

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Alton Daily News
Madison County 83rd Healthiest in Illinois
Alton Daily News
Madison County is not so healthy. That's the word from a new study released by and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In the study ranking the healthiest counties in the nation, Madison ranked 83rd out of the 102 counties in Illinois. Jersey County ...
St. Charles County is the healthiest in the stateKSDK

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Escape from Illinois
Pekin Daily Times
St. Clair County's unemployment rate in January was 11 percent, and Madison County's 9.8 percent. What's particularly sad is that Illinois political leaders are standing by and watching rather than doing something about our state's problems. They have ...

Madison County community news for the week of March 20
STLtoday.com
The Illinois Department of Transportation has put in place lane restrictions in both the north and southbound lanes of Interstate 255 between Collinsville Road and Horseshoe Lake Road until June 1. Two lanes will remain open during peak hours from 6-10 ...

Belleville News Democrat
Metro-east man faces more charges in crash that killed 73-year-old man
Belleville News Democrat
The new charges stem from lab results received on March 7, said Capt. T. Mike Dixon with the Madison County Sheriff's Office. The Illinois State Police Forensic Services Division completed an analysis of biological samples taken from Fickle during the ...
Godfrey Man Under Influence of Cocaine, Pot, Alcohol, Anxiety Meds in Fatal ...Riverfront Times (blog)
Tests show multiple drugs in fatal-crash suspectAlton Telegraph
Godfrey Man Who Drove SUV Into Home Charged with DUICBS Local

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Press Release: Madison County Sheriff's Office
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
On January 13, 2013, at approximately 10:42 p.m., the Madison County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance in the 200 block of Mercury Drive, Godfrey, Illinois. Deputies arrived at 10:47 p.m. At about the same time 911 calls ...
Man Who Drove SUV Into Godfrey House Charged With DUIfox2now.com
Metro-east man faces more charges in crash that killed 73-year-old manBelleville News Democrat
Godfrey Man Under Influence of Cocaine, Pot, Alcohol, Anxiety Meds in Fatal ...Riverfront Times (blog)
Alton Telegraph -CBS Local
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Man Who Drove SUV Into Godfrey House Charged With DUI
fox2now.com
The samples were sent to the Illinois State Police Forensic Laboratory. On January 15, 2013, Fickle was charged in Madison County Circuit Court with one felony charge of Leaving The Scene Of A Traffic Accident Resulting In Death. Fickle was also ...
Metro-east man faces more charges in crash that killed 73-year-old manBelleville News Democrat
Godfrey Man Under Influence of Cocaine, Pot, Alcohol, Anxiety Meds in Fatal ...Riverfront Times (blog)
Tests show multiple drugs in fatal-crash suspectAlton Telegraph
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Alton Daily News
Matthew Barnett: Granite City Dad Accused of Breaking Six-Month-Old Son's Legs
Riverfront Times (blog)
On Friday at around 1:40 a.m, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services alerted the Madison County Sheriff's Office to a child being treated for trauma at a St. Louis area hospital. The infant had suffered multiple leg fractures and ...
Man accused of breaking infant son's legsSaukvalley
Matthew Barnett charged with battery of a childKSDK
Metro East father charged with breaking infant son's legsSTLtoday.com
Alton Daily News -KMOV.com -Belleville News Democrat
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