Lawyer alleges in court documents that insurance firm may have bribed witness

Belleville News - Fri Nov 27

A Belleville lawyer whose client received $1.37 million in damages in a traffic crash case is asking for an additional $500,000 from the insurance company, alleging the firm fabricated a witness' testimony, gave her the facts of the case to favor their case, and may have even bribed her.

Five face drug charges in Granite City raid

Alton Telegraph - Fri Nov 27

Four people face felony charges of aggravated participation in methamphetamine manufacturing following a police raid on a Granite City residence.

Hunter Shoots 25-Point Buck

MyFox St. Louis - Fri Nov 27

But bow-and-arrow hunter Joe Graber's persistence may have won him a coveted Boone and Crockett Club trophy for killing one of the largest deer this season in Illinois -- a 25-point buck.

Former Alton cop pleads guilty to DUI

Alton Telegraph - Wed Nov 25

A former Alton police officer has pleaded guilty to a driving under the influence charge and has been placed on a year's supervision.

Police blotter for Nov. 25

Alton Telegraph - Wed Nov 25

Lucas C. Nance, 18, of the 300 block of Saint Anthony's Drive, Godfrey, was charged Wednesday in Madison County Circuit Court with felony theft.

Ex-cop arraigned in gun case; was fired after allegedly hiring prositute

Belleville News - Wed Nov 25

A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from Collinsville pleaded not guilty Tuesday to weapons and stolen property charges.

Former customs officer arraigned on weapons, other charges

Belleville News - Tue Nov 24

A federal magistrate judge arraigned a former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from Collinsville on Tuesday on weapons and stolen property charges.

Law firm collects 25 tons of food

Alton Telegraph - Tue Nov 24

So successful was the latest food drive by employees of the Simmons law firm that two moving and storage trucks were needed to deliver the goods.

Asbestos Cases Once Again Earning Madison County Title of "Judicial Hellhole"

St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com - Tue Nov 24

A skech inside a Madison County courtroom. a Earlier this decade Madison County, Illinois, earned the title "Judicial Hellhole" thanks to the outrageous number of asbestos cases filed there.

Madison County official faces DUI charge

Belleville News - Mon Nov 23

The head of Madison County's buildings department is facing a charge of drunken driving.