Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced that Madison County will receive an additional $617,000 as its share of an opioid litigation settlement.
Madison County municipalities are banning unauthorized encampments on public property, with Granite City and Godfrey being the most recent to join the movement.
Madison County Associate Judge Neil Schroeder sentenced a Missouri teen to 29 years in prison for killing Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville student Moneer Damra during a drive-by shooting in Edwardsville in January 2021.
Timothy Banowetz, who was convicted of murdering asbestos attorney Randy Gori, is appealing dismissal of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea and vacate a 70-year prison sentence.