MOUNT VERNON – Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Aug. 10 that a suit against Ed Hightower’s plan to build 40 affordable homes in Alton copied a suit the city lost in 2019.
Republican Circuit Judges Chris Threlkeld, Amy Sholar and Tim Berkley were sworn into office on Dec. 2 at the Madison County courthouse after defeating a gerrymandered law and winning all three circuit court races in Subcircuit 1.
If there's one regret attorney Tim Berkley has in a career that's included defending clients accused of the most heinous crimes, prosecuting juveniles as young as 10 and drafting appellate court rulings on a team of accomplished writers, it's that the man who threw him a lifeline during desperate times didn't live long enough to see him graduate law school.
MOUNT VERNON – Home builder and remodeler Kevin Link of Granite City challenged his conviction on a city ordinance without a lawyer and his arguments stood up those of two lawyers and the reasoning of two judges.