Iowa woman sues Jimmy John's restaurant after eating sprouts
CHAMPAIGN — The attorneys for an Iowa woman who allegedly got sick after eating a sandwich with sprouts from a Jimmy John's restaurant in West Des Moines, Iowa, have filed a lawsuit against the...
View ArticleA second Iowa woman files suit against a Jimmy John's restaurant
CHAMPAIGN — A second Iowa woman is suing a Jimmy John's restaurant after she was hospitalized with E. coli illness after allegedly eating a sandwich from the chain.read more
View ArticleJudge throws out Pliura suit over Clinton landfill plans
CLINTON — A judge this week dismissed a lawsuit in DeWitt County against a proposed chemical waste landfill, but the LeRoy physician and lawyer who filed the action said his fight is not over.read more
View ArticleDeputies' attorney seeks lawsuit dismissal in fatal shooting
URBANA — The attorney representing three Vermilion County sheriff's deputies involved in the 2010 fatal shooting of a Home Gardens man already has taken steps to get a civil action against the officers...
View ArticleCatholic school's headmaster sues paper for libel
DANVILLE — The headmaster of a Catholic boarding school in Georgetown has filed a civil action against the Paxton Record, claiming the weekly newspaper defamed him when it published a letter to the...
View ArticleLawsuit filed against ex-minister, school district and church
DANVILLE — One of the victims of Andrew L. Thomas, a former youth minister and coach convicted of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, has filed a lawsuit against Thomas and his former...
View ArticleSJ-O faces civil lawsuit related to ex-employee
ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph-Ogden High School Board of Education on Tuesday got briefed on a lawsuit filed earlier this month against the district and three administrators in connection with a former...
View ArticleEx-Rankin chief sues village over firing
DANVILLE — A former police chief for the village of Rankin has filed a lawsuit seeking $93,750 in damages from the village for an alleged breach of contract that he claims occurred when he was fired...
View ArticleTownship sues supervisor over payroll taxes
MONTICELLO — Blue Ridge Township officials want their supervisor out of office, alleging she has failed to submit payroll taxes on time for a majority of her seven-year tenure.read more
View ArticleLocal woman among plaintiffs given flawed hip implant; 1st trials begin in...
CHAMPAIGN — Nobody has to tell Sally Newman about the misery of living with a faulty all-metal hip implant.read more
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