Banks face suit over failure to record mortgage sales
The St. Clair County states attorney has filed suit against 22 banks for allegedly failing to record the sale of mortgages with the county. Brendan Kelly alleges in the suit filed today that banks...
View ArticleU.S., State's Attorney Address Public Safety In Metro East
Over the past six decades, the Metro East has gained a nasty reputation for dangerous crime. The news headlines reflect a cycle of poverty and crime made worse by a lack of local resources for adequate...
View ArticleSt. Clair County follows new protocol for animal abuse cases
Law enforcement and animal welfare agencies in St. Clair County, Ill., are using a new playbook for animal abuse cases that they say will make it easier to prosecute those cases in the county. St....
View ArticleState's attorney: Ethics violations make Brooklyn police cases too unreliable...
The prosecutor in St. Clair County, Illinois, says he will no longer pursue criminal charges for cases brought to him by the Brooklyn Police Department. State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly released a list...
View ArticleAnimal abuse task force leads to progress in St. Clair County
Law enforcement officials and animal welfare agencies say a new animal abuse task force in St. Clair County is working well. St. Clair County state's attorney Brendan Kelly developed the protocol with...
View ArticleEast St. Louis gun buyback takes 100 guns off streets
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s office is melting down at least a hundred illegal firearms it collected over the weekend at a gun buyback in East St. Louis. $10,000 in Wal-Mart gift cards were handed...
View ArticleNine charged in Metro East public corruption investigation
Nine people were arrested Monday in the Metro East as part of a state and federal public corruption task force operation. Known as Operation Watchtower, the joint task force began this spring. St....
View ArticleEast St. Louis law enforcement push for information on homicides
Law enforcement officials in East St. Louis are making a year-end push for witnesses to come forward in unsolved homicides. Thirty-four people have been killed in East St. Louis so far this year. But...
View ArticleSt. Clair County focuses new unit on serious crime
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 4, 2011 - For a few cases each year, some St. Clair County prosecutors will be on the standard 24-7 on-call schedule of the police. In recent...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Kelly on his quest to turn Illinois’ 12th District blue...
Brendan Kelly, the Democratic candidate in the 12th Congressional District, talked extensively with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum about his decision to enter the highly-competitive...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Illinois Congressman Bost on his nationally watched...
Illinois Congressman Mike Bost joined St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies on Politically Speaking to talk about his bid for a third term. The Murphysboro Republican has represented...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Randy Auxier on how Green Party can make an impact in...
Randy Auxier, the Green Party nominee in Illinois’ 12th Congressional District, is the latest guest on the Politically Speaking podcast. Auxier is running against incumbent Republican Congressman Mike...
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