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EDWARDSVILLE — A Madison County redistricting map that would reduce the county board to...

Dave Tanzyus will be appointed Madison County administrator at a special board meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday. A former aide to Republican Congressman Mike Bost, Tanzyus has been serving in Chairman Kurt Prenzlers administration since December when the board confirmed his appointment as community development administrator. With 30 years of government experience, Tanzyus will fill the seat that had been occupied by administrator Doug Hulme, who was terminated by the county board last April. Prenzler ...

Adler Madison County deputy administrator Stephen Adler was placed on administrator last Friday, but officials familiar with the matter would not provide details on the record. Adlers boss, county chairman Kurt Prenzler, said he could not discuss the situation publicly as it was a personnel matter, but he did confirm Adler was placed on leave April 30. County board member Mick Madison (R-Bethalto) said the matter was referred for investigation to States Attorney Tom Hain...

Adler placed on administrative leave Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Deputy County Administrator Steve Adler was placed on administrative leave April 29 for an unspecified reason, according to county officials. Madison County Board Member Mike Walters, R-Godfrey, who also serves as the chairman pro-tem of the board, said the State’s Attorney’s Office informed him and others that Adler had been put on administrative leave Fr...

County board demands administrator vote 1st, before other appointments Post has been vacant since firing of Doug Hulme in April 2020 Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — Several appointments by Madison County Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler were held up as board members demanded action on the appointment of a county administrator. Three appointments: Cedric Irby to the Madison County Transit board to replace current MCT Chairman Ron Jedda; Donald Sawicki ...

Special to the OBSERVER From left are Kathy Peterson of Rural Ministry, Mayor Michael VandeVelde, Rob Dorman of the agency. WESTFIELD — On April 10, the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry held one of it’s Nourish New York distribution days at the Westfield American Legion. About 20 helpful citizens turned out to help unload trucks, stuff bags and boxes with food to hand out. The Chautauqua County Rural Ministry is an interfaith human service agency. They have been awarded a grant through New...

Rob Dorman and Doug Hulme have filed a lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court naming the Cities of Edwardsville, Alton, Granite City, and Collinsville as Defendants for their part in the Madison County Public Corruption Task Force as respondeat superior ("let the master answer", or, the employer is responsible for the employee). Plaintiffs are seeking damages in excess of $100,000.00. From the Complaint: At all relevant times herein, the plaintiffs and each of them had a valid and enforceabl...

Jail project nearly done, prisoners being returned Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail EDWARDSVILLE — The $14 million Madison County Jail renovation is nearly completed with workers out of the cell blocks, according to sheriff’s department officials. Chief Deputy Sheriff Maj. Jeff Connor told the Madison County Board’s Judiciary Committee Friday that several prisoners will be moving from the Alton Police Department to the county jail. “It is going to be a proc...

Gibbons at a press conference announcing details of the Randy Gori murder case EDWARDSVILLE – Former Madison County state’s attorney Tom Gibbons formed a regional police squad to investigate Republicans about a rumor, according to public record of the investigation.  No evidence for the rumor ever turned up.  The team searched for political activity inside the courthouse and found it only on the Democratic side of the fence.  Top Democrats wound up explaining ...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul declined to bring charges against Hulme and Dorman. EDWARDSVILLE – Former Madison County officials Doug Hulme and Rob Dorman say they continue gathering evidence that proves a two-year-long criminal investigation of them was started because they tried to stop Democratic Party political activity on county time.  Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who investigated Hulme and Dorman for allegedly spying on internal emails of ...