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A co-insurer for Southwestern Illinois College seeks to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it failed to provide defense costs for the college in an underlying rape case allegedly involving a St. Clair County transit bus driver.
Catlin Indemnity Company filed a motion to dismiss and a supporting memorandum on July 2 through attorney Heather Igoe of Collinsville. The defendant argues that “even if the allegations in the complaint are accepted as true, plaintiff has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
“Here, plaintiff’s complaint does not plead direct or inferential allegations that Catlin is primarily liable to the insured for a loss under a policy of insurance or that plaintiff is secondarily liable to the insured for the same loss under its policy,” the memorandum in support of the motion to dismiss states.
Confluence Trail getting $165K grant
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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SPRINGFIELD Madison County Transit is receiving $165,000 for improvements to the Confluence Trail.
The grant was one of seven totaling $885,300 announced Wednesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to help communities develop and improve bike path facilities.
“As we head into the warmer months, families across Illinois will spend more time outdoors on the state’s bike paths,” said Pritzker. “These grants provide critical funding for local governments to develop or improve existing bike baths, a good investment in safe transportation that also expands local recreation opportunities.”
The Madison County project will receive $165,000 for a half-mile trail improvement that begins near the westerly end of the pedestrian bridge over Wood River and ends just west of the wooden structure under a conveyor.
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BELLEVILLE A woman is suing Metrolink and its security company provider after her son was fatally shot while exiting a Metrolink train.
Diedra Smith, Special Administrator of the Estate of Lundy Blue, filed a complaint March 1 in the St. Clair County Circuit Court against Bi-State Development Agency, doing business as Metrolink, Securitas Security Services USA Inc., the St. Clair County Transit District and Catrell Dent, alleging breach of duty, negligence and wrongful death.
According to Smith s suit, Blue, her son, was a passenger on the Metrolink train on March 18, 2019, and was allegedly shot and killed by Dent as he exited the train.
Updated: 6:04 PM CST January 29, 2021
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill A mass vaccination drive-thru site is coming to St. Clair County, Illinois.
According to a release from the St. Clair County Health Department, the site will be at Belle Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville beginning on Feb. 1.
The site will run six days a week, Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 pm.
This vaccinations will be given by appointment only.
For those who are 75 years old and older – who have a confirmed COVID-19 vaccination appointment through the St. Clair County Health Department and are traveling to the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center to get vaccinated, St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) will be providing free public transportation.