Court proceedings for July 1

A company filed suit in circuit court Friday, seeking to collect $116,266.81 from a Wilmington construction company.

Carroll Distributing and Construction Supply filed the suit against S. Taylor Construction of Wilmington and Michael Ray Taylor of Marseilles seeking to collect the money.

According to the complaint, during 2007, Taylor purchased construction materials worth $84,649.71 from Carroll Distributing.

There is now interest due of $31,617.34 through June 7 and it is accumulating at the rate of $43.46 per day.

Carroll also asked the court to order Taylor to return the windows, rebar, insulation and other materials which were not paid for.



A man arrested in a drug raid Dec. 22, 2008, has filed suit seeking judicial review of a decision to deny him unemployment.

Filemon Ortiz, 5125 E. Minooka Road, filed the suit in circuit court Friday, against the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency and Grundy County deputies raided the property at 5125 E. Minooka Road on Dec. 22 and seized 300 pounds of marijuana and 172 grams of cocaine.

Ortiz was one five men arrested on drug charges and held in lieu of $50,000 bail.

According to the complaint, Ortiz had someone call Graphic Packaging on Armstrong Street and tell them he would not be at work because of an emergency.

Ortiz said he did not tell them he was in jail because he was innocent.

On Jan. 12, when he returned to work, Ortiz said he was told that if he resigned, Graphic would not fire him for misconduct and he could collect unemployment

The complaint said Ortiz did not leave the job voluntarily and has not been convicted any crime, therefore he should be entitled to unemployment.

A hearing officer rejected his appeal of the department's decision to deny him unemployment.

Criminal charges against Ortiz are pending.



Matthew Hill, 17, 250 Second, Coal City, was placed on supervision for one year and fined $850 for possession of drug paraphernalia. He was charged June 8 at his residence.

Rachel Krieger, 22, Chicago, was placed on conditional discharge for one year and fined $600 for possession of marijuana. April 30 in the 2400 block of Division Street.

Thomas Dowda, 28, 40 Cedar, Minooka, was placed on supervision for one year and fined $595 for possession of marijuana. He was cited June 9 on Shady Oaks Road.

Christina Cacia, 31, Braidwood, was placed on supervision for one year and fined $500 for reckless driving. She was cited April 30 on Interstate 55, near Gardner.

Lloyd Kuykendall Jr., 41, 816 E. Benton St., was placed on conditional discharge for one year and fined $250 for domestic battery. He was charged May 19 with punching a relative in the face at 816 E. Benton St.

Cassandra Kurbis, 19, 7810 Susan, was placed on supervision for six months and fined $155 for theft from Wal-Mart on May 28.

William Mensendike, 17, 23 Central, Minooka, was placed on supervision for six months and fined $155 for theft from Wal-Mart on May 28.

Zachary Zingre, 18, South Wilmington, was placed on supervision for six months and fined $275 for driving with a suspended license, March 25 at Sixth and Rice Road, South Wilmington.

Samuel Martinez-Romero, 49, 1409 1/2 Division St., was fined $100 for not having a valid license,May 24 on N. Division Street.

Fined $55 each for not wearing a seat belt were Vicki West, 41, 50 W. Gordon, Coal City, and Jeremy McKerrow, 29, Morris.