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Community Project Gives SWIC Students Skills And Veteran A Porch

19 hours 52 minutes ago
MEADOWBROOK - A group of seven Southwestern Illinois College students in the CEJA (Climate and Equitable Jobs Act) program recently constructed a new front porch at the home of veteran Dave Stout in Meadowbrook, providing hands-on training for the students and a new porch for a longtime member of the local veteran community. Stout is a Marquette Catholic graduate who enlisted in the Air Force in 1965, served as a radio operator during the Vietnam War in 1968 and 1969 and went on to complete

Raoul, 49 Attorney Generals Urge Tougher FCC Rules To Stop Illegal Robocalls

20 hours 10 minutes ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone numbers to prevent scammers from deceiving Americans through robocalls and text messages. Raoul and the coalition, as part of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, asked the FCC to work on this issue in 2021 and are now responding

Comcast/NBC To Split Back Into Smaller, Shittier Companies

20 hours 17 minutes ago
For a while there, you might remember how giant telecom monopolies, running out of new subscribers, all decided to get into the media business. But because terrible telecom monopoly executives can’t innovate and generally don’t know how competition works, it never really goes that well. The various Yahoo/Tumblr/Verizon/AOL exploits were a legendary mess, only outshined […]
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Spend an Enchanted evening at the Muny

20 hours 19 minutes ago

“South Pacific” at The Muny is the Pinnacle of Romantic Enchantment            by Pat Lindsey Just when I think The Muny can’t get any better, it does. Without beating around the banyan tree, let me just say that I loved “South Pacific.”   The show that is running now through Sunday, July 12 is the most […]

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Jerseyville Man Charged With Boat Burglary, Theft

20 hours 39 minutes ago
JERSEYVILLE – A Jerseyville man faces felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly burglarizing a boat and stealing various fishing supplies from within. Jeffrey D. Flynn, 74, of Jerseyville, was charged on July 1, 2026 with a Class 3 felony count of burglary without causing damage and a Class A misdemeanor count of theft. Flynn is accused of knowingly entering another individual’s boat without authority on June 22, 2026. The boat was located in the Walmart parking lot in Jerseyville

Granite City Entrepreneur Launches DOUBLE00 Vodka

21 hours 3 minutes ago
GRANITE CITY - DOUBLE00 Vodka is set to make its official debut at 7 p.m. in Granite City on Saturday, July 11, 2026, when founder Darryl Gill introduces the brand at Nick’s Bar & Grill in what he described as the product’s first official pour. The launch event is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Nick’s Bar & Grill, 3900 Nameoki Road, Granite City, Illinois. The event will introduce DOUBLE00 Vodka to the region. DOUBLE00 Vodka is served ice cold as a premium shot experience. Gill,