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$1.3 Million Lucky Day Lotto Jackpot Ticket Sold at Oswego BP

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CHICAGO — If you purchased a Lucky Day Lotto ® ticket in Oswego yesterday, you might want to check your numbers—you could be the state’s newest millionaire. The winning ticket was purchased at a BP gas station, located at 2791 US 34 in Oswego, Illinois. The ticket matched all five numbers in the Thursday, June 11 evening drawing to score the game’s $1,300,000 jackpot. The winning numbers were 1-13-19-27-35. For selling the jackpot-winning ticket, the

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Cupertino d’État

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. To get extended episodes with additional coverage, support us on […]
Mike Masnick

Alton's Pride Market to Support LGBTQ+ Artisans During Pride Month

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ALTON - The Old Bakery Beer Company will offer their fifth annual Pride Market to support LGBTQ+ artisans. From 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, community members can stop by Old Bakery Beer to shop local artisans and crafters who identify as LGBTQ+ community members or allies. There will be food and drink specials as well as custom merchandise for shoppers to enjoy. All vendor fees will support Alton Pride, and shoppers and diners can also round up at the register for

Madison Avenue In Alton Closure Runs Through Monday, June 15, 2026

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ALTON - Madison Avenue in Alton is closed to through traffic between Belle Street and Gesche Street through Monday, June 15, 2026, for street repairs by Burns & Gillihan, contractors for the City of Alton, according to a road closure notice. The closure began on June 10, 2026, and affects Madison Avenue from Belle Street to Gesche Street. The work is being done for street repair, the notice said. Detour signs are in place, and signs were posted before traffic pattern changes on side streets,

Alton Rescinds H.R. Appointment After June 10, 2026, Executive Session

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ALTON — The Alton City Council on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, rescinded the appointment of Human Relations Director Sonya Bailey, and the action took effect immediately. Alton Mayor David Goins confirmed that Bailey’s appointment had been “rescinded” but said he could not provide any other comments on a personnel matter. Mayor Goins said the City Council went into executive session at the conclusion of its regular meeting. He said the council vote regarding Bailey’s

Judge blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund until government agrees it’s been dissolved

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction Friday halting the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for one week, giving the government time to sign a “clear, unambiguous” agreement that the fund is dead. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said from the bench the agreement […]
Ashley Murray

St. Louis wants federal funds for tornado recovery. But Congress has to act

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On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, Sarah Labowitz of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace joins the program to talk about the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Relief program. Later, STLPR's Rachel Lippmann discussed the push from the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners to raise pay for commanders.