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Alton School District Maintenance Department Shares Summer Projects

17 hours 38 minutes ago
ALTON - As summer heats up, the Alton Community Unit School District #11 is focused on completing several projects before students and teachers return to the classrooms this fall. Eddie McCrady noted that the maintenance crew is mostly focused on basic “regular preventative maintenance,” but they are also overseeing the installation of safety vestibules in North and Gilson Brown Elementary Schools, among other projects. The goal, he emphasized, is to provide a positive school

U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski Seeks Answers After ICE Detains Collinsville Teens

18 hours 4 minutes ago
COLLINSVILLE/MORRISONVILLE - Three Collinsville residents, including a 16-year-old and a pair of 19-year-olds, were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in Morrisonville, Illinois, according to elected officials, prompting concern from U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, who said her office is seeking more information. Officials identified those detained as Jesus Alexis Cruz, 16, Hector Cruz Sanchez, 19, and Jonathan Godoy, 19. The three teens lived in Collinsville

Billions for the next 3 years of Trump’s mass deportation campaign signed into law

18 hours 15 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump significantly bolstered funding for immigration enforcement Wednesday when he signed into law a nearly $70 billion package that will keep key federal agencies operating without any new restrictions.  Democrats pressed for guardrails after immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January. But when talks broke down, […]
Jennifer Shutt

ICE Wants To Hand Out Its Unproven Facial Recognition Tech To Thousands Of Cops

18 hours 16 minutes ago
The Trump administration has thrown billions at purging non-white people from this country. Most of that has ended up in the hands of ICE, which has — in turn — thrown hundreds of millions at a number of private companies offering bespoke and/or off-the-shelf surveillance solutions. The slide down the slippery slope began less than […]
Tim Cushing

Illinois Recognizes Elder Abuse Awareness Day

18 hours 30 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD – June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. With reports of elder abuse on the rise in Illinois since 2022 , Department on Aging (IDoA) Director Mary Killough, is reminding community members to learn the warning signs and speak up about suspected abuse of older adults. “We must stand together to protect the dignity, safety, and respect every older adult deserves,” said IDoA Director Mary Killough. “Abuse, neglect and exploitation are not just private matters,

Duckworth, Durbin Announce Over $22 Million For Cleaner Water In Chicago

18 hours 33 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the City of Chicago’s Department of Water Management will receive $22,119,933 in grant funding to help get lead out of the city’s drinking water by supporting approximately 650 lead service line replacements in the Austin neighborhood. This comes after the Senators announced over $316 million for clean water funding in Illinois last month, including