CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a federal court has stated it will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google following allegations the tech giant dominated Android app distribution and in-app payments related to the Google Play Store. Raoul joined a bipartisan group of 53 attorneys general in 2021 who sued Google for illegally dominating Android app distribution and for charging consumers up to 30% per transaction. The
CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general, urged federal regulators to reaffirm that jurisdiction over sports-related “event contracts” belongs to states. The attorneys general filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), arguing that prediction markets, platforms where users trade contracts on the outcome of future events, effectively allow unregulated sports betting. “On so-called
CASEYVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that eastbound Interstate 64 will be reduced to one lane between Illinois 157 and Illinois 159 in St. Clair County for pavement work. The lane closures will occur on the following weekends, weather permitting: May 1-4 Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, May 1, eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane. All lanes are expected to reopen by 7 a.m. Monday, May 4. May 8-11 Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, May 8, eastbound
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department announced it issued 63 citations for hands-free law violations and issued 13 citations for other violations during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign. “We prioritize traffic safety because every member of our community deserves to get home safely," said Lt. Matt Senci. "This extra enforcement serves as a reminder to drivers to stay off our devices, stay engaged with our surroundings, and keep our
CHICAGO – Yesterday, Governor JB Pritzker published a Substack article condemning the Supreme Court’s ruling decimating the Voting Rights Act. Gov. Pritzker detailed how Donald Trump is suppressing voters of color because he can’t run on his record: “Donald Trump and the Republican Party are staggeringly unpopular. They know they cannot win majorities at the ballot box this November if they run on their record. So, they are resorting to a playbook that is as old as
ALTON - The Alton Police Department has named Officer Austin Cross its Officer of the Month after he investigated a residential burglary that led to the recovery of stolen property and the detention of a suspect wanted in other cases. The Alton Police Department said Cross responded on Jan. 7, 2026, to a burglary on Alby Street in Alton. What began as a single call “quickly turned into an outstanding investigation,” the department said. Using GPS tracking from stolen
HARDIN - The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said a 45-year-old Pleasant Hill resident was arrested late April 4, 2026, after authorities were notified of a “rolling domestic disturbance in progress” on Pump Station Road in northwest Calhoun County. The sheriff’s office said it was notified at 11:13 p.m. on that evening by West-Central 911 Dispatch, which coordinated efforts with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, the Pike County Sheriff’s Department, an
HARDIN - Calhoun County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 68-year-old Hardin man recently after a reported domestic disturbance involving a firearm in Hardin. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said West-Central 911 Dispatch notified the agency at about 2:15 p.m. on April 2, 2026, of a “Domestic Disturbance in Progress, involving a firearm” in Hardin in Calhoun County. Deputies responded immediately and arrived at 2:20 p.m., the Calhoun Sheriff’s Office said. Calhoun
Letter To The Editor: Why is it taking so long to fix the traffic lights on Humbert Road in front of Alton High School, morning and afternoon, when the school traffic is the busiest? It causes a very bad safety situation with all the traffic each day, and they have been on flashing since Sunday morning. I’m very concerned about the safety of the kids and public safety. Thomas Nesse
A single date—May 1—can mean two completely different things: dancing around a flower-covered pole in one town, and marching for workers’ rights in another. That split personality isn’t an accident. May Day is one of the clearest examples of how an old festival can be reshaped again and again, until it carries several histories at once. Why May Day still matters May Day celebrations show up in modern life in surprising ways. You might see a “May Day” poster
On May 1, 2004, the European Union carried out its largest single expansion, welcoming ten new member states at once: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. It was a turning point because it reshaped the map of European cooperation after the Cold War, bringing many countries that had spent decades behind the Iron Curtain into the EU’s shared system of laws, trade rules, and political coordination. At the time, it promised
CHICAGO – As May 1 – the unofficial “Moving Day” for thousands of Chicago-area renters – arrives, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is reminding Illinoisans that a new address comes with a few simple but important steps to stay compliant and avoid headaches. “Moving is stressful enough, updating your address shouldn’t be,” Giannoulias said. “In fact, it’s quick, easy and essential to making sure you receive important
EDWARDSVILLE – A Cottage Hills man and Wood River woman accused in separate incidents of battery in public places around Edwardsville face charges in two felony cases. Dallas E. Zimmerman, 36, of Cottage Hills, was charged on April 23, 2026 with two Class 3 felony counts of aggravated battery and a Class 4 felony count of criminal damage to property. Zimmerman allegedly knowingly punched and kicked one victim about the body and spit in another victim’s face while both victims were
GLEN CARBON – Glen Carbon is moving ahead with its plans for a new development district to support future entertainment, retail, and tourism projects while meeting additional requirements from the State of Illinois. Village trustees unanimously approved a Master Development Agreement with Destination Illinois, LLC in connection with a STAR bond district at their April 28, 2026 meeting. This comes over two months after trustees approved the establishment of a STAR Bond District in Glen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today pressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine on the Administration’s horrific lack of strategy and continued recklessness in Donald Trump’s unjustified war of choice in Iran that has resulted in higher costs, left 14 servicemembers dead and hundreds more wounded. During the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, Duckworth
EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville raised a record-breaking $3,221,709 during its fifth annual One Day, One SIUE celebration on Thursday, April 23, bringing together alumni, students and community supporters for an evening of philanthropy, pride and impact. Held outside the University’s new Health Sciences Complex, this year’s theme, “Soaring to New Heights,” reflected both the spirit of the event and the growing momentum behind philanthropic support
SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) issued the following statement after the State Senate failed to call HJRCA 28, a Constitutional Amendment that would make it easier to gerrymander State House and Senate districts in Illinois: “HJRCA 28 was a misguided attempt to change the rules of redistricting and give the politicians more power to pick their voters. I’m glad that that effort has been stopped for now. “Illinoisans deserve a redistricting
CHICAGO – Today, the Illinois Accountability Commission, housed in the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), issued its final report in alignment with requirements outlined in Executive Order 2025-06 and submitted the report and a referral letter to the Cook County State’s Attorney, Kane County State’s Attorney, Chicago Police Department, Elgin Police Department Evanston Police Department, and Franklin Police Department. This action follows the conclusion of its publi
JOPPA – An Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 homicide investigation resulted in the arrest of 76-year-old George E. Bradfield of Owensboro, Kentucky after an extensive investigation that spanned over four decades. On March 30, 1984, the body of 26-year-old Lisa Ann Carnes was discovered in a field in rural Massac County. She died as the result of a single gunshot wound. On April 22, 2026, the Massac County State’s Attorney’s Office
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County prosecutors on Thursday, April 30, 2026, charged a Valley Park man with multiple felonies after police say he struck an 85-year-old bicyclist with a truck a day earlier in west St. Louis County, sending the victim to the hospital with a broken hip. Casey McBride, 36, of the 600 block of Leonard Avenue in Valley Park, was charged April 30 with first-degree assault or attempt involving serious physical injury or a special victim, armed criminal action,
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