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Illinois social media and prediction market taxes bring lawsuits

1 day 11 hours ago
Proposed taxes are bringing new lawsuits, and Illinois Republicans are calling on the Gov. Pritzker to hold off in their implementation. Senate Bill 3019 enacts new taxes and fees on social media platforms and prediction markets. A top concern is whether the taxes are legal and if the state is setting itself up to lose [...]
Brian Weckerly

Katie Stuart Condemns Federal Rollback of Title IX Protections

1 day 12 hours ago
EDWARDSVILLE — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, releases the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education reinstating Title IX protections implemented in 2020: “Despite an illegal war raging, prices skyrocketing and national dissatisfaction growing, the current federal administration has decided to focus on dismantling Title IX protections for women and people in the LGBTQ+ community. “This federal administration is claiming they’re protecting

Daily Deal: Babbel Language Learning (All Languages)

1 day 13 hours ago
Become a language expert with a Babbel Language Learning subscription. With the app, you can use Babbel on desktop and mobile, and your progress is synchronized across devices. Want to practice where you won’t have Wi-Fi? Download lessons before you head out, and you’ll be good to go. However you choose to access your 10K+ […]
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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.

1 day 13 hours ago
When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign-born, quickly sued. “Every day we find new things to be astonished about but I think that we just […]
Jonathan Shorman

Alton Police Mark October With Charitable Awareness Patch Campaign

1 day 13 hours ago
ALTON - The Alton Police Department is offering specialty awareness patches for a minimum donation of $10 each to support charitable organizations associated with breast cancer, domestic violence, and autism awareness. The Alton Police Department on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, pointed out that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The department said the patches are available at the Records window in its lobby. "All proceeds from each patch

Two Rotisserie Chickens Is Love

1 day 13 hours ago
What’s something small your spouse or partner…or whoever the hell it is you’re with…does that doesn’t sound romantic on the surface… but to you and them, it absolutely is?For me……

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A.D. Rowntree

Belleville Police Confront Second Week In A Row Of Disturbances After Football Games

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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS/BELLEVILLE - Two juvenile brothers were arrested after fights near Raising Cane’s in Fairview Heights following local high school football games, and their parent was charged with failure to supervise, according to police. In a separate report, Belleville Police said a juvenile was arrested after officers found a firearm and ammunition in a backpack outside a high school football stadium Sept. 25, 2026. Fairview Heights Police said an officer was monitoring about