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Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Meta Had A Lotta Scams, Lotta Scams, Lotta Scams

2 days 17 hours ago
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

Baby Monitor Recording Leads To Child Sexual Abuse Charges In Granite City Case

2 days 17 hours ago
GRANITE CITY – A Granite City man accused of sexually abusing a 1-year-old child while being filmed on a baby monitor has been charged in Madison County. Travis S. Hooper, 37, of Granite City, was charged on Oct. 19, 2026 with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (a Class X felony), aggravated criminal sexual abuse (a Class 1 felony) and child sexual abuse material (a Class X felony). Hooper allegedly committed and filmed acts of sexual assault and abuse against a 1-year-old child

Opinion: Amy Elik Wins Endorsements From Illinois First Responder Groups

2 days 17 hours ago
ALTON - State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) has earned endorsements from several first responder organizations and local law enforcement leaders in recognition of her record of supporting public safety during her time in the Illinois House. The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois, Sheriffs of Illinois PAC, and local law enforcement leaders have all endorsed Elik. These organizations represent thousands of first responders across Illinois. Their endorsements

Illinois State Police Breaks Ground on $55 Million Metro East Headquarters

2 days 18 hours ago
EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Police (ISP), Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, the Capitol Development Board, and several other dignitaries, broke ground on the new, state-of-the art ISP Metro East Regional Headquarters today. The new Headquarters will be located at 2501 Lynch Ave. in East St. Louis and will enable ISP to be based where resources are needed most, to provide a sustained presence to increase safety for residents, and to become an anchor for economic development.

OPM Barely Bothered Defending DOGE’s Access To Federal Employee Data. Court Rules It Was Illegal.

2 days 19 hours ago
Remember back when Elon Musk was handed the keys of our federal government with basically zero accountability or oversight? All sorts of bad stuff happened, but one of the lawsuits we’ve been covering was the American Federation of Gov’t Employees (AFGE) along with the Association of Administrative Law Judges and a few individual federal workers […]
Mike Masnick

Madison County Excludes Data Centers From Enterprise Zone Property Tax Incentives

2 days 19 hours ago
EDWARDSVILLE — The Madison County Board voted Wednesday to exclude data centers from property tax abatements offered through the Southwestern Madison County Enterprise Zone. “There’s no need to incentivize a data center,” Chairman Chris Slusser said. “They’re eager to build them.” Slusser said strong demand for data center development makes those incentives unnecessary. The amendment preserves property tax revenue for local taxing districts while