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Granite City Convict In Custody After Alleged 'Large Samurai-Style Sword' Assault, Battery

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GRANITE CITY – A Granite City man accused of assaulting someone with a sword and battering a second victim who tried to intervene remains in custody pending felony and misdemeanor charges. Michael S. Lynch, 45, of Granite City, was charged on Dec. 29, 2025 with one count each of felon in possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of methamphetamine (both Class 3 felonies), aggravated assault, and battery (both Class A misdemeanors). On Dec. 26, 2025, Lynch allegedly knowingly possessed

Bari Weiss’ Tiny Fake Austin College Sees Mass Staff, Advisor Exodus

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Before she was hired by right wing billionaire Larry Ellison to turn CBS into a right wing propaganda and safe space, Bari Weiss tried her best to create a fake propaganda-fueled college in Austin. If you recall, Weiss (alongside Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale) helped create the University of Austin in 2021 under the pretense they […]
Karl Bode

Illinois Department of Labor Highlights Key Worker Protections and Enforcement Actions in 2025

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SPRINGFIELD – As 2025 ends, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is proud to share a year of impactful enforcement actions and successful resolutions that protected workers' rights and ensured fair compensation across the state. From recovering unpaid wages – approximately $2.7 million year-to-date – to enforcing child labor and paid leave laws, IDOL has remained steadfast in its mission to uphold labor standards and support workers. “The Illinois Department of Labor

Did you get one of these texts? It's likely a scam. Here's how to tell:

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ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Did you recently get a text saying you owe money for tolls or traffic violations in Illinois? While these messages may be convincing, they're likely scams, and there are a few ways you can tell to save yourself stress -- and money. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said certain fraudulent text [...]
Heather Robinson

Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants

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The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research. In a settlement agreement filed in Massachusetts federal court Monday, the National Institutes of Health and a group of Democratic attorneys general who’d challenged the new criteria for grant funding said […]
Jacob Fischler

PHOTOS: Suspect Wanted for Downtown Shooting

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District 4 detectives are searching for the suspect pictured below. He is wanted for a shooting that happened on December 21, 2025 in Downtown. Just before 8:30 p.m. on December 21, officers received a call for a shooting at Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and North 10th Street. Upon arriving, they located a 24-year-old man […]

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Evita Caldwell

Illinois Awarded $193 Million To Expand Healthcare Access In Rural Areas

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois has been awarded $193,418,216 million per year for five years through the $50 billion federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Program (RHTP) fund, which will be utilized to expand equitable access to healthcare and to eliminate barriers to care that many residents of rural communities face. All 50 states applied for the RHTP funding, and a total of $10 billion will be available each year over five years, beginning in fiscal year 2026. While this funding will provide

Judge To Texas: You Can’t Age-Gate The Entire Internet Without Evidence

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Over the summer, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority upended decades of traditional First Amendment standards to say that Texas could put in place an age verification law if that law was intended to keep kids away from porn. As we argued at the time, the ruling had all sorts of problems, but even leaving those […]
Mike Masnick