After the ACLU obtained a settlement from the city of Chicago over the PD’s unconstitutional “stop and frisk” program, the Chicago PD decided to take the show on the road. Literally. The number of traffic stops in Chicago surged after the settlement with ACLU Illinois over stop-and-frisk pedestrian stops, while pedestrian stops fell from a […]
Cahokia Unit School District #187 will break ground on a new state-of-the-art high school Friday. The current high school needs costly repairs and has outlived its use, according to Curtis McCall Jr.
Nestlé is recycling inflation as an excuse for lousy sales: “The perception of consumers everywhere but especially in the U.S. is that food prices are high,” Chief Executive Laurent Freixe said in an interview, adding that many shoppers feel stretched after a period of surging inflation. ....The comments came as Nestlé reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter results ...continue reading "We’re all buying lots of food"
Behold the latest from our free-speech-lovin' former president: Trump and his fans are getting desperate. They've been trying for the past week to get someone, anyone, interested in their latest scandals—a trivial plagiarism tiff, an inconsequential clip from 60 Minutes, Tim Walz unloading a shotgun, Biden supposedly withholding aid to red counties—to no avail. That's ...continue reading "As pressure mounts, Trump’s threats balloon"
We’ve been writing stories about how, when it comes to digital purchases, we typically do not own what we’ve bought. Instead of buying a product, such as the digital version of a video game, what we are instead buying is a non-transferable license to use that product. While readers here will be largely familiar with […]