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Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athlete Of The Month: Explorers Take Second Consecutive Riverton Volleyball Tournament Title

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ALTON - Marquette Catholic's varsity volleyball team claimed its second consecutive Riverton Tournament title Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, defeating Payson Seymour 26-24, 25-21 in the championship match to complete an unbeaten weekend. The Explorers won all four tournament matches and improved to 16-11 on the season. Reese Bechtold led Marquette with 10 kills in the final, while Remmi Copeland recorded nine assists and Alex Stephan added 10 digs. Marquette Catholic's volleyball girls are Tucker's

Illinois social media and prediction market taxes bring lawsuits

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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

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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)

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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.

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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. โ€œEvery 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

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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