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Citizen

1 month ago

17 years into an impressive career, Citizen still feel like underdogs who have never quite fit in. The band’s persistent sonic evolution and refusal to make the same record twice […]

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Myranda Levins

Alton Man In Custody Facing Defaced Firearm, Assault Charges

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ALTON – A convicted felon from Alton accused of armed assault and possessing defaced firearms has been detained on his latest criminal charges. Don A. Miller, 20, of Alton, was charged on Sept. 24, 2026 with three Class 3 felony counts of felon in possession of a weapon, two Class 3 felony counts of defacing identification marks of a firearm, and one count each of aggravated unlawful possession of weapons (a Class 4 felony) and aggravated assault (a Class A misdemeanor). Two days prior

The Metric Is Not The Mission: When The Maps Became The Territory

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The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the series, the argument follows the evolution of the platform economy—from the optimism of the early internet to the growing tensions around […]
Konstantinos Komaitis

Attorney General Raoul, FTC Secure $35 Million Settlement Agreement In Case Against Corteva To Lower Pesticide Prices

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of coalition of 12 attorneys general, and the Federal Trade Commission today announced they have secured a $35 million proposed settlement with pesticide manufacturing giant Corteva Inc. that will lead to lower pesticide prices for farmers in Illinois and across the country. Under the terms of the settlement , Corteva will dismantle its existing pesticides loyalty program, which has limited distributors’ ability to do business with generi

Gov. Pritzker Awards $4.6 Million To Boost Tourism Across Illinois

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CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced $4.6 million in grant funding to 49 grantees to attract visitors and support tourism across the Illinois. The awards include $2 million to support projects along Route 66, $2 million to market destinations and attractions across the state, and $654,000 to promote Illinois internationally. “Millions of people visit Illinois every year, and we want them to experienc

Duckworth, Durbin Issued Statement Alongside Their Colleagues On President Trump And President Xi's Summit In Washington

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined their Senate Democrat colleagues in releasing the following statement after the conclusion of President Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. “Diplomacy with China remains vital to preventing conflict and protecting American interests, but it must ultimately produce results for hardworking Americans. President Trump’s summit today

Durbin Responds As Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To Proceed With Voter Screening Database

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NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled today that the Trump Administration can move forward with an expansive and flawed database that states can use for potential voter purges. The database attempts to combine citizenship information, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive data about millions of Americans and is rife with errors: “The Supreme