Last week we covered how the government successfully convinced Judge Colleen McMahon to order the plaintiffs in the DOGE/National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) lawsuit to “claw back” the viral deposition videos they had posted to YouTube — videos showing DOGE operatives Justin Fox and Nate Cavanaugh stumbling through questions about how they used ChatGPT […]
SPRINGFIELD - Reacting to the murder of a Loyola student by an illegal immigrant on Chicago’s lakefront, State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Murrayville) exposed the many public safety failures of Governor JB Pritzker’s sanctuary state policies. Last week, in a devastating act of violence, a Loyola University student was tragically shot and killed by an illegal immigrant who had an outstanding arrest warrant. It is yet another deadly consequence of Governor Pritzker’s
SPRINGFIELD – In response to the tragic killing of 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman in Chicago last week, State Senators Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) , Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), and Steve McClure (R-Springfield) held a press conference calling for justice for Sheridan and renewed action to repeal Illinois’ TRUST Act and related sanctuary policies they say have endangered public safety. “Like so many people across Illinois and around the country, we are mourning the loss
ST. LOUIS – A familiar avian presence has returned to Franklin County as a pair of Peregrine falcons has officially claimed the nest box, where at least one egg has already been laid – now streaming live on Ameren Missouri’s Falcon Cam. After last year’s successful fledging, the stage is now set for another season of hatchlings and first flights as the species continues to populate across Missouri. Much like the widely followed raptor cams in other parts of the country,
ALTON - A brief power outage at Alton Square Mall on Wednesday morning, March 25, 2026, occurred as Ameren Illinois crews switched customers to other power sources in the area, according to a company spokesperson. Brian Bretsch, spokesperson for Ameren Illinois, said the outage happened at about 9:15 a.m. March 25, 2026, at Alton Square Mall in Alton. Bretsch said, “There was a hiccup when we were switching customers to other power sources in the area that caused the brief outage.”
TOPEKA — Former Evergy employees suing the utility company for failing to properly oversee retirement investments in the company’s 401(k) plan settled their class action lawsuit in an as-yet undisclosed agreement. Evergy spokeswoman Gina Penzig said Monday in an emailed statement to Kansas Reflector that the settlement and proposed distribution of settlement funds will be […]
EDWARDSVILLE – A Colorado Springs resident has been charged with stealing over $50,000 from an elderly Edwardsville resident by means of deception. Nathan L. Stubblefield, 47, of Colorado Springs, Colo., was charged on March 19, 2026 with a Class 1 felony count of identity theft, a Class 2 felony count of aggravated identity theft, a Class 1 felony count of financial exploitation of an elderly person, and two Class 2 felony counts of theft. On May 29, 2024, Stubblefield allegedly knowingly
By any means, necessary or not: that’s how this administration gets its bigoted version of immigration enforcement done. The surges targeting cities and states that Trump doesn’t feel are loyal enough are a double-edged sword. They punish states run by Democratic party members simply for being run by Democratic party members. And they flood courts […]
MADISON/JERSEY - A chase involving a stolen trailer tractor truck crossed multiple county and state lines before ending in a crash and an arrest in Missouri, authorities said. The pursuit began in Madison County and moved into Jersey County before returning to Madison County and crossing the Clark Bridge in Alton into Missouri, where the driver crashed in Orchard Farms, Mo., according to information provided by the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office and Madison County officials. The suspect
EAST ALTON — Emergency crews responded to a rollover traffic crash Wednesday morning, March 25, 2026, in the 500 block of Route 111 at Cardinal Drive. The Rosewood Heights Fire Department, along with the Wood River Fire Department, arrived on scene to find a vehicle that had flipped multiple times. The car ultimately came to rest on its roof on Illinoia Route 111. According to Rosewood Heights Fire Chief Nathan Friedrich, two victims were transported from the scene with what appeared t
WASHINGTON – In a statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this morning, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, applauded a New Mexico jury finding that Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms and enabled the sexual exploitation of young users. Key quotes: “There isn’t a parent or grandparent alive who isn't fearful of what the hell these kids are looking at all day long and what is happening
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump hailed his new Homeland Security head, former U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, as “strong, professional and fair” during an Oval Office swearing-in ceremony Tuesday. Mullin, who until Monday was one of Oklahoma’s Republican senators, takes the reins at the Department of Homeland Security amid a weekslong partial shutdown in the aftermath […]
FABULOUS FOX ANNOUNCES 2026-2027 BROADWAY SEASON BRINGING ICONIC STORIES & NEW MUSICALS The Fabulous Fox has unveil the 2026–2027 Broadway season – an electrifying lineup that brings iconic stories to life and introduces dazzling new musicals destined to captivate audiences night after night. The 2026-2027 season will include a new live stage production of […]
Harry Potter North American Tour Cast Members Announced for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions have announced the cast for the second year of the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child North American tour playing at The Fabulous Fox March 28 – […]
ALTON - Sonny Asani is returning to manage Santino’s in Alton, taking over the restaurant at 180 E. Center Drive as it undergoes remodeling ahead of a planned reopening around May 1, 2026. Asani discussed the change during a March 24, 2026, interview on “Our Daily Show,” saying he is “officially taking over management of Santino’s” and that the restaurant has been “doing a lot of remodeling and equipment modifications” for about two weeks. Santino’s
Major League Baseball is set to produce and distribute every Cardinals regional broadcast during the 2026 season through MLB.TV, locally branded as Cardinals.TV.
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is relaunching the Infield Conservation for Operationalizing Vital Ecosystem Resilience (I-COVER) Program to promote the early establishment of cover crops using new techniques and/or technology. IDOA secured a $7 million USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) grant to launch the program, which offers cost-share/financial incentives to producers and landowners who are
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) and Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) introduced the Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act (PREDICT Act), a bipartisan effort to prohibit senior government officials from participating in insider prediction market trading. The PREDICT Act would prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children; the President and Vice President; and political appointees, including
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