For years, certain folks on the left kept insisting they wanted to bring back the Fairness Doctrine — the old FCC policy that required broadcasters to present “both sides” of controversial issues. Many of us in the tech policy world kept explaining why that was a terrible idea, one ripe for abuse and fundamentally at […]
Bruce Springsteen hasn't made it a secret that his upcoming Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour is going to get political, and he doesn’t care if that ruffles a few…
CHICAGO – On Thursday, March 26, 2026, Governor JB Pritzker denounced President Trump’s threat on Truth Social to deploy the National Guard to America’s airports instead of paying hardworking Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees. After refusing no-strings-attached funding for TSA workers , President Trump is instead again threatening to federalize National Guard troops against the wishes of Governors and make taxpayers bear the brunt of the costs. “Pullin
GODFREY - The Village of Godfrey issued a temporary road closure notice Thursday morning, March 26, 2026, after a report of downed power lines and a pole near the 800 block of Taylor Avenue, with emergency services and Ameren Illinois responding to the scene. The notice was issued at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2026. “There is a report of power lines and a pole down across the road near the 800 block of Taylor Avenue in Godfrey. Emergency services are already on the scene, and Amere
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a former St. Louis County, Missouri, pediatrician to 20 years in prison for prescribing pain pills and other controlled substances in exchange for sex acts, nude photos, or cash. From at least 2014 through May of 2023, Craig A. Spiegel, now 70, exploited his position to obtain cash, sexual acts or sexual photographs from at least 19 patients, many of whom he began treating as children. Spiegel illegally distributed an
WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Clarence Birkhead, Sheriff of Durham County, North Carolina, about the Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign and its impact on local law enforcement. Durbin first asked Sheriff Birkhead about how immigration enforcement can erode trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
SPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias issued another warning to Illinois residents about a surge in text-message scams impersonating the DMV and demanding payment and personal information. To raise public awareness, Giannoulias launched a statewide consumer protection campaign – Don’t Click. It’s a Trick – urging Illinoisans not to click on any links. Giannoulias emphasized that neither the Secretary of State’s office nor the DMV ever send text
ST. LOUIS - The Illinois Fighting Illini will continue their NCAA March Madness run in Houston as they face the home-state University of Houston in the tournament's Sweet 16. The highly anticipated matchup between No. 3 Illinois and No. 2 Houston pits the highest remaining seeds in the South Region against each other. The game [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and their Democratic colleagues in releasing new data obtained from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealing that the Trump Administration has attempted to deport hundreds of Veterans and their family members after promising immigration protections at the time of recruitment. The new data also reveals that, in some
This judge ain’t fucking around. Earlier this month, we covered New Jersey federal judge Zahid Qurashi’s response to the actions of Trump’s DOJ, which begins with lots of illegal appointments of prosecutors and runs right through these prosecutors’ inability to defend the administration’s actions. To wit: The Government’s handling of Petitioner’s detention is emblematic of […]