The Lovejoy Desk covers news from Alton to the world at large with a special interest in in-depth community reporting and news aggregation. It goes into topics other news outlets do not cover in a way that needs more coverage.
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Daily News Update - 10/20/26
RUSSIANS FACE HARDSHIPS FOLLOWING UKRAINE DATA CENTER STRIKES
Millions of Russians were directly affected following Ukraine’s strikes on multiple data centers operated by Russian tech giant Yandex. The strikes have Russians across the...
Madison County wants to take your drugs
Leftover pills from prescription medications can be a liability. People can develop addictions, get injured, have an adverse reaction, accidentally take something they shouldn’t, or ingest expired meds. Flushing them down the toilet is ill-...
Word from the picket
On Sept. 25, members of the Alton Teamsters Local 525, which represents workers from the Public Works and Parks and Recreation Department, voted to strike as they have been working without a contract since earlier this year. They are one of...
Daily News Brief - 10/19/26
META SUSPENDS NO KINGS INSTAGRAM DURING ANTIFASCIST PROTEST
Organizers of the popular antifascist No Kings protests claim Meta, the parent company of the social media outlet, Instagram, has to answer for the fact that the organization...
Hundreds gather for another No Kings Protest across the area
The fourth incarnation of the No Kings protests against Donald Trump took place last Saturday, with more than 2,700 rallies nationwide and millions of participants. Several local areas were included, including Macoupin County, which rallied...
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Elijah Lovejoy lost four presses before he was martyred at the hands of a right-wing, pro-slavery mob in my hometown of Alton, Illinois. His death was considered by many to be the first of the Civil War.
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