1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (840+ words) The Illinois Department of Human Services announced Thursday that the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna will lay off staff and undergo several operational changes in the coming months, including the elimination of the state-run facility’s entire general…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (641+ words) The Jackson County Board in its July 21 meeting passed a resolution opposing the privatization of water utilities within its county lines. The meeting, since canceled after public backlash, created speculation that Illinois American Water, a private water entity, could be…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (893+ words) Editor’s Note: This story was originally published with Gateway Journalism Review. The closure is also the latest example of a decades-long decline in statehouse journalism. Newspapers and wire services have steadily reduced Capitol coverage, leaving fewer reporters to monitor Illinois…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1180+ words) Southern Illinois University has established a regional African American Heritage Center aimed at preserving and promoting the history of Black communities across southern Illinois. The Southern Illinois African American Heritage Center, located on the sixth floor of Morris Library, recently…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1039+ words) Funding for commercial flights to small airports around the country, including to three communities in Illinois, could be reduced under President Donald Trump’s budget proposal. Congress is evaluating the budget proposal, which calls for reducing funding for the Essential Air…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (128+ words) The Daily Egyptian Goldpine took the stage on Thursday, July 16 during the 49th annual sunset concert series at Turley Park in Carbondale. Goldpine consists of duo and married couple of 16 years Kassie and Benjamin Wilkins, who started their career in Nashville,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (341+ words) BENTON — An Illinois Department of Corrections payroll worker admitted in federal court Wednesday that she falsified her correctional officer husband’s overtime and holiday pay, defrauding the state of nearly $125,000. Maggi Tudor, 34, who worked as an account technician at the Pinckneyville…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (765+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker signed 31 new laws on Friday as he continues evaluating measures passed in the spring session, including bills banning certain ingredients from cosmetics and correcting the state’s property tax laws. During debate on the bill in the…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (778+ words) The SIU Board of Trustees in its July 9 meeting unanimously approved incentive bonuses for Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane and System President Daniel Mahony. Mahony will receive $115,000 on top of his base salary, while Lane will get $65,000. According to their employment…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (286+ words) Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include Carbondale City Manager Stan Reno’s statement. A person died Friday after being struck by an Amtrak train at the Helm Road crossing south of Desoto, according to a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office…...