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Four LGBTQ heroes who made history

Four LGBTQ heroes who made history

October 22, 2020

Virginia Rinella buys watermelons from Richard Bochantin at the Humpday Farmer's Market on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. “This is my first experience
[here] and I like it” Rinella said. Bochantin has been selling his products at the farmer's market for
about 4 years. Bochantin said that after COVID-19 started, the city shut down the farmer's markets on city property, so they decided to move to a new location, the parking lot of Gold’s Gym in Carbondale, ILL. Bochantin said that since moving to the new location they have seen more people stop by.

Carbondale farmer’s market continues to thrive during the pandemic

October 10, 2020

Drag king performer, Faim Lee Jewls, sits for a portrait on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 in Murphysboro, IL. Jewls, the lone drag king in the southern Illinois region, says he is celebrating his 15th year as a drag king.

Queens and kings in quarantine: Local Drag performers adapt to COVID-19 regulations

October 1, 2020

Zylon, 8, picks out some fresh tomatoes at the Big Event hosted by the Carbondale Women for Change on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. During this event, fresh garden vegetables from the Red Hen garden were given out to the community.

Carbondale Women for Change host annual Big Event

September 20, 2020

“If you don't participate you have no impact at all:” Politically active community members discuss the 2020 presidential election

“If you don’t participate you have no impact at all:” Politically active community members discuss the 2020 presidential election

September 16, 2020

A car passes behind the Rendleman's Orchard sign located on Illinois Route 127 in Alto Pass on Sept. 12. Rendleman's offers flower fields to walk through, goats and chickens to pet and apples for sale through the fall season.

Rendleman Orchards: Six generations of farm and family

September 15, 2020

Chavez Ellis, a senior from Effingham studying information systems and applied technology, skates passed Morris Library on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, while handing out flyers for the Saluki Rainbow Network’s Sept. 7 cookout in Carbondale. Ellis, president of Saluki Rainbow Network, traversed SIU’s campus with Stephanie Barcelona, a junior from Tinley Park studying Equine Science, and drag performers Julie and Alex Socorro of Murphysboro. “Our main goal is to bring awareness of Saluki Rainbow Network to the community,” Ellis said. “We want incoming LGBTQ students to know they’re not alone.” Saluki Rainbow Network’s new office is located on the third floor of the Student Center.

1 in 4 LGBTQ youths prefer pronouns outside of the gender binary

September 9, 2020

A line of American flags line the street of Walnut in Murphysboro, IL on Labor Day weekend. Most workplaces and schools are closed to observe Labor Day, the day where American laborers celebrate their economic and social accomplishments. Labor Day is held on the first Monday in September and was first celebrated in 1882 in the state of New York. Many other states followed in following years. It wasn't until in 1894, when President Grover Cleveland made the day into a national holiday. This photo was taken on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020.

Photo of the Day: Labor Day

September 7, 2020

La Unica Bakery, owned by Dáris Herrera, 39, is a family run bakery which has been located in downtown Carbondale for 12 years. Not only does the bakery provide pastries for their customers but they provide for local businesses like Underground Public House, August 27, 2020.

Family, kindness and baked goods-An inside look at Carbondale’s Panadería La Única

September 3, 2020

Sunflowers placed at the base of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue on Sunday in downtown Springfield, IL, just two days after, the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, where he delivered his famous

Photo of the Day: Remembering the March on Washington

September 1, 2020

Taylor Smith-Whitehead performance an interruptive dance at the Black Magic Variety Show. The Black Magic Variety Show was organized by both the SO. ILL Unity Coalition and the Sunrise Movement Southern Illinois. This event was a chance to help raise voices of Black artists and to also showcase Black owned businesses/vendors within the Carbondale area on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 in Attucks Park in Carbondale, IL

Photo of the Day: Black Magic Variety Show

August 25, 2020

A man puts both hands in the air as he joins in with protestors' chants of 'hands up don't shoot!' on Monday, Jun. 1, 2020 in Springfield, IL.

Gallery: Hundreds of protestors march in downtown Springfield in response to the death of George Floyd

June 2, 2020

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