Gallery: Springfield’s March for Justice draws hundreds and ends with protesters dancing
By Jared Treece, Photographer
June 8, 2020
Protesters gathered at the Springfield Capitol building on Saturday Jun. 6 as part of the 'March for Justice' event.
‘This has been historic’- Carbondale community comes together to protest police brutality
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
June 5, 2020
Hundreds gathered at the Carbondale Civic Center on Friday to protest police brutality and demand justice for the death of George Floyd.
Gallery: Hundreds of protestors march in downtown Springfield in response to the death of George Floyd
By Jared Treece, Photographer
June 2, 2020
‘What is it that America is failing to hear?’- Hundreds drive through downtown Springfield to protest police brutality
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
May 31, 2020
Hundreds of cars drove through the streets of downtown Springfield today to protest police brutality following the death of George Floyd.
Students accused of sexual misconduct get stronger protections under new federal rules
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
May 7, 2020
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos unveiled sweeping changes Wednesday to campus sexual misconduct rules that would bolster the rights of the accused and give colleges more flexibility in how they handle Title IX cases.
COVID-19 update: Illinois has 288 positive cases of coronavirus across 17 counties
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
March 18, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker updated the state about COVID-19 from Murphysboro on Wednesday and announced that there are now 288 positive cases of coronavirus across 17 counties.
COVID-19 update: Gov. Pritzker closes all bars and restaurants in Illinois
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
March 15, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that all restaurants and bars in Illinois will be closed until further notice beginning at close of business Monday night through March 30.
Harvey Weinstein verdict: Jurors took women’s harrowing testimony to heart
By James Queally, Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times
February 24, 2020
The jury found Weinstein guilty of one count of rape and one count of committing a criminal sexual act, with each crime connected to individual allegations made by accusers Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann. He was acquitted on the two most serious charges of predatory sexual assault, which each carried a potential life sentence.
President Trump commutes former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s sentence
By Bethany Rentfro, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2020
President Donald Trump has commuted the 14 year prison sentence of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
2020 race heats up and candidates begin to drop
By Juniper Oxford, Staff Reporter
January 17, 2020
16 candidates have dropped out of the 2020 presidential race so far. There are still 16 candidates remaining.
California remains the top US destination for foreign students, yet enrollment is slipping
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
November 18, 2019
LOS ANGELES — California remains the top U.S. destination for foreign students, who primarily come from China and India, with enrollment dipping slightly in the 2018-19 school year for the first time in at least a decade, according to a survey released Monday.