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A police car follows the Breonna Taylor march down W. Main St. in Carbondale, Ill. Im here because of the injustice that has been going on in America for so many years and its time to stop, Maleah Mays, a protester from Carbondale said.

Photo of the day: SIU students protest grand jury’s decision in Breonna Taylor case

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor September 24, 2020
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 around two dozen SIU students and community members organized a march to protest the death of Breonna Taylor and the decision of the Kentucky grand jury regarding her case.
Cody Stanton of Hemp-N-Stuff displays several glassware pieces for customers on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 in Carbondale, ILL. Hemp-N-Stuff is a brand new smoke shop in Carbondale IL. It is family owned and operated by the Stantons. They
do monthly giveaways for their customers and have a variety of products including glassware,
pipes, cleaning materials, and more. You can find them at 828 East Main Street, Suite A, every week Monday - Friday 9am - 8pm, on Saturdays from 10am - 8pm, and Sundays from
12pm - 8pm. “We’ve been open for a bit and we have a decent customer base. Some days it’s busier than others but I think COVID has a lot of impact on that,” said Stanton.

Photo of the Day: New smoke shop opens in Carbondale, IL

By James Allen, Staff Photographer September 22, 2020
Cody Stanton of Hemp-N-Stuff displays several glassware pieces for customers on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. Hemp-N-Stuff is a new smoke shop in Carbondale IL. It is family owned and operated by the Stantons.
The Springfield Park District in Springfield, IL has decided to rename Douglas Park due to the name being associated to the late Sen. Stephen Douglas. Stephen Douglas became a senator in the late 1840s, where he remained until his death in 1861 . Monuments and other properties that share his name and/or likeness in Illinois  have been under review because of Douglas connections and profiting off of slavery. The Springfield Park District voted 7-0 in favor of the change on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. In the past month, officials at the Illinois State Capitol building, have also decided to take down the Stephen Douglas statue that currently resides on the east side of the building on the capital grounds. The removal process of the statue is already underway, but the renaming of the park is to be determined. This photo was taken on Sunday, Apr. 5, 2020 in Springfield, IL.

Photo of the Day: Douglas Park to be renamed

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer September 18, 2020
The Springfield Park District in Springfield, IL has decided to rename Douglas Park due to the name being after the late Sen. Stephen Douglas.
Owner of Sam’s Cafe, Yaser Ibrahim, welcomes customers to his restaurant Thursday, September 17, 2020 in Carbondale, Illinois. Ibrahim has been in business for 29 years. “It’s just not the same anymore ... Carbondale, you know. I used to get airline tickets. My friends would say, ‘Where are you going.’ I’d say, ‘Carbondale,’ and they would say ‘Oh, O.K.’ Now I say ‘Carbondale and they say ‘where,” Ibrahim said.

Photo of the Day: Sam’s Cafe

By James Allen, Staff Photographer September 17, 2020
My friends would say, ‘Where are you going.’ I’d say, ‘Carbondale,’ and they would say ‘Oh, O.K.’ Now I say ‘Carbondale and they say ‘where,” Ibrahim said.
Jared Davey, 40, from Carbondale, IL, is in charge of painting all of the logos of the businesses which occupy the building. Davey worked on the Cristaudos logo on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Carbondale, ILL. “It is my interpretation of the logo,”
Davey said when talking about the Cristaudo’s logo which was originally created by Bob Hunter.
Davey became a full-time artist in 2013, originally doing screen printing and sign painting for a
few years. Another main sign painting job that Davey had was a mural at PK’s Bar. See more of Davey’s art at @jaydayvee.

Photo of the Day: Local artist works on the Cristaudo’s logo

By Ana Luiza Jacome, Staff Photographer September 16, 2020
“It is my interpretation of the logo,” Davey said when talking about the Cristaudo’s logo, originally created by Bob Hunter. Davey became a full-time artist in 2013, originally doing screen printing and sign painting for a few years.
Amy Wright, nurse educator for the medical group at SIH, tests Araydiance Bell, 18, majoring in scenography, for COVID-19 at SIU, in Carbondale, Ill. Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Bell said she was getting tested due to being around lots of people, so she wanted to make sure she did not have the virus. SIH will be offering COVID-19 testing on campus on Mondays from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Becker Pavilion near the Campus Lake boat dock and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the southwest corner of Rinella Field across from the Student Health Center.

Photo of the Day: SIU Campus Testing

By Ana Luiza Jacome, Staff Photographer September 15, 2020
SIH will be offering COVID-19 testing on campus on Mondays from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Becker Pavilion near the Campus Lake boat dock and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the southwest corner of Rinella Field across from the Student Health Center.
Located at 606 South Illinois Avenue, Slabz is a brand-new skate shop in Carbondale and is the newest edition the strip has to offer. They offer a variety of services and products related to the skating hobby, big smiles, and friendly advice. Owner of Slabz, Austin Sears (pictured) is an avid skating enthusiast experienced with skateboard repairs and modifications. Slabz offers their services Monday-Friday from 10am-6pm, and on Saturdays from 10am-2pm. 
Sept. 9, 2020.

Photo of the Day: Slabz skate shop opens in Carbondale

By James Allen, Staff Photographer September 14, 2020
Located at 606 South Illinois Avenue, Slabz is a brand-new skate shop in Carbondale and is the newest edition the strip has to offer.
Jason York, of Elvis Place Concessions, serves up some hot dogs off the grill during the Food Truck Fridays event at the Pavilion in Marion, IL. Food Truck Friday event was put on by the Pavilion and by the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. The event occurs each Friday, where people can come out and enjoy the different foods offered from different food trucks / vendors. A lot of those events [Fairs] that hold too many people have been cancelled. So this is a nice fix for us.  To come in and have people come out and enjoy them in different ways...weve been doing it for fifty years and we have a lot of food to offer. It [COVID-19] definitely affected a lot of the events, so this is helpful, said York. Sept. 11, 2020, Marion Pavilion.

Photo of the Day: Food Truck Fridays

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer September 11, 2020
Jason York, of Elvis' Place Concessions, serves hot dogs off the grill during the Food Truck Fridays event at the Pavilion in Marion, IL.
Linda Andreas, a clothing vendor, (Maryville, IL) folds one of her handmade clothing items shortly after it was purchased by a customer during the Small Business Saturday. Between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., small business owners and artisans gathered together at Cottonwood Marketplace to sell and display their merchandise. Cottonwood Marketplace plans to hold this event again on Sept. 19, Oct. 3, and Oct. 17 in hopes of spreading the news about small businesses in the area. During this event, Andreas, said I think its important to shop local, and support local people. Sept. 5, 2020, West Frankfort, IL.

Photo of the Day: Small Business Saturday

By Tiffany Young, Staff Photographer September 8, 2020
Linda Andreas, a clothing vendor, (Maryville, IL) folds one of her handmade clothing items shortly after it was purchased by a customer during the Small Business Saturday. Between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., small business owners and artisans gathered together at Cottonwood Marketplace to sell and display their merchandise.
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 wasnt 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

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer September 7, 2020
American flags line Walnut Street in Murphysboro, IL. on Labor Day weekend. Labor Day was created as a day for American laborers to celebrate their economic and social accomplishments. Most workplaces and schools are closed to observe Labor Day. Sunday, Sept. 6, 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 I Have a Dream speech. In recent days, the statue of Dr. King Jr. has been noted for being an option to replace the Stephen Douglas statue on the Illinois State Capitol grounds. The statue of Dr. King Jr. currently resides across the street on the Eastside of the capitol building.

Photo of the Day: Remembering the March on Washington

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer September 1, 2020
unflowers sit at the base of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue outside of the capitol in Springfield, IL Aug. 30 just two days after, the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
A fleet of bright yellow school buses sits in a field as schools across the country have opted for remote learning instead of the in-person classes due to COVID-19. Carbondale High School decided to start their 2020-2021 school year via remote learning last week. This photo was taken on Aug. 24, 2020 in Carbondale, IL.

Photo of the Day: A Year Without School Buses

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer August 29, 2020
A fleet of bright yellow school buses sits in a field as schools across the country have opted for remote learning instead of the in-person classes due to COVID-19. Carbondale High School decided to start their 2020-2021 school year via remote learning last week.
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