Income tax amendment to be on ballot for Illinoisans in November.
By Ryan Scott, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2020
This November, Illinois voters will vote yes or no on an amendment to decide if the flat tax rate in Illinois will be changed.
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.
Q&A with Jackson County State’s Attorney candidate Joe Cervantez
By Nick Hasenstab, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2020
Joe Cervantez served in the Carbondale community as an attorney for eight years and will be running against the incumbent State’s Attorney Michael Carr who has been serving since he was elected in 2012.
Animal rehabilitation in the midst of a pandemic
By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
September 12, 2020
Like nonprofits around the world, wildlife rehabilitation clinics have had to make major adjustments because of COVID-19. Some of these adjustments include reducing the number of volunteers in the facilities, having to operate with less funding, and caring for many more animals in need than in years past.
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.
Some say new Title IX regulations may have holes that prove harmful to survivors
By Tamar Mosby, Editor
August 31, 2020
Earlier this year, on May 9., U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a new set of Title IX regulations that are to be enforced starting in the fall semester of 2020. The original Title IX laws were passed in 1972 and made to prevent sex discrimination on campuses across the nation. The new statutes introduced by DeVos expand on issues dealing with both victims of sexual misconduct and those accused of misconduct.
Photo of the Day: Blue Heron Sighting in SOIL
August 17, 2020
A great blue heron walking by the water at Crab Orchard Lake Marina on August 15, 2020, in Carbondale, Il. (Ana Luiza Jacome | @aluizaphotography)
‘My child my choice:’ Demonstrators gather to protest mask mandate in schools
By Kallie Cox, Editor in Chief
July 25, 2020
Around 150 demonstrators gathered at the Illinois state capitol to voice their opposition to state guidelines requiring students to wear masks when they return to school.
Gallery: Hope for Change – Anna, IL
June 8, 2020
About 150 Black Lives Matter demonstrators marched through the town to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and in the hopes of bringing more awareness to the issue of race relations in the United States, and especially the town of Anna. The demonstration marked the first of its kind ever in this area of Southern Illinois. Since the turn of the 20th century, Anna, IL has carried the grim reputation of being a "sundown town" - a product of the Jim Crow era, which meant African Americans weren't allowed after dark. Over time, A-N-N-A became known as an acronym that stood for: "Ain't No [N-word] Allowed." Present day Anna is still viewed as one of the more racist towns in Southern Illinois, however there seem to be enough residents that would like to overcome this reality and allow for positive change to arrive and flourish.
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.
