The Illinois chapter of the organization Women’s March helped plan 21 events around the state on Oct. 2, including the Rally to Defend Abortion Rights in Chicago, which drew thousands of attendees.
Over...
The Student Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) office at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIU-C), which reviews student conduct violations at Southern Illinois University, developed a new process...
Alison Dreith, the deputy director of Hope Clinic for Women, has faced threats from anti-abortion organizers for years, some in the form of legal attacks aiming to restrict access to the medical service,...
A bill signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker in August requires all Illinois colleges to make feminine hygiene products freely available in campus restrooms.
Many students at SIU-C haven’t seen the...
As of 3:34PM on Sept. 15 there were two Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds available in Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Region 5, which includes Jackson County, Hospital Coordinating Center Manager...
By William Box, Staff Reporter
• September 12, 2021
Woodlawn school district, Hamilton County school district, and 40 other schools submitted plans to comply with an Illinois State Board of Education mandate, avoiding potential loss of accreditation and...
The Saluki Teen Science Cafe is returning to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIU-C) on September 23 after a three month hiatus caused by a decline in attendance during the summer months.
The...
Governor JB Pritzker announced university students, university staff, and healthcare workers will be mandated to have at least one dose of the COVID vaccine by Sept. 5, 2021 or risk being barred from campus...
A petition to institute a vaccine mandate at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale is circulating following an incident in which at least two classes were exposed to a COVID positive...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced at an August 4 press conference that some groups of state employees working in “congregant living facilities” will be required to get vaccinated by Oct 4, 2021.
“Our...
The repeal of the Parental Notification Act is the next push the Illinois legislature is doing to make reproductive healthcare accessible as possible to young people.
