An open position on the Fifth District Appellate court is on the ballot for November 8, but neither candidate gets a recommendation from the bar association or their peers. The Fifth Judicial District...
Environmental contamination issues stemming from the Kopper’s Superfund site in Carbondale, Illinois, have been a decades-long flashpoint between mostly-Black residents on the city’s northeast side,...
The most recent wave of positive COVID-19 cases has eclipsed previous totals, approaching triple the highest number of recorded cases in past waves.
On January 6, 2022 the Illinois Department of Public...
By Jason Flynn, Managing Editor
• December 23, 2021
COVID-19 case numbers hit an all time high for the state of Illinois according to case numbers reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
Many businesses like restaurants and bars...
By Jason Flynn, Managing Editor
• December 22, 2021
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recorded 16,581 positive cases of COVID-19 on December 22.
Public Information Officer Cristobal Martinez confirmed the number is the second highest single-day...
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18 year-old from Antioch, Illinois on trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin for charges stemming from fatally shooting two people and injuring a third in August 2020, was found not guilty on...
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...
