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Illinois State Capital building seen from a rooftop in downtown Springfield, IL on Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020.

Illinois Senate President cancels legislative session for next week

By Staff Report, News Desk
January 21, 2021
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin celebrates his defeat of Republican challenger Jim Oberweis at his election night party at the Westin River North in Chicago on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

Associated Press calls Illinois Senate for Dick Durbin

By George Wiebe, Staff Reporter
November 3, 2020
Gov. Bruce Rauner watches from his seat in the audience as President Barack Obama speaks on the designation of the Pullman National Monument Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy in Chicago. (Anthony Souffle | Chicago Tribune | TNS)

Rauner calls for leader meetings on school funding

By Doug Finke | The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Ill.
August 14, 2017
Barry Banks, a graduate student in curriculum and instruction, smokes medical marijuana from a glass pipe Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at his home. Banks receives the prescription for diabetic neuropathy and is currently participating in a statewide pilot program. Before he received medical marijuana, Banks was prescribed opiates that he believes has harsher side effects. I dont mind being part of the experiment, Banks said. I have a much better quality of life. (Daily Egyptian | Aidan Osborne)

Poll finds most Illinois voters favor marijuana decriminalization, legalization

By Bill Lukitsch
March 28, 2017
Patrons view an installation during the Cross/Pollination exhibition Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at Carbondale Community Arts. The exhibition is a project created by masters of fine art students from SIUs Art & Design and Media Art programs. Priscilla Pimentel, of Carbondale, said she came to the exhibition after reading about it online because she wanted to see work created by students. I like the collaborative effort, she said. There are some really complex ideas here. The show features various mediums including sculpture, photography, metalwork and performance art. Dimitar Velkov, a masters student in Mass Communication and Media Art who contributed to the show, said the purpose of creating the exhibition was to give students from different areas of study an opportunity to come together. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

SIU art school could face collapsing blows if budget tightens

By Olivia Spiers
January 26, 2017
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Chicago Tribune file photo)

Two freshman southern Illinois senators weigh bipartisan budget proposal

By Marnie Leonard
January 25, 2017
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (TNS)

With new bill, SIU could receive $93M from state

By Olivia Spiers
January 18, 2017
Football fans fill the stands during the Salukis 50-17 win over the Murray State Racers on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Saluki Stadium.

SIU Board of Trustees to consider campus alcohol proposal

By Diamond Jones
December 6, 2016
Daily Egyptian file photo

How will the loss of longtime higher education legislators affect SIU?

By Marnie Leonard
November 15, 2016
Paul Schimpf wins open Illinois Senate seat, defeating Sheila Simon

Paul Schimpf wins open Illinois Senate seat, defeating Sheila Simon

By Daily Egyptian staff
November 8, 2016
Gary Forby and Dale Fowler.

Illinois Sen. Gary Forby concedes to challenger Dale Fowler

By Daily Egyptian staff
November 8, 2016

Illinois House, Senate play political games on constitutional amendments

By Monique Garcia and Celeste Bott, Chicago Tribune
April 23, 2016
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