September 2025

Haunted houses undergo safety inspections ahead of Halloween season

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) and the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) are teaming up to make sure haunted houses in Illinois are safe before doors open for the Halloween season.   Haunted houses operated by not-for-profit religious, educational, or charitable organizations may apply for an exemption from IDOL inspections. […]

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Midwest area prices rose 0.3% in August, up 2.8% over the year

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KANSAS CITY – Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.2%, led by rising prices for apparel. The index for food advanced 0.7%, while

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Mizzou economists: 2025 farm income boosted by high cattle prices and one-time payments

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Mizzou economists: 2025 farm income boosted by high cattle prices and one-time paymentsCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Net farm income in the United States is projected to reach $177 billion in 2025, a sharp increase from $128 billion in 2024. This is according to the latest update of the annual U.S. farm income and consumer food price

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Perry County Commission implements ‘No Burn Advisory’

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PERRYVILLE – At the September 11, 2025 regular session meeting of the Perry County Commission, the group unanimously voted in favor of implementing a countywide “No Burn Advisory”.   The Commission issued the following statement. “In the interest of public safety after discussion with Perry County Emergency Management Director, local law enforcement and leadership from

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Save the dates for this fall’s coming attractions at SIU’s Touch of Nature

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Four exciting events are coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s  Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center this fall, so save the dates and make plans now.     The complete details will be available soon for all events, but registration is already underway. Join in the fun run/walk The fun

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SIU grad’s research illuminates pollution threats to endangered Calif. fish

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by Tim Obermiller CARBONDALE, Ill. —  The Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel was still and quiet as the boat cut through the morning fog. For Cristina La, then a graduate student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, this was the moment she had been preparing for over months of planning and lab work. Somewhere below the

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Under emergency rule, Illinois prisons begin withholding physical mail

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by Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Corrections has enacted an emergency rule change to prevent contraband from entering its prisons through letters and books sent to people in prison.     Under the rule that went into effect  Aug. 14, IDOC will electronically scan mail and provide a digital copy

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