Sun Times

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The region’s vendors have an opportunity to sign up for the 2025 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Civil Service Council’s spring flea market. Proceeds from vendors’ fees go to the Civil Service Education Assistance Fund toward scholarships for SIU students. This year’s flea market is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 in the Banterra Center […]

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Five Southern Illinois University Carbondale undergraduate students will share their thoughts on the growing influence of artificial intelligence in today’s society on Thursday, April 10, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium. This semester’s topic is “Breaking the Algorithm: Humanity in a Data-Driven World.” The free, public forum is

RED BUD — The office of state representative David Friess and the Randolph County Humane Society have announced the winners of the Mural Contest. Students were invited to submit design concepts that they will paint on the walls of the new Randolph Couonty Humane Society building in Steeleville.   Michelle McBride, a student at Red

CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest arrest reports. Bonnie C. Dickenson 30, Percy, arrested March 26, 2025 by Steeleville Police for battery, robbery, and resisting a peace officer. Pretrial Release.   Jarrod P. Robinson 34, Newton IL, arrested March 27, 2025 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for DUI, driving while

CHESTER – Voters in Randolph County are going to the polls today, casting their votes in the consolidated election.   Among the races on the ballot:   A four-way race for mayor of Chester. The candidates are Tom Page, Joe L. Eggemeyer, Nancy Crossland and Richard Ray Brueggemann.   In Coulterville, four persons are seeking