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SIU Carbondale to honor about 1,550 grads at fall 2025 commencement

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. – The academic achievements of about 1,550 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students will be celebrated at fall 2025 commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Banterra Center. Commencement begins at 9:30 a.m. There is no limit to guests, and all seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis with no

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Report: Pay transparency efforts strengthen equity in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – A comprehensive new report released today by the University of Illinois’ Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) finds that while Illinois has made meaningful progress toward gender pay equity since implementing pay data reporting requirements under a 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act of 2003 (EPA), significant occupational disparities in pay persist—particularly

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MSHP arrest report

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest arrest report:   31-year-old Marsha M. Walls of St. Louis was charged with driving while intoxicated at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2025 in Ste. Genevieve County. She was booked into the Perry County Jail and then released.

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MDC needs birders to help with Audubon Christmas Bird Count

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages experienced Missouri birders to become citizen scientists by helping with the National Audubon Society’s 2025 Christmas Bird Count (CBC) between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5, 2026.   The CBC is an annual bird census where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada, and other countries

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