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Full SNAP benefits to resume this month after government shutdown ends

By Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Human Services announced Thursday that residents who received partial or delayed SNAP funds in November will begin receiving full benefits for the month.   In Illinois, nearly 1.9 million people rely on SNAP benefits to buy groceries. Illinois recipients are expected to […]

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Chester CUSD 139 School Board to meet in special session and regular meeting this week

CHESTER – A special meeting of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held Monday, November 17, 2025, at 6 p.m. in the Chester High School Media Center located at 1901 Swanwick St., Chester, IL 62233   AGENDA   Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 pm   Pledge of Allegiance  

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Treasurer Frerichs clinches 7th Gold Rating for Bright Start College Savings Plan

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs has announced that Illinois’ Bright Start 529 College Savings Plan has earned its 7th Gold rating from independent analyst Morningstar, firmly placing the plan among the best in the nation.   “To be touted as one of the nation’s best by Morningstar for the seventh time under my

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Ste. Genevieve, Perryville take top honors in MoDOT Bridge Building Competition

SIKESTON—After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test Nov. 12 at the completion of MoDOT’s 22nd Annual Bridge Building Competition. The competition challenges high school juniors and seniors to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials—balsa wood,

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SIU’s Concert Choir, Choral Union bring ‘peace’ to Shryock on Nov. 18

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music students, faculty and community members will gather Tuesday, Nov. 18, to share a message of peace in a free concert in Shryock Auditorium. The SIU Choral Union rehearses for the SIU School of Music’s “Peace I Leave With You: Music of Faith and Solidarity”

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