COLUMBIA, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Illinois Rt 3 from I-255 to Gilmore Lake in Columbia will be intermittently restricted to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, September 12, 2022, weather permitting. This work will take place daily. Traffic in each direction will be maintained using flaggers and arrow boards. […]
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — With its largest class of new freshmen in six years, Southern Illinois University Carbondale has enjoyed a second year of stable enrollment, totaling 11,107, just 1.4 percent lower than 2021. This fall, 1,518 Salukis are starting their college career, an increase of 6.8 percent over their predecessors. In 2021, the university welcomed 1,422
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CHESTER – A SPECIAL MEETING of the Chester School District Board of Education will be held September 6, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Family & Consumer Science Classroom (217B) located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda:
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The environment in Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) facilities is becoming increasingly more dangerous for both correctional officers and offenders and there seems to be little or no movement toward improving the situation, according to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Corrections Lodge 263. According to Lodge 263, during the
By Richie Murray – USAC Media DU QUOIN, Ill. – In Brian Tyler’s storied USAC Silver Crown career, perhaps no moment was grander than his 2021 performance at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in southern Illinois. For instance, it was his first run for the BCR Group team after taking the reins of the ride
DU QUOIN, Ill. — The 68th running of the Ted Horn 100 presented by MiteXstream and the 69th running of the Rust-Oleum Automotive 100 will set the stage for one of the most exciting weekends in dirt track racing! The USAC Silver Crown National Championship series will arrive at the historic Du Quoin Mile on
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CHESTER – Cindy Goodwin of Chester donates blood at the American Legion in Chester Wednesday August 17. The drive collected 37 usable units. There were three Power Red donations and two first-time donors. Goodwin states that she is a regular donor and plans to continue to donate at future Red Cross Blood Drives. (Jim
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CHESTER – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has released its latest report. Antoine D. Meeks 30, O’Fallon, arrested August 22, 2022 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. Is incarcerated. Burke A. Eastes 59, Marion, arrested August 22, 2022 by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for armed violence and
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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Rebecca Donner, this year’s winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography and one of the nation’s most respected writers, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. Donner and John Shaw, institute director, will discuss via Zoom her
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CHESTER – The Chester Senior Center is sponsoring the AARP defensive driving course. The classes will be held on September 12th and 13th from 1-5 p.m. each day at the Chester Senior Center at 805 State Street in Chester. AARP defensive driving classes are for those who: Just want to drive better
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