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Bill to split SIU campuses introduced in IL House

April 16, 2018 @ 7:57 am

A bill has been introduced in the Illinois Legislature that would separate Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. Democratic state Rep. Jay Hoffman...

House panel approves bill to require new state jobs be located in Sangamon Count...

April 16, 2018 @ 7:51 am

An Illinois House panel has approved a bill that would require most new and vacant state jobs be located in Sangamon County. The bill...

Two dead after single vehicle accident on I-64

April 16, 2018 @ 7:47 am

Two Mississippi men are dead after the tractor-trailer they were travelling in ran off Interstate 64 and into the Little Wabash River. According to...

Nominations open for Illinoisan of the Day

April 16, 2018 @ 7:44 am

The nomination period is open for the Illinoisan of the Day honor at this year’s Illinois State Fair. The Illinois State Fair Museum Foundation...

Rauner, top legislators meet to discuss state budget

April 13, 2018 @ 8:17 am

Governor Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders met for the first time on the state budget Thursday morning. The group agreed to settle on a...

Rauner to embark on new trade mission

April 13, 2018 @ 7:56 am

Governor Bruce Rauner is headed on a trade mission to Europe next week. The governor is hoping to strengthen ties and boost business opportunities...

IDOC requests additional $420 million to make it through fiscal year

April 13, 2018 @ 7:53 am

Illinois prisons officials have told state lawmakers that they need an extra $420 million to get through the rest of the budget year. Department...

IL Senate urges Gov Rauner not to send troops to US-Mexico border

April 13, 2018 @ 7:47 am

The Illinois Senate is urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to reject a presidential call to send National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexican border....

Funding shift plan fails to pass SIU Board of Trustees

April 13, 2018 @ 7:33 am

In a 4-3 vote Thursday, SIU’s board of trustees decided not to reallocate state funding from the school’s Carbondale campus to its Edwardsville campus....