Illinois Senate Candidate Paul Schimpf talks about the Illinois budget situation
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Carbondale has a new city manager. The vote Monday night was unanimous in favor of Gary Williams. Williams who held the interim title for...
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SALINE CO. — One person was killed in a mining accident Monday afternoon. An official with the American Coal Company has confirmed that the...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Federal officials are giving Illinois nearly $1.3 million to help find permanent housing for 155 homeless veterans in the state. The...
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A Steeleville man is in the hospital after a crash in Williamson County. It happened just after 12:30 Monday morning on Interstate 57, just...
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*Update* 6-7-16 The Jackson counties sheriffs officice has identified the driver involved in Saturdays fatal traffic crash as Shiann Raines, 18, of DuQuoin. The...
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The lack of a state budget continues to plague Illinois. State Representative Brandon Phelps was optimistic that a budget was going to be passed...
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State Representative John Bradley tells WJPF that a lot of people have left Springfield but he’s still working hard for southern Illinois. Representative Bradley...
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John Bradley Still Working Hard for Southern Illinois
Governor Rauner closed the Hardin County work camp last winter, and it appears he won’t allow the Southern illinois prison to re-open. Legislators passed...
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John A Logan College has many concerns about the state budget crisis. John A Logan’s Steve O’Keefe tells WJPF that the state is going...
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John A Logan College Raises Concerns About State Budget