The Carbondale City Council on Feb. 24 voted to name the new Washington Street stage after musician Robbie Stokes and approved the sale of city-owned property on Bigler Road for construction of a ...

After 24 years with the Carbondale Fire Department, Jay Crippen has stepped into its top leadership role.  City Manager Stan ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 14 that Mike Bost, the Republican Congressman from Murphysboro, had clear standing to ...

Earlier this month, Carbondale firefighter Connor McBride responded to an apartment fire alongside her father, Steve McBride, ...

ICE agents arrested six men in Du Quoin in January, marking one of the first reported ICE enforcement actions this far south ...

An Independent, a Democrat and two Republican candidates are set to square off in the race to serve Illinois’ 59th district to replace outgoing Illinois Senator Dale Fowler, who announced this summer ...

As the March 17 Illinois primary election approaches, three prospective Republican state representatives for District 118 are bringing a different background, skillset and insight to the table. While ...

On Jan. 22, the United States initiated withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Since then, several Democratic-led states, including Illinois, have expanded their global-health partnerships.

Four Republicans are competing for their party’s nomination for Illinois governor, each pitching a different plan for where the state should go next as the primary approaches.  The winner of the ...

Wednesday Feb. 25 Hangar 9 • Carbondale Open deck night, 9 p.m. PK’s • Carbondale Trivia, 8 p.m. Project Human X • Carbondale Advertisement Open studio, 4 p.m. Little Nashville • Marion Bingo, 6 p.m.

For Amilia Estrada, the mock quinceañera was more than a celebration. It was an opportunity to celebrate coming-of-age after missing her own party during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 11th Annual Mock ...

After nine months of negotiating working conditions such as salary compression, sick leave days and low wages, the Association of Civil Service employees — SIU’s civil service union — reached an ...