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Cannons, muskets and more for Logan’s 200th birthday

Murphysboro prepares to celebrate General John A. Logan’s 200th birthday along with America’s 250th anniversary this weekend, ...
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SIU’s Sunset Concerts return with a blend of folk, country and blues

Southern Illinois University’s longtime summer tradition, the Sunset Concert Series, will return for its 47th season ...
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Cambria Village Board decides not to release Oct. 16 bodycam footage

Amid an ambitious June 2 board meeting, Cambria village trustees voted unanimously not to release bodycam footage from an Oct ...
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FiddleRick and Cash Johnson: A ballad of two Carbondale lovebirds

FiddleRick and Cash Johnson have been making music in Carbondale since their college years in the 1980s and ‘90s. If you ...
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Cell-phone ban, loosening foreign language requirements among education bills to pass

Gov. JB Pritzker says he intends to sign legislation imposing a statewide ban on cell phones and other wireless communication ...
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Session slog ends in $56B budget, new taxes on social media companies, crypto, fantasy sports

Illinois lawmakers approved the state budget early Monday morning after slogging through the night, enacting new taxes on businesses and authorizing less spending than what Gov. JB Pritzker proposed ...