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- Prep SportsSpring sports coaches, players resigned to short season
- NewsState officials warn of possible recession Amid COVID-19 outbreak, revenues could fall 20%
- EducationSIU extends break to curb spread of virus
- UnspecifiedLetter to the editor: Bryant says lockdown of state prisons must continue
- EntertainmentTickets on sale for 2020 Street Machine Nationals in Du Quoin
- LifestyleWSIL will televise Bald Knob Cross sunrise Easter service
- NewsPritzker: Help is coming for businesses hurt by pandemic • Governor announces financial help for bars, restaurants, hotels, small businesses • State income tax filing deadline pushed back to July 15 to match federal due date
First known COVID-19 death in SI; Randolph County has 31 cases, Jackson has 20; Perry has 0
A 90-year-old woman living in a skilled nursing facility in Carbondale is the first known death due to the coronavirus in southern Illinois. The Jackson County Health Department announced Friday that the woman was diagnosed earlier in the week and was hospitalized at the time of her death.
3rd individual tests positive for COVID-19 in Jackson County
SIU reports first case; student isolated on campus
Today's Obituaries
- Prep SportsSpring sports coaches, players resigned to short season
- NewsState officials warn of possible recession Amid COVID-19 outbreak, revenues could fall 20%
- EducationSIU extends break to curb spread of virus
- UnspecifiedLetter to the editor: Bryant says lockdown of state prisons must continue
- EntertainmentTickets on sale for 2020 Street Machine Nationals in Du Quoin
- LifestyleWSIL will televise Bald Knob Cross sunrise Easter service
- Prep SportsSpring sports coaches, players resigned to short season
- NewsState officials warn of possible recession Amid COVID-19 outbreak, revenues could fall 20%
- EducationSIU extends break to curb spread of virus
- UnspecifiedLetter to the editor: Bryant says lockdown of state prisons must continue
- EntertainmentTickets on sale for 2020 Street Machine Nationals in Du Quoin
- LifestyleWSIL will televise Bald Knob Cross sunrise Easter service
Reader Poll
Which of the following comes closest to how you feel about guns and gun control?
| All Americans should have access to weapons |
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22.9% |
| Weapons should be denied to people with mental illnesses |
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42.0% |
| Some military-style weapons should not be available to the general public |
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13.7% |
| Silencers should not be available to the general public |
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5.3% |
| Guns need to be more tightly regulated |
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10.7% |
| None of the above |
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5.3% |
