-
School-record five SIU softballers named to All-Region teamsMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - CARBONDALE - The Southern Illinois University softball team had a school-record five student-athletes named to National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region T...
-
PCHS girls win another regional title in softballMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - Panthers take down Nashville, advance to sectional staff report NASHVILLE - Crown them champions, once more. The Pinckneyville Panthers, a juggernaut of softball excel...
-
Miners rally past Windy City, sweep series Sunday Southern Illinois moves above the ,500 mark at 5-4May 20, 2019 1:00 am - MARION - The Southern Illinois Miners were down for most of the game on Sunday against the Windy City ThunderBolts, but for the second time in three nights they rallied ...
-
Pritzker outlines draft $41.5 billion 'Rebuild Illinois' capital plan Six-year program would rely on host of new or higher taxes and feesMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday briefed lawmakers on a proposed capital improvements plan that calls for spending $41.5 billion on transportation, ...
-
Giant Lincoln sculpture coming to Springfield Sculpture arrives this week, will be displayed at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and MuseumMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and the City of Springfield will host the exhibition of American realist Seward Johnson's "Return Visit...
-
House GOP releases one-page 'budget' proposal Republican leaders repeat claim budget can be balanced with no new taxesMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans called a news conference Thursday to unveil a "fiscal year 2020 balanced budget proposal" in the form of a one-page document det...
-
Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor: Critics say test deters many from entering profession, especially people of colorMay 19, 2019 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A test required for teacher licensing that many argue has contributed to the state's teacher shortage might soon be suspended. The Illinois Senate on Thurs...
-
Carbondale man sentenced for burglaryMay 19, 2019 11:00 pm - MARION - Anthony C. Thompson, 42, of Carbondale, pleaded guilty to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and theft, a Class 3 felony, and was sentenced Thursday in Wil...
-
Herrin's Sophia Davie is new Festa Pageant QueenMay 19, 2019 11:00 pm - HERRIN - An 18-year-old recently graduated Herrin High School senior was crowned Miss HerrinFesta Italiana Pageant Queen Monday night at the Herrin Civic Center. Sophia ...
-
Banterra Bank partners with SIU, awarded naming rights for ArenaMay 19, 2019 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE - Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Banterra Bank, the region's largest, locally-owned bank, announced last Thursday a 10-year naming-rights agreeme...