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City council parses funding requestsFeb 28, 2025 9:38 am - Some last-minute negotiations this week yielded big results for several community organizations in Carbondale. The Carbondale City Council on Tuesday approved more than $...
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'Stop the Coup' rally draws large crowdFeb 21, 2025 9:25 am - Almost 200 people participated in a “Stop the Coup” rally on Presidents' Day in Carbondale. Participants lined the sidewalks around the Carbondale Civic Center, many hold...
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Illinois officials take bird flu precautions despite no ‘active risk’ to humansFeb 21, 2025 9:20 am - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department is preparing for t...
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Lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts presents roadblock to researchFeb 21, 2025 9:18 am - The impending closure of a University of Illinois soybean research lab due to federal funding cuts could impede the study of a fungal disease that experts say would decim...
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Chamber awards banquet is next FridayFeb 14, 2025 7:24 am - The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual awards banquet, set for next Friday, Feb. 21 at the SIU Student Center. The banquet, to be held from 5:30 ...
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Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family membersFeb 14, 2025 7:23 am - Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker last week Pritzker signed the Kinship in De...
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SIU’s Opera Theater follows ‘The Little Prince’ on his travelsFeb 07, 2025 7:55 am - A well-loved children’s story of a prince whose journeys take him to Earth and beyond comes to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium next month whe...
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Anthony Williams to serve as deputy police chiefFeb 07, 2025 7:49 am - Anthony Williams will serve as Carbondale's acting chief of police while the city conducts a search for a new chief. Williams, previously the deputy chief, takes on his n...
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City hires Reno as full-time city managerJan 31, 2025 7:00 am - Carbondale has a new city manager, and he's a familiar face. The city council on Tuesday approved a contract with Interim City Manager and Police Chief Stan Reno to serve...
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Three juveniles arrested after report of gunfireJan 31, 2025 7:00 am - Carbondale Police say three juveniles are in custody following a report of gunfire last Saturday. Officers responded around 5 p.m. Jan. 25 to the 400 block of South Graha...