In the 2022-23 school year, 43.5% of the students in Herrin Community Unit School District 4 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2022-23 school year, 45.7% of the students in Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130 passed the Math portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
There were three offenders convicted of property crimes living in Jackson County released on parole during the second quarter of 2024, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Carbondale Reporter.
There was one new registered sex offender living in Stark County in November, compared to the month before, according to the Illinois Police Sex Offender Registry.