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Carbondale Chamber encourages shopping local, purchasing Saluki Paw prints

By Elle Johnson | Jan 19, 2021

Carbondale Chamber of Commerce President's Letter

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Severin rails against delays in Illinois government when responding to deadly COVID outbreak at veterans' home

By Elle Johnson | Jan 9, 2021

Rep. Dave Severin (R-Marion) addressed the Illinois House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing in December about the communication breakdowns and delays from several agencies.

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Carbondale chamber helps local businesses during holiday season

By Elle Johnson | Nov 27, 2020

The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is helping local businesses during the holiday season as new restrictions are put into effect for the COVID-19 pandemic, WSIL-TV reported.

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2 Illinois lawmakers call for more transparency about COVID-19 mitigation from Pritzker

By Elle Johnson | Nov 25, 2020

Two Illinois lawmakers want answers about why Gov. J.B. Pritzker can make mitigation decisions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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RIDES Mass Transit District receives $9.825 million state grant

By Elle Johnson | Nov 24, 2020

The Rebuild Illinois Statewide Transit Capital Program has awarded RIDES Mass Transit District a $9.825 million grant.

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Governor still wants to impose Fair Tax, while Bryant says main concern should be a balanced budget

By Elle Johnson | Nov 14, 2020

After voters in Illinois rejected Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated state income tax, he still argued that his so-called "Fair Tax" would have generated billions annually.

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Three Southern Illinois Power Cooperative ratings are 'BBB,' according to Fitch Ratings

By Elle Johnson | Nov 11, 2020

Implied senior secured obligations, implied senior unsecured obligations and issuer default rating have been affirmed with a "BBB" rating from Fitch Ratings in New York of Oct. 19.

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Carbondale schedules April election for three City Council seats

By Elle Johnson | Aug 31, 2020

Three Carbondale City Council members, who will serve four-year terms, will be selected during an April 2021 election.

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City of Carbondale awarded $13.9 million for new transportation station

By Elle Johnson | Jul 31, 2020

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $13.9 million grant to the city of Carbondale for the department's Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) program that will go toward the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station (SIMMS) project, according to a press release from the city.

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State Sen. Schimpf urges governor to let health officials guide economic reopening

By Elle Johnson | May 18, 2020

State Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) is asking Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to allow local health officials to make the call for when nonessential businesses can reopen.