Carbondale Reporter

'Unacceptable': says 3 state legislators find Gov. Pritzker's COVID-19 mitigations inequitable

By Elyse Kelly | Nov 12, 2020

Following an executive order by Gov. JB Pritzker to close down businesses in a Republican-dominant region, three Illinois House Republicans censured the move as partisan and based on poor science.

Closure of coal-based power plant will have ripple effect through Joppa, including area businesses and schools

By Elyse Kelly | Nov 8, 2020

Joppa, Illinois’ coal-based power plant is set to close by 2025 taking tax revenues and 115 jobs with it.