An Illinois state senator whose committee assignments include redistricting in Southern Illinois is supporting the recent introduction of an act that would allow an independent commission to create Illinois legislative redistricting maps.
Paul Jacobs, the Republican Party candidate running for election to District 115 of the state House of Representatives, said during a Zoom debate that across-the-board cuts within Southern Illinois University are not the right approach to encourage its growth.
Ameren has set forth a plan to expand clean solar and wind generation with a goal towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in its operations in Illinois and Missouri.
A clinical director employed with a nonprofit behavorial health and addiction care provider has offered strategies for people dealing with “productivity guilt” in light of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Union workers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s residence halls have asked the SIU Board of Trustees to close the halls and offer students housing refunds because two university students have been diagnosed with COVID-19, reported The Southern Illinoisan.
Illinois state Rep.Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) has taken to social media to voice her displeasure with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ decision to cancel events at state sites, particularly hunting and fishing, in accordance with COVID-19 closures.