Carbondale Reporter

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois State Rifle Association warns against UN threat

By Glenn Minnis | 7 years ago

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard A. Pearson is imploring all his members to be aware.

Tower Rock FPD responds to eight fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 30, 2018

Tower Rock Fire Protection District responded to 10 calls in 2017 - 233.3 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: SIUC researcher creating inventory of Southern Illinois pollinators

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

In a Southern Illinois University Carbondale laboratory, hundreds of bees, butterflies, moths, flies and beetles are being sorted and cataloged.

MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: First Mid Updates Name and Logo

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust (First Mid) has introduced a new logo for the bank and a shorter name that better reflects its growth and the changing financial services environment.

CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: First Mid Updates Name and Logo

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust (First Mid) has introduced a new logo for the bank and a shorter name that better reflects its growth and the changing financial services environment.

TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Ancient gibbon from Chinese tomb may be first ape to go extinct since the Ice Age

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

The 2,200-year-old skull is unlike those of modern gibbons, but some scientists are unsure if it’s a new species.

MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Avoid the Daily Grind

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

Marion Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on.Avoid the Daily Grind Partner with Progressive Rail’s Carload Connection or our feed grade Red Diamond group.

CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:AES Solar to Donate Solar System to Gaia House Interfaith Center

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

AES Solar announced today that on June 30, 2018, as part of the celebration of their 19th anniversary, they will be donating and installing a solar system at Gaia House Interfaith Center, 913 S.

TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: How will Illinois benefit from SCOTUS online sales tax ruling?

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

Shopping online will soon cost you more money.

MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Caritas Family Solutions to celebrate Caritas Day 2018

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

Caritas Family Solutions, a nonprofit social service agency based in Belleville, Ill., is celebrating its second annual Caritas Day of giving on Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:Eclipse Activities Earn Award For SIU Carbondale.

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale recently was honored for their Eclipse Events and Activities by receiving a Grand Gold Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Carbondale Community Arts Exhibit: Grandmother’s Son, Portraits of Unfortunate Assumptions

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

Carbondale Community Arts is excited to announce the exhibit A Grandmother’s Son, Portraits of Unfortunate Assumptions by artist Tanya Gadbaw-Neitzke on view July 5 - July 27 at Artspace 304.

MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Marion Chamber Golf Scramble Committee meeting to be held July 10

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

Golf Scramble Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 10 immediately following the Membership Luncheon at Celebrations.

TOUCH OF NATURE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: Challenge to Excellence celebrates 35 years at SIUC

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

to Excellence, a summer residential camp at Southern Illinois University for academically talented students, is wrapping up its 35th year of engaging students.

CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: The Stage Company Presents: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

Our Summer Production, The Hobbit, is sponsored by Cristaudo’s Café, Bakery, and Catering Adapted by Patricia Gray Directed by Susan Harrocks “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” These were the first words Oxford professor and author J.R.R.

MARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: July Membership Luncheon to be held July 10

By Press release submission | Jun 30, 2018

NOTE: RSVPs are now due by Friday, July 6 at noon!

From Prairie State Wire

Liberty Justice Center attorney says practical, ideological reasons led to SCOTUS decision on union fees

By Robert Hadley | 7 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.

Gorham VFD responds to 11 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 29, 2018

Gorham Volunteer Fire Department responded to 11 calls in 2017 - 22.2 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

Janus ruling changes union enrollment process

By Kyla Asbury | 7 years ago

A recent Supreme Court ruling reverses the way public employees now join unions.

Carbondale TWP FD responds to 27 fires in 2017

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 28, 2018

Carbondale Township Fire Department responded to 31 calls in 2017 - 106.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.