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News from March 2022

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Dowell collects $7,254 in Municipal Sales Tax in 2021

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 25, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

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Top food preservation gifts for Williamson County friends trying to make meal last longer

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 25, 2022

Gift giving can be difficult, so Carbondale Reporter has put together these gift guides with The Grommet to find everything you will need.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Johnston City stagnates at one in week ending March 19

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 25, 2022

There were no new teachers in Johnston City who signed the pledge in week ending March 19, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Spillertown taxpayers give $117 in Municipal Sales Tax in February

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 25, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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Williamson County officials report 247 coronavirus deaths, with 22,511 confirmed cases

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 25, 2022

There have been 22,511 confirmed coronavirus cases in Williamson County as of March 25, with 247 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

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City of Wheaton Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met Feb. 16

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 25, 2022

City of Wheaton Board of Fire & Police Commissioners met Wednesday, Feb. 16.

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Study: First-pass metabolism of alcohol occurs in women's stomachs

By Press release submission | Mar 25, 2022

While scientists have broadly agreed that a fraction of the alcohol people consume is broken down before it reaches the bloodstream in a process called first-pass metabolism, they have been uncertain whether this process occurs in the stomach or the liver.

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De Soto taxpayers give $46,840 in Municipal Sales Tax in 2021

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 24, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

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Pittsburg residents pay $8,439 in Non-Home Rule Sales Tax in February

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 24, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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No new teachers in Carterville sign pledge in week ending March 19 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 24, 2022

There were no new teachers in Carterville who signed the pledge in week ending March 19, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Creal Springs residents pay $40,575 in Municipal Sales Tax in 2021

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 24, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

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Jackson County officials report 118 coronavirus deaths, with 15,500 confirmed cases

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 24, 2022

There have been 15,500 confirmed coronavirus cases in Jackson County as of March 24, with 118 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

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Williamson County officials report 247 coronavirus deaths, with 22,497 confirmed cases

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 24, 2022

There have been 22,497 confirmed coronavirus cases in Williamson County as of March 24, with 247 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

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Herrin City Council met March 14

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 24, 2022

Herrin City Council met Monday, March 14.

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City of Murphysboro City Council met March 8

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 24, 2022

City of Murphysboro City Council met Tuesday, March 8.

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Congressman Adam Schiff to discuss nation’s foreign policy challenges during Paul Simon Institute event

By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022

Congressman Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute next week for a virtual conversation about U.S. foreign policy challenges, especially related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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SIU’s Touch of Nature expanding summer camp offerings for children

By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022

This could be the best summer ever for children ages 4-16, thanks to a variety of outdoor fun and adventure summer camps at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center.

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Williamson County taxpayers give $8.8 million in County School Facility Tax in 2021

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 23, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.

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Severin: 'The next three weeks will be jam-packed full of legislative action'

By Steven Hughes | Mar 23, 2022

Representative Dave Severin is calling for weeks focused on legislative action for his state.

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Crainville collects $232,506 in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in 2021

By Carbondale Reporter | Mar 23, 2022

This is an increase over the year before.