February, 2023 Stories | Dupage Policy Journal

Gray-Cruz seeks Unity Point School District 140 Board seat, wants 'transparency to know what's going on at the school'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Feb 28, 2023

Carbondale resident Syhemia Gray-Cruz is running for a spot on the Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140 Board of Education.

Scarbrough: ‘There were questions in my mind some years ago about how my taxpayer dollars were being utilized’

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Feb 28, 2023

West Frankfort resident Tim Scarbrough is seeking a spot on the Johnston City CUSD 1 school board in Williamson County.

Couples Yoga Night - Yoga on the Block

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

Couples Yoga Night - Yoga on the Block on March 3, 2023

Rotary Club of Carbondale-Breakfast

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

Rotary Club of Carbondale-Breakfast on March 7, 2023

SIU students work on $2M advertising campaigns for state agencies

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

It’s not every day that university students get to play an integral part in fulfilling a $2 million contract, but that’s exactly what’s been happening at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Prenatal Classes

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

Prenatal Classes on March 7

Ambassadors Committee Meeting

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

Ambassadors Committee Meeting on March 8, 2023

Media advisory: Holonyak memorial service open to news media

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

A celebration this week of the extraordinary accomplishments and life of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor emeritus Nick Holonyak Jr. will be open to the news media.

SIH Coach Kill Cancer Fund

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

BLACKOUT CANCER

A study in longevity: Dr. Don Caspary earns new 5-year NIH grant

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

In January 2023, SIU professor Don Caspary, PhD, received official notice from the National Institutes of Health that his latest proposal to study how aging impacts how we hear speech-like sounds, would be funded for the next five years.

City of Genoa City Council met Jan. 4

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 28, 2023

City of Genoa City Council met Wednesday, Jan. 4

2023 Kenniebrew Awards

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

At the 2023 Alonzo Kenniebrew Lecture on February 16, a pair of awards will be announced to honor an individual and a group who continue the groundbreaking work that Dr. Kenniebrew modeled.

City of Carbondale Planning Commission met Feb. 1

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 28, 2023

City of Carbondale Planning Commission met Wednesday, Feb. 1

SIU researchers seek lost community: the original site of Kaskaskia

By LGIS | Feb 28, 2023

It has been home to Native American tribes, French explorers and traders and early American settlers.

City of Carbondale Founders Park Committee met February 7

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Feb 28, 2023

City of Carbondale Founders Park Committee met 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 7.

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Scarbrough: 'My whole drive is keep the schools about the students they are there to serve'

By Andy Nghiem | Feb 27, 2023

Candidate for Johnston City Community Unit School District No. 1 board Tim Scarbrough believes that his years of military service makes him a strong candidate for board member.

City of Genoa City Council met Feb. 1

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 27, 2023

City of Genoa City Council met Wednesday, Feb. 1

City of Murphysboro City Council met Jan 31

By Philip Gonzales | Feb 27, 2023

City of Murphysboro City Council met Tuesday, Jan 31

Illinois representative: 'The rising costs of fuel, groceries, utilities and just about everything else has put a strain on family budgets statewide'

By Carbondale Reporter Report | Feb 25, 2023

With family finances under pressure statewide, Rep. David Friess is spreading the word about the Find Food IL map for those in need of food pantries or meal sites.