Illinois State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Carbondale) gave an update Monday on Senate Bill 1068, which will bring a Copi fish processing center to Alexander County.
Marion City Council approved the sole bid for its water main replacement work in the Square though that bid was a quarter of a million dollars higher than city estimates, Mayor Mike Absher said.
The Marion City Council went on record in opposition to commercial rental companies participating in the city’s residential grant improvement program that offers financial assistance to aid homeowners in renovating and improving their single-family homes in the city.
Marion Mayor Mike Absher said he was embarrassed, mortified and angry over a free comic book giveaway at the Marion Carnegie Public Library that included some mature comics deemed unsuitable for children.
There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Williamson County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending May 20.