In Jackson County districts, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
The most prevalent ethnicity in the Williamson County district's student body in the 2021-22 school year was white, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In October 2023, the median sale price of a home in Jackson County fell by $10,111 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 13.6%.
State Senator Terri Bryant voted on Nov. 8 to extend a criminal penalty enhancement designed to keep more felons convicted of gun crimes behind bars and off the streets. The statute was originally passed at the request of law enforcement to help them keep violent repeat offenders and gang members behind bars. However, House Bill 1440, which would extend the criminal penalty enhancement, appears to have stalled in the House of Representatives, putting the future of the law in jeopardy.Senator Bryant expressed her concern over the lack of action in the House, stating that...