In the 2023-24 school year, 39.4% of the students in Trico Community Unit School District 176 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 45.5% of the students in Herrin Community Unit School District 4 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
State Representative Dave Severin hosted two local women at the State Capitol in Springfield for the Illinois House Republicans’ annual Women to Watch Leadership Conference.
Murphysboro High School's Red Devils Girls Soccer team remained undefeated on April 23, 2025, triumphing 5-0 against Carterville, advancing to the top of the SIRR Conference leaderboard.
In the 2023-24 school year, 47.2% of the students in Elverado Community Unit School District 196 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Head coach Kelly Bond-White of the Southern Illinois University women's basketball team has announced the signing of Indya Green, a forward from Springfield, Missouri.
Southern Illinois University's men's golf team concluded the Missouri Valley Conference Championship in West Des Moines, Iowa, with a seventh-place finish.
John Lemm's three extra-base hits were a highlight as Southern Illinois defeated Southeast Missouri 12-6 in a non-conference baseball game at Capaha Field.