State Representative Paul Jacobs took part in the annual memorial ceremony honoring peace officers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past year.
There was no change in the number of active legal licenses in cities within Jackson County in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter.
In the 2023-24 school year, 85.9% of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 18.6% of the students in DeSoto Consolidated School District 86 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 18.8% of the students in Carbondale Elementary School District 95 passed the ELA portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 86.6% of DeSoto Consolidated School District 86 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Southern Illinois University's Track and Field team is set to compete in the Jim Green Invitational, beginning on Friday, May 2, in Lexington, Kentucky.