Southern Illinois News

Bryant: 'Great evening at the 2022 NAACP Freedom Banquet'

By Caleb Lombardo | Oct 27, 2022

In a Facebook post put out on October 23, Sen. Terri Bryant of the Illinois General Assembly talked about her experience at the 2022 Freedom Banquet located in Carbondale. The post read: Great evening at the 2022 NAACP Freedom Banquet, Carbondale, Illinois.

Bryant reacts to Pritzker's proposed budget: 'The governor had a lot of new and expanded programs'

By Caleb Lombardo | Mar 8, 2022

State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is weighing in on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed budget.

Jacobs: Illinois businesses put $5 billion strain on unemployment fund 'through no fault of their own'

By Caleb Lombardo | Jul 21, 2021

Economic shutdowns and hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic have put a $5 billion strain on the social safety net system.