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Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 in Hardin County opts out of controversial new sex education studies

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 15, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Bailey: 'Gas prices in Paducah are nearly 50 cents per gallon cheaper than the prices in Metropolis'

By Bree Gonzales | Aug 15, 2022

Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), a GOP gubernatorial candidate, slammed his Nov. 8 election opponent, incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker, over a call for a special session.

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Massac County Community Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education met August 3

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Aug 15, 2022

Massac County Community Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education met 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 3.

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Students at Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 suspended or expelled eight times in a single school year

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 15, 2022

There were eight students suspended in Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How many inmates sentenced in Alexander County will be released during Q4?

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 15, 2022

There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Alexander County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Mounds residents pay $879 in Business District Tax in July

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 15, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Massac County Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education met May 23

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 15, 2022

Massac County Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education met Monday, May 23.

Century District 100 Board of Education met Aug 8

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 15, 2022

Century District 100 Board of Education met Monday, Aug 8.

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$3,328 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in July for Mound City

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 14, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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How many times were students suspended or expelled in Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 in 2020-2021 school year?

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 14, 2022

There were 168 students suspended in Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Bipartisan PAC urges State’s Attorney Casper to oppose SAFE-T Act

By LGIS News Service | Aug 14, 2022

Pulaski County State’s Attorney Lisa Casper, a Republican, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.

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Southern Illinois News area weekly mass times

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 13, 2022

The following parishes in the Southern Illinois News coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Mill Creek collects $35 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 13, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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Students suspended or expelled seven times in a single school year in Century Community Unit School District 100

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 13, 2022

There were seven students suspended in Century Community Unit School District 100 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Windhorst: 'CEJA simply went too far too fast'

By Solange DeLisle | Aug 12, 2022

Illinois State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, and other Republican state lawmakers proposed legislation aimed at cutting energy costs by adding coal and natural gas back into the state's energy lineup.

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Metropolis taxpayers give $128,315 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 12, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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District reports Cairo Unit School District 1 suspended or expelled students four times in a single school year

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 12, 2022

There were four students suspended in Cairo Unit School District 1 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How many inmates sentenced in Alexander County will be released during week ending Aug. 20?

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 12, 2022

There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Alexander County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 20.

City of Anna City Council met July 12

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Aug 12, 2022

City of Anna City Council met Tuesday, July 12.

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Students at Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 suspended or expelled 13 times in a single school year

By Southern Illinois News | Aug 11, 2022

There were 13 students suspended in Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.