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There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Union County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Aug. 27.

District reports Pope County Community Unit School District 1 suspended or expelled students five times in a single school year

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

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Southern Illinois News area weekly mass times

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

Pulaski taxpayers give $4,448 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

This is an increase over the month before.

Sex Ed: Johnson County Vienna High School District 133 opts out of controversial new sex education curriculum

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

Windhorst to host campaign golf scramble at Franklin County Country Club

By David Hutton | Aug 19, 2022

Illinois state Rep. Patrick Windhorst (R-Metropolis) will host a golf scramble on Friday at the Franklin County Country Club in West Frankfort to benefit his reelection campaign for the 117th District House seat.

Students at New Simpson Hill School District 32 suspended or expelled seven times in a single school year

There were seven students suspended in New Simpson Hill School District 32 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Week ending Aug. 27: one inmate sentenced in Alexander County to be released

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. 27.

Two SIU profs among Illinois’ top innovators

By Press release submission | Aug 19, 2022

Two SIU profs among Illinois’ top innovators

Olmsted residents pay $2,297 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

This is an increase over the month before.

Union County will have seven inmates sentenced in its jurisdiction released during Q4

There are seven inmates sentenced to jail in Union County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Bailey: 'The reason people are leaving is because of our state’s hostile business environment'

By Bree Gonzales | Aug 19, 2022

One after the other, big-name corporations are moving out of Illinois, and it's because of the state's bad business environment, GOP gubernatorial candidate Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) said.

New Simpson Hill School District 32 in Johnson County opts out of controversial new sex education studies

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

Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 Board of Education met July 18

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 19, 2022

Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 Board of Education met Monday, July 18.

How many times were students suspended or expelled in Meridian Community Unit School District 101 in 2020-2021 school year?

There were 108 students suspended in Meridian Community Unit School District 101 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

$291 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in July for New Grand Chain

This is a decrease from the month before.

Illinois Department of Corrections to release three inmates sentenced in Pulaski County during Q4

There are three inmates sentenced to jail in Pulaski County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Goreville Community Unit School District 1 in Johnson County won’t be teaching controversial new sex education curriculum