Tyler R. Edmonds enforces the law in his job as the Union County State’s Attorney, but doesn’t view arrests, convictions and prison terms as the only path to curbing crime.
No one should accuse Gene Alexander of failing to practice what he preached in his Golden Pen-winning letter — honoring God by doing good works.
Civic unrest and the almost-militarized police response in Ferguson, Missouri, have unintended consequences -- including the creation of one-dimensional images of the participants.
I was not surprised when Sarah Heyer bicycled to the newspaper office to accept her Golden Pen award for the best letter to the editor printed in July.
I get nostalgic at this time of year. Whenever I see incoming SIU students and their parents it makes me think of the exciting days when I left my boyhood home in Rockford to begin my college studies at Valparaiso University, in northwest Indiana.
It was interesting to read recently about the 100-year anniversary of the start of World War I, known at the time as “the war to end all wars.”
It was interesting to read recently about the 100-year anniversary of the start of World War I, known at the time as “the war to end all wars.”
Tyler R. Edmonds enforces the law in his job as the Union County State’s Attorney, but doesn’t view arrests, convictions and prison terms as the only path to curbing crime.
Just six months ago, we were huddling against the cold and throwing more logs on the fire -- unless we were slipping on ice or skidding into snowdrifts. Ah, the memories.
Take a peek at fixer-uppers with potential to beautiful old homes around Southern Illinois
Read through the obituaries published today in The Southern Illinoisan.
Check out modern homes in new communities around Southern Illinois
Read through the obituaries published today in The Southern Illinoisan.
Firearms restraining order laws, often called “red flag laws,” have been established in 19 states and Washington, D.C., most of them in the wake of tragic shootings.
Illinois offers residents help with heating and energy bills through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. But applications aren’t taken from June through August, when most heat waves occur.
Here's what you might have missed this week in Illinois government news.
For Boston subway riders, it seems every week brings a new tale of transit woe. There have been runaway trains, subway cars belching smoke and fire, fatal accidents, rush hour trains running on weekend schedules and brand-new subway cars pulled from service. The situation has stretched the nerves of riders, prompted a probe by the Federal Transit Administration and worried political leaders. One of the more maddening failures came in June when the MBTA temporarily sidelined all its new Orange and Red Line cars. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker says despite the troubles, the vast majority of trips end without drama.
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Alexis N. Stallman, 41, of Herrin, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated domestic battery, in Jackson County court for allegedly stabbing her ex-husband.
Four people have died at Maquoketa Caves State Park, north of the Quad-Cities.
Thursday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced an interim consent order with Sugar Camp Energy LLC over an alleged release of dangerous “forever chemicals” from a mine in Franklin County.
The alleged shooter who attacked an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois and came to Madison "seriously contemplated" using a gun and 60 rounds in his car to attack a celebration in Madison on the same day, police said.
Here's what you might have missed this week in Illinois government news.
The housing authority said it maintains more than 16,000 units of public housing and a portion of the units are vacant for a number of reasons at any given time.
Through next Sunday, Aug. 14, the state is reducing its sales tax rate from 6.25% to 1.25% for certain clothing items costing less than $125 and school supplies.
Abortions in Illinois for out-of-state patients have skyrocketed. And some wait times are exceeding three weeks.