Du Quoin State Fair Opens For 11 Day Run In 2025
Du Quoin State Fair welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors as Luke Davison begins his second year as manager. The fair runs from Friday Aug 22 to Monday Sept 1 with free admission and free parking first day. Opening ceremony at 5 30 p m and Twilight Parade at 6 p m mark the kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DU Quoin
du Quoin State Fair
Illinois
Luke Davison
Davison
Quatro's Deep Pan Pizza marks 50 years in Carbondale
Quatro's celebrates half a century in business with a plan for a new bar expansion. The South Campus staple near SIU opened in 1975 and was led by Steve Payne for 47 years before sale in 2023 to Blake Morrison. After Morrison's death, ownership passed to his family, now run by Serina Cinnamon Morrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quatro’s
Carbondale
Quatro
Southern Illinois University
Steve Payne
Blake Morrison
Cinnamon
Serina Cinnamon
Morrison’s of
Siu
PhD
Jackson County earns clean audit with five findings
Jackson County received a clean FY2024 audit opinion from CLA despite five findings split between financial statements and federal grant compliance. Three findings were repeats, including material adjustments, GAAP prep, and ARPA procurement controls. New item noted on compensated absences as accounting standards prompted deeper testing. See county for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Adam Pulley
CLA
Pulley
Birds in Bright Skies Spark Global Light Research
SIU scientist Brent Pease, an assistant professor in biodiversity conservation, turned a hidden microphone in a Touch of Nature birdhouse into a campus display and a real time data dashboard. The project evolved into a study on how artificial light reshapes bird behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brent Pease
SIU
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brandyn Wilcoxen
Ial
Q Bar
Deep Pan Pizza
Paul Wilcoxen
Jackson County Board
Southern Illinois
Pease