Illinois 13 widening to start in Carterville area
IL Department of Transportation will begin widening Illinois 13 in Carterville with lane additions and more turning lanes at the Greenbriar Road intersection. JALC trustee Jake Rendleman said the project aims to ease traffic and improve campus access, with construction set to start this month.
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SIU Board to Vote on Tuition and Fees Edwardsville Meeting
SIU Board of Trustees will vote on tuition and fee hikes for Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses in Edwardsville on Thursday. The agenda also includes voting to approve Julie Furst-Bowe as chancellor of SIU Edwardsville.
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Edmonds rejects cuts to preschool programs
In Springfield on April 26, Union County State's Attorney Tyler Edmonds joined law enforcement representatives to oppose cuts to Illinois preschool programs. He partnered with Fight Crime Invest in Kids Illinois, a bipartisan group led by over 300 sheriffs and police chiefs, arguing early preschool prevents crime and costly incarceration.
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Early childhood programs shown to cut future crime risk
A body of research indicates early childhood and afterschool programs for the youngest children reduce the likelihood of later encounters with the criminal justice system. The statistics support this finding.
Carbondale House Fire Suspected Arson
Fire at 300 Dillinger Road near North McRoy Drive Sunday may have been intentionally set. Captain Steve McBride said utilities were off and the home, slated for demolition Monday, was under investigation by the fire department and police. Firefighters battled 89-degree heat and kept the blaze under control, staying on scene until 6:15 p.m.
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Eleven Days of Compassion Meditation Retreat in Carbondale
The 11 Days of Compassion continued in Carbondale with a mindfulness meditation retreat at the Carbondale Public Library led by Shawnee Dharma Group members. The program mixed meditation readings and storytelling to foster community compassion, with CPL director Diana Brawley Sussman and Carbondale Human Relations Commission chair Hugh Muldoon highlighting awareness and practice. The series, a partnership with Nonviolent Carbondale and others, runs through Friday after drawing over 1,000 participants in last fall’s 11 Days of Peace.
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