Our History How Southern Illinois Was Shaped by a Northern Route
A traveler moving from the Illinois Wisconsin line to the southern tip observes landscape shifts from cornfields to flat towns. After passing Effingham Mount Vernon the scenery dramatically changes joining Carbondale Marion region. SIU Carbondale geology expert James Conder notes northern and southern perspectives differ.
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Effingham
Mount Vernon
Carbondale-Marion
Illinois
James Conder
Local officials grilled over IYC Murphysboro choice debate
At a Chester hearing lawmakers pressed state officials about why IYC Murphysboro was selected and voiced opposition to the IYC closure. The discussion was captured in videos at www.thesouthern.com, illustrating ongoing budget and policy tensions.
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Murphysboro
Chester
Thesouthern
Murphysboro Youth Center Closure Hearing Draws Crowd
MURPHYSBORO Illinois supporters packed the Davis McCann Center as more than 25 witnesses testified at a three hour hearing before the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. The fate of the Illinois Youth Center was not decided at this session.
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Steve Jahnke
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Southern
Jeanne Queen
Murphysboro
Illinois Youth Center
Davis-McCann Center
Queen
Mike Bost
Illinois
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Davis- McCann Center
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Lawmakers hear testimony on Chester mental health center closure
A few hundred residents gathered at Chester High School to oppose closing Chester Mental Health Center. The Illinois General Assembly forecast commission will issue a nonbinding recommendation by November 12 to Gov. Pat Quinn.
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Chester
Chester High School
Chester Mental Health Center
Illinois General Assembly
Commission On
Pat Quinn
SIU Students Stand With Unions In Campus Protest
About 50 SIU Carbondale students demonstrated in front of Anthony Hall to back four EA affiliated unions amid contract talks. Alexandra Kane, a junior from Libertyville, stressed solidarity and bargaining pressure, while Adam Turl urged viewing education as a right and criticized campus spending on an outside marketing firm.
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Carbondale
Anthony Hall
Kane
Adam Turl
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SIU Carbondale
Belknap
Heron Pond
Cache River System
Wwe
Alan Rogers
David Vaught
Governor's Office of Management and Budget
Michelle R.B. Saddler
Lorrie Rickman Jones
Illinois Department of Human Services
Brent Stewart
SIU
Thesoutherl
Codell Rodriguez
Alexandra Kanesiu
Libertyville
Leevi Burnett
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