Brandyn Wilcoxen

The program is available to non-violent offenders who have committed “low level offenses.” Inmates participate on a volunteer basis and can receive credit for community service obligations.

MARION, Ill. — When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that Little Grassy Lake in Marion, Illinois, would be drained due to safety concerns, one of the first questions

HARRISBURG — The Fowler Bonan Foundation is giving away 300 hams and bags of Christmas dinner fixings for families in need on Tuesday evening.

CARBONDALE, Ill. — City officials provided updates on key projects and city business during the annual State of the City address on Tuesday.

CARBONDALE — City officials provided updates on key projects and city business during the annual State of the City address on Tuesday.

Councilman Adam Loos stated his opposition to secession, calling it a "profoundly bad idea." He noted that it is "unconstitutional and illegal" for the state to secede, and that no

Carbondale Councilwoman Clare Killman is advocating for Illinois to secede from the U.S., citing concerns over Trump’s second term. Fellow City Council Member Adam Loos opposes the idea, emphasizing unity.

MARION — Thursday was distribution day for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program in Southern Illinois. Or, as director Colette Caplinger called it, “the happiest day of the year.”

CARBONDALE — Following their hearings earlier in the month, Carbondale councilmembers Ginger Rye Sanders and LaCaje Hill officially received the majority decisions of the Municipal Officers Electoral Board on Thursday.

CARBONDALE — With a line of cars wrapped around the block at the Carbondale Civic Center, hundreds of citizens received an early holiday gift from the city in the form of a meal.