State to lay off hundreds at troubled southern Illinois mental health facility
The troubled facility in southern Illinois is giving way to a need for more mental health beds in Chicago, state...
In the Shawnee: Alpha-gal syndrome poses threat to southern Illinoisans as tick population surges
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois...
School board moves to fire Carterville coach charged with criminal sexual abuse
The employee has been dismissed without pay.
Carterville assistant football coach arrested on criminal sexual abuse charges
The arrest comes 18 months after authorities first received a tip.
Carterville coach at center of sexual abuse investigation has history of disciplinary action
Public records reveal that an assistant football coach in Carterville who’s under investigation for criminal sexual abuse had previously been...
Carterville assistant football coach on leave is subject of investigators’ subpoenas
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois State Board of Education have requested personnel and other records as part...
Carterville school employee placed on leave for sexual abuse over a year after FBI received tip
More than a year passed between when the FBI received a tip about alleged sexual abuse involving a Carterville school...
ICE agents detain five men on their way to work at a Du Quoin sawmill
ICE agents arrested five men on their way to work in late January in Du Quoin.
In the fight for youth transgender health care, Illinois remains at the forefront
An Indiana teen’s journey to access gender-affirming care in Illinois highlights how the state has become a critical refuge for...
‘Chilling silence’: Waves of Illinois’ international university students lose their visas
The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but the number of...
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