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Southern Illinois Natives Reach National Audience with Independent Feature Film

Monday, June 1 by Jc Tinsley

What started as a dream between two brothers in Southern Illinois has grown into a nationally released feature film. Brothers Kyler and Kaleb Cook, who grew up in Eldorado and attended both Southeastern Illinois College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, recently released their first feature... Read More.

Dana Schroeder Shares Southern Gray Story at Carmi Kiwanis Thursday

Thursday, December 11 by Jc Tinsley

Online may be where retail stores are turning to in order to reach the volume of sales they want and need, but as Dana Schroeder, owner of Southern Gray in Grayville sees it, customers miss out on a personal connection. She launched her store... Read More.

State Fire Marshal Grants and Loans Boost Southern Illinois Fire Departments with Critical Funding

Tuesday, August 26 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Fire Marshal Michele Pankow visited the Shawneetown Fire Department on Friday, August 22, to present checks totaling $350,000 each to Shawneetown and Carrier Mills Fire Departments and $300,000 to the Equality Fire Department through OSFM’s Fire Station Construction and Rehabilitation Grant Program. Shawneetown... Read More.

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Southern Illinois Republican Legislators Participate in Annual Regional Chamber Legislative Summit

Friday, August 22 by Jc Tinsley

On Thursday, Republican legislators representing Senate and Legislative districts in Southern Illinois joined with several local Chambers of Commerce for the annual Regional Chamber of Commerce Legislative Summit. State Senator Terri Bryant, State Representative Dave Severin, State Representative Patrick Windhorst, and State Representative Paul... Read More.

Billboard for Proud Boys Hate Group Removed in Southern Illinois after Public Pressure

Wednesday, August 20 by Jc Tinsley

Special to WROY/WRUL News By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Article Summary The recruiting billboard for a right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, was removed in Clinton County after an outpouring of outrage. The advertising company that put the billboard up near a high school... Read More.

Billboard Promoting Far-Right Group Proud Boys Springs up in Southern Illinois

Tuesday, August 19 by Jc Tinsley

Special to WROY/WRUL News By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Article Summary A billboard promoting the Proud Boys, a right-wing extremist group, has been put up near a high school in Clinton County in southern Illinois. The group, which has been labeled a hate... Read More.

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Southern Illinois Republicans Introduce Repeal of Illinois’ Failed Green New Deal Law, Work to “Energize Illinois”

Wednesday, July 23 by Jc Tinsley

Special to WROY/WRUL News Amid a rising crisis of electricity unaffordability for working families and businesses in southern Illinois, State Representative Dave Severin, State Representative Patrick Windhorst, and State Representative Paul Jacobs have introduced two pieces of legislation that would repeal Illinois’ Climate and Equitable... Read More.

What the IHSA’s New Classifications Mean for Southern Illinois

Wednesday, March 19 by Cole Carter

On Tuesday, the IHSA released a statement regarding their latest Board of Directors meeting, and it included some slight changes that have a monumental effect on small and large schools in Southern Illinois. The first thing that the IHSA board did was change the classification... Read More.

Southern Illinois Earthquake

Monday, December 18 by WROY-WRUL News

Just after 10pm Sunday, December 17, 2023, a 3.2 magnitude earthquake shook parts of southern Illinois. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was roughly 3 miles WNW of Waltonville, Illinois and was just shy of 5 miles in depth. That's about 12 miles... Read More.

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Southern Illinois Republican Representatives Host Law Enforcement Roundtable on End of Cash Bail

Friday, October 13 by Jc Tinsley

On Wednesday, House Republican State Representatives Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs, and Dave Severin hosted local law enforcement officials for a roundtable discussion centered on the impact that the end of cash bail has had on the criminal justice system. Law enforcement officials including State's... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: southern

Southern Illinois Natives Reach National Audience with Independent Feature Film

Dana Schroeder Shares Southern Gray Story at Carmi Kiwanis Thursday

State Fire Marshal Grants and Loans Boost Southern Illinois Fire Departments with Critical Funding

Southern Illinois Republican Legislators Participate in Annual Regional Chamber Legislative Summit

Southern Illinois Republicans Introduce Repeal of Illinois’ Failed Green New Deal Law, Work to “Energize Illinois”

What the IHSA’s New Classifications Mean for Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois Earthquake

Southern Illinois Republican Representatives Host Law Enforcement Roundtable on End of Cash Bail

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