Ken Anderson honored as SIU System ‘Inventor of the Year’ for 2025
Geology Professor Ken B. Anderson, director of the SIU Advanced Energy Institute (AEI) in Carbondale, was honored Sept. 18, 2025, with the Southern Illinois University System Inventor of the Year Award. The award honors an exemplary faculty member who has shown an ability to innovate at the highest level, advancing scientific achievements that will be…
Read MoreIllinois law prohibits sheriffs from assisting ICE with immigration enforcement. Some wish they could
CNI surveyed one in four Illinois sheriffs about ICE cooperation. Here’s what we found. By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY, TOM O’CONNOR and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Illinois sheriffs had mixed views on the TRUST Act, which restricts state law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal officers on civil immigration matters. Of 28…
Read MoreAs Illinois congressional delegation seeks answers, ICE cancels meeting
Democratic members also denied visit to controversial Broadview ICE facility By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Chicago canceled a meeting with Illinois Democratic members of Congress that was scheduled for Friday. Members of the state’s congressional delegation originally asked to visit ICE’s detention center in Broadview but…
Read MoreStuart, Hoffman highlight upcoming Madison County Historical Society event
Legislators further highlight state support for new exhibits State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) was joined by state Rep. Katie Stuart (D-Edwardsville) and Madison County Historical Society members on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, to highlight a $700,000 state grant that will support the organization’s newly imagined Madison County History Museum and new exhibit designs. For more…
Read MoreIMPACT Strategies’ Making an IMPACT Foundation holds fourth annual Sporting Clay Classic
The Making an IMPACT Foundation, a charitable organization established by IMPACT Strategies in Fairview Heights, Ill., successfully held its fourth annual Sporting Clay Classic on Sept. 12, 2025. Held at NILO Farms in Brighton, Ill., the event successfully raised over $25,000 for SIHF Healthcare, an organization dedicated to transforming healthcare by embracing the community with…
Read MoreGSL Fellows Experience celebrates 19th graduating class
Greater St. Louis Inc. initiative grows the region’s talent pipeline, expands leadership capacity Key Takeaways The 19th cohort of the Fellows Experience recently celebrated its graduation at Edward Jones – North Campus. Hundreds of Fellows alumni enhance the capacity of St. Louis’ corporations and organizations while helping retain talent in the region. The Fellows Experience…
Read MoreFirst tenant moves in to SIUC’s new hub for clinical, social services and training
Southern Illinois University Carbondale has created the Community Care and Education Center (CCEC) as a hub for community clinical services, social support resources and experiential training for health care, behavioral health and social services students, and the College of Health and Human Sciences facility is now open at its new location in University Hall, 1101 S. Wall St. The…
Read MoreDarren Bailey enters Illinois governor’s race, pledging new approach to Chicago area
Bailey was 2022 GOP nominee who called city a ‘hellhole,’ lost to Pritzker by 13 points By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Former Republican State Sen. Darren Bailey launched his second campaign for governor on Thursday. Bailey said his message will look different this time around and will focus more on voters in…
Read MoreIllinois Rep. Jay Hoffman addresses SIUE SUAA on pension reform efforts
State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea, 113th District) recently spoke to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chapter of the State Universities Annuitants Association (SUAA) regarding the longstanding inequities in the pension system for public sector employees hired after 2011. He emphasized the urgent need for corrective action and highlighted ongoing efforts to address these issues. …
Read MoreCommunity college presidents hold event at KC celebrating 60 years of Illinois impact
Presidents discuss record enrollment growth, future of community colleges Community college presidents from across the region met in Southern Illinois this week to commemorate 60 years since the community college system was founded in Illinois. The anniversary came alongside another significant milestone for the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), with enrollment in community colleges growing…
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