USPS releases statements on leadership transition; announces DeJoy departure
Doug Tulino to serve as acting Postmaster General USPS released the following statements from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and USPS Board of Governors Chair Amber McReynolds on March 24, 2025: From Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: After nearly five years as America’s 75th postmaster general, and after informing the governors in February of my intention to…
Read MoreAlign your offers to meet your goals
By CAROLYN GREEN In a previous issue of my firm’s “Marketing Monday,” we looked at setting clear revenue goals for 2025. Next, let’s dive into how to align your offers to meet those goals. Here’s the truth: Your offers should work together like pieces of a puzzle, each one building momentum for the next. Let’s break…
Read MoreA university, a rural town and their fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves. By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois March 27, 2025 [Editor’s note: This is a first-person column that includes commentary and analysis.] CARBONDALE, Ill.…
Read MoreDemocrats argue Republicans waited too long to file latest redistricting lawsuit
Republicans say legislative districts illegally gerrymandered By BEN SZALINSKI, BRIDGETTE FOX and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Two elections have come and gone since the Illinois General Assembly passed new legislative maps, and Democrats’ attorneys argue in a new court filing that Illinois Republicans have lost their opportunity to…
Read MoreCDC rescinds $125M in promised public health investments; blocked $324M in future federal support
The Trump Administration recently notified the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that it is terminating federal grants nationwide that had been already awarded to support the ongoing work to protect the public from infectious diseases. The termination pulls back $125 million in funding for IDPH and 97 local public health departments, which had been…
Read MoreKaskaskia College named on list of best places to work in St. Louis
“Students benefit from engaged and enthusiastic faculty across campus” Kaskaskia College has announced that it was recently named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2025 Best Places to Work list. Over 150 nominations were submitted for the list and only 80 companies were selected as finalists. KC Vice President of Institutional Support & Technology and…
Read MoreTEAM HOPE sponsors April 4 fish fry fundraiser for Relay for Life
Scheduled to be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, April 4; carry-out only What’s popular on Fridays during Lent? A fish fry of course. Mission Partners at OSF Moeller Cancer Center (2200 Central Ave, Alton, IL 62002) are sponsoring a fish fry on Friday, April 4, to benefit their Relay for Life…
Read MoreBipartisan effort seeks stricter measures to protect sexual assault victims in schools
Proposal would amend the Illinois School Code to implement a mandatory one-year expulsion By ATHAN YANOS and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Even after the family of a victim of sexual assault from Taylorville obtained an emergency order of protection, the school still allowed the young girl’s assailant to attend…
Read MoreBelt secures nearly $1M clean energy, workforce development grant for East Side Health District
State Senator Christopher Belt is highlighting nearly $1 million in grant funding to the East Side Health District. “Securing this funding for the East Side Health District is a proud moment in our continued effort to advance public health, clean energy and workforce development,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “The work we’ve done with the Climate and…
Read MoreEdwardsville Garden Club to rededicate WWII memorial in City Park on 80th anniversary
Eighty years to the day after the Edwardsville Garden Club placed a plaque in City Park in memory of those who died in World War II, its members will host a rededication event to again honor the veterans’ heroism and sacrifices. The ceremony will take place in Edwardsville’s City Park, 101 S. Buchanan Street, at…
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