Rapid Response Vaccination deployed in Carbondale

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Rapid response vaccination teams will get to work Thursday in Carbondale. Vaccination clinics will be set up at the SIU student center. The Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer versions of the vaccine

Freshman enrollment up at SIU; total enrollment slightly down

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Leaders at SIU say they’ve stopped the university’s “downward spiral in enrollment.” 1,422 freshman students make up the largest freshman class for the university in five years and an increase of 4.5%

Carbondale Dog Park win $25,000 cash prize

  CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Carbondale is one of five $25,000 winners in the Pet-Safe Bark for Your Park contest. Organizers of the planned Carbondale Dog Park will use the money to finish construction. Winners were chosen

State: 26 Illinois schools report COVID-19 outbreaks

  CHICAGO (AP) — More than 25 Illinois schools are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, mostly in districts that are complying with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask executive order. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday identified 26

Illinois Senate passes energy deal governor says falls short

CHICAGO (AP) — A massive energy policy overhaul aimed at making Illinois a fully renewable-energy state by 2050 cleared the Senate early Wednesday despite objections from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and groups who want more environmental and consumer

Bloodshed continues in Chicago with 78 homicides in August

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago reached a grim milestone in August as 78 homicides pushed the number for the year well past the 500 mark — a total that included the first police officer in the city to