Vice President Harris to visit Illinois Friday
CHICAGO, Ill. (WJPF) – Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Illinois Friday. Vice President Harris will take part in a reproductive right roundtable discussion with students at the University of Chicago. It’s scheduled to start
SIU Board of Trustees approves FY 2023 budget
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (WJPF) – The SIU Board of Trustees has approved a $356 million dollar budget for the Carbondale campus. Included in the 2023 fiscal year budget is a raise for university faculty. It’s the second
Bed Bath & Beyond closing Carbondale, Fairview Heights locations
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — The Carbondale Bed Bath & Beyond is slated to close. The home goods retailer announced 56 store closures across the country Thursday. A definitive closure date was not given. Bed Bath & Beyond
Illinois tax revenue surpasses pre-pandemic growth trend but challenges lie ahead
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — A new report from Pew Charitable Trusts finds that tax revenue in Illinois is above estimates of where it might have been had the pandemic never happened. A comparison of inflation-adjusted tax revenue
How will a third consecutive La Nina weather pattern affect Illinois’ winter?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — For a third year in a row, it appears the country will see a La Nina weather pattern, but its effect on Illinois’ winter remains to be seen. This is the first