Outgoing SIU president to receive $215K severance, new $100K job

07/24/2018

Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn will receive a $215,000 severance package before taking a lucrative job at the university’s Edwardsville campus.

TAGS: Carbondale, golden parachute, Southern Illinois, Southern Illinois University

Illinois’ southernmost counties see population losses in 2017

05/30/2018

As part of Illinois’ statewide population drop in 2017, southern Illinois counties saw a continuation of population losses they’ve been seeing for years.

TAGS: Alexander County, Jackson County, outmigration, population, property taxes, Southern Illinois, taxes, U.S. Census Bureau

Lawmakers vote to declare Southern Illinois ‘Eclipse Crossroads of America’

By Robert Brutvan

06/22/2017

State lawmakers still haven’t passed a budget, but the Illinois House of Representatives passed a resolution June 22 declaring Southern Illinois the “Eclipse Crossroads of America.”

TAGS: eclipse, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Southern Illinois

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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Outgoing SIU president to receive $215K severance, new $100K job

Illinois’ southernmost counties see population losses in 2017

Lawmakers vote to declare Southern Illinois ‘Eclipse Crossroads of America’

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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