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Illinois lawmakera s outburst creates online stir
SPRINGFIELD – Screaming, swearing and referencing the Bible, a red-faced Illinois Rep.
Illinois GOP state Rep goes on epic tirade on House floor
Not many outside of Murphysboro, Illinois have heard of their State Representative Mike Bost until Tuesday afternoon, who launched a major tirade in the Illinois House of Representatives over his chamber's efforts at pension reform.
Campus undergoes extensive summer upgrades
Plant and Service Operations will have its hands full this summer, as it takes on 20 new projects across campus.
Three Pitmasters Share Barbecue Rib Secrets on GMA
Three top pitmasters were guest on Good Morning America to share their Memorial Day rib barbecuing secrets.
Public's help requested after suspicious fires in Murphysboro neighborhood
The Murphysboro Fire Department says the city has recently experienced a rash of small, but suspicious fires in the same neighborhood.
Plummer: Politicians and Bureaucrats Must End Assault on Southern Illinois Workers
O'FALLON, IL - Following the recent issuance of pink slips to workers at Department of Corrections facilities in Southern Illinois, 12th Congressional District Candidate Jason Plummer calls for Illinois' career politicians and bureaucrats to quit playing political games with the Southern Illinois workforce.
One Injured in Jackson County Crash
A Jackson County man is in a St. Louis hospital after a traffic accident involving a car and a motorcycle.
Man pleads guilty in Carbondale shooting death
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- A southern Illinois man faces up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty in a 2009 shooting death involving a gun stolen from Carbondale's police chief.
Jackson County GOP Chairman Campos' story of American citizenship
The Southtern spotlighted Jackson County's GOP Chairman Gloria Campos this week.
Jackson County Man Killed in Car Wreck
A Jackson county man was killed Sunday evening in a car crash near Gorham. The wreck happened just before 9:00 p.m. on Neunert road.
Son publishes mom's book, a product of more than 50 years' work
Pauline Cagle Presley, 87, talks about her book "Secrets and White Lies" at her home in Murphysboro.
James Ricketts, left, sits with his family Tuesday outside his home in Murphysboro.
Crews responded to an early morning house fire in Jackson County Friday. Firefighters were called to a home on Old Highway 13 southeast of Murphysboro just after 4 a.m. Investigators say it appears nobody was living in the house.