Carbondale /tags/carbondale Carbondale en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:02:19 GMT Carbondale faces legal battle over protest restrictions outside abortion clinics /law-order/2024-11-14/carbondale-faces-legal-battle-protest-restrictions-outside-abortion-clinics Pro-life group challenges city’s now-repealed ‘buffer zone’ law, potentially reshaping protest laws nationwide. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:02:19 GMT /law-order/2024-11-14/carbondale-faces-legal-battle-protest-restrictions-outside-abortion-clinics Carly Gist Carbondale's bubble zone law is appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court /law-order/2024-08-18/carbondales-bubble-zone-law-is-appealed-to-the-u-s-supreme-court In 2023, the Carbondale City Council approved a 100-foot bubble zone around an entrance to a hospital, medical clinic or healthcare facility. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:18:04 GMT /law-order/2024-08-18/carbondales-bubble-zone-law-is-appealed-to-the-u-s-supreme-court Brad Palmer Illinois' Planned Parenthoods see uptick in Southerners seeking abortions /health-science-environment/2024-06-12/illinois-planned-parenthoods-see-uptick-in-southerners-seeking-abortions Illinois has become a haven for abortion care, with nearly a quarter of Planned Parenthood patients coming from 41 states over the last two years, up from 3% to 5% of patients prior to the 2022 Dobbs decision. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-12/illinois-planned-parenthoods-see-uptick-in-southerners-seeking-abortions Kaitlin Washburn Photos: 2024 total solar eclipse passes over Missouri and Illinois /health-science-environment/2024-04-08/photos-2024-total-solar-eclipse-missouri-illinois Darkness and awe swept across southern Missouri and Illinois on Monday as the moon passed between Earth and the sun. © 2024 's photographers documented the scene. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:23:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-08/photos-2024-total-solar-eclipse-missouri-illinois Eric Lee, Cristina Fletes-Mach, Brian Munoz Solar eclipse plunges Illinois and Missouri into darkness as the celestial spectacle dazzles /health-science-environment/2024-04-08/total-solar-eclipse-illinois-missouri-carbondale-chester-bufordville-redbud Total solar eclipses occur every year or two, but it is exceedingly rare for the paths of two of them to intersect only a handful of years apart, as it has in a swath of southern Missouri and Illinois. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:35:55 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-08/total-solar-eclipse-illinois-missouri-carbondale-chester-bufordville-redbud Brian Munoz, Kate Grumke, Sarah Fentem, Kelly Smits How one southern Illinois town is preparing for its second total solar eclipse in 7 years /economy-business/2024-04-07/carbondale-illinois-total-solar-eclipse-preparation Carbondale, approximately two hours south of St. Louis, is expected to welcome roughly 50,000 people to the college town hoping to catch a glimpse of Monday’s total solar eclipse. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 21:43:43 GMT /economy-business/2024-04-07/carbondale-illinois-total-solar-eclipse-preparation Brian Munoz 2024 Eclipse Guide: How to enjoy totality in Missouri and Illinois /health-science-environment/2024-03-27/2024-total-solar-eclipse-illinois-missouri-what-to-know This will be the last time in more than 300 years, researchers say, that a total solar eclipse will go over southern Illinois and Missouri. Here’s what you need to know to make the best of the celestial spectacle. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:30:42 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-27/2024-total-solar-eclipse-illinois-missouri-what-to-know Brian Munoz, Lara Hamdan Southern Illinois and Missouri towns are eager for April's solar eclipse tourism /economy-business/2024-03-25/missouri-and-southern-illinois-towns-are-eager-for-aprils-solar-eclipse-tourism Communities in the path of next month's total solar eclipse could see millions of dollars flow into their communities for a chance to witness a few minutes of darkness when the moon passes in front of the sun. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-03-25/missouri-and-southern-illinois-towns-are-eager-for-aprils-solar-eclipse-tourism Eric Schmid The Southern Illinoisan was sold. Then the new owner eliminated its entire news staff /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-12-12/the-southern-illinoisan-was-sold-then-the-new-owner-eliminated-its-entire-news-staff “It’s a somber time,” said Jackson Brandhorst, the newspaper's former editor in chief. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:54:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-12-12/the-southern-illinoisan-was-sold-then-the-new-owner-eliminated-its-entire-news-staff Danny Wicentowski How does corruption impact democracy? Take a look at Illinois /2023-12-04/how-does-corruption-impact-democracy-take-a-look-at-illinois A WBEZ analysis shows that while people may be more cynical and government is more expensive, voter interest in state elections has only increased. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:00:00 GMT /2023-12-04/how-does-corruption-impact-democracy-take-a-look-at-illinois Dave McKinney