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Monday, March 18, 2013  Officials say they don't know what killed a Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville student from Quincy last week.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  The work by contractors has staved off the shipping industry's fears that the treacherous channel could close to traffic.

Friday, January 04, 2013  As area high school seniors enter their last semester, they tend to have a lot of questions about the next step.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The Army Corps of Engineers is delaying the use of explosives to blast away treacherous rock pinnacles on the Mississippi River.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Robby Frazier's dying wish was for his parents to "have fun." This weekend is the first ever JUCFest at the Adams County Fairgrounds.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Corps breaks levee to help Illinois town as water rises in places unlikely to be helped by breech

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  Southern Illinois University Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng has told university employees four unpaid furlough days will be instituted in coming months.

Monday, August 30, 2010  A partner in a Belleville law firm who once served as a part-time Madison County prosecutor is now at work as the top federal prosecutor for southern Illinois.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  The Illinois Conservation Foundation says a student from Southern Illinois University has received the annual stipend to research endangered grasslands birds.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Things are really heating up in Illinois.

Friday, August 06, 2010  Health care work force training programs in Illinois are set to receive federal grants totaling $5.4 million.

Tuesday, June 01, 2010  Canadian man is accused of swindling $70 million from 40,000 investors on six continents with the same kind of Ponzi scheme the one-time bank robber openly mocked on his website.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  More than $14 million in loans and more than $8 million in grants will go toward setting up a fiber-optic network in 24 southern Illinois counties.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  The institute plans to use the money to develop online resources about cancer prevention, education and awareness.

Friday, January 22, 2010  The results may lead to new ways to improve digestion.