Jane Carlson
Regional ReporterJane Carlson covers west central Illinois and southeast Iowa for Tri States Public Radio.
She grew up on a farm at the edge of the woods along the banks of Pope Creek in west central Illinois and has a degree in English from Monmouth College. Her family always played NPR for the sows in the farrowing house.
Jane has more than 20 years of experience in publishing, grant writing, journalism, and non-profit management, even serving as TSPR's general manager for a time. But she has always been a reporter at heart. She also serves as faculty advisor for Knox College's award-winning student newspaper, The Knox Student.
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Illinois SNAP benefits are set to drop to pre-pandemic levels in March. -
Eboni Bellott's first-ever solo exhibition is up through March 20.
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The next step is to decide what services will be offered there.
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The city has been awarding grants of up to $10,000 to women, minority, and south-side entrepreneurs
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Two to four inches of snow are expected in the region.
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The council previously selected the former Churchill Junior High as the site for the new community center.
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John S. Thurman, 31, is wanted for attempted murder.
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The communities held their annual MLK Day events on Monday.
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McDonough County Sheriff Nick Petitgout acknowledged sheriffs have a duty to uphold laws, whether they agree with them or not. But he said the legislature in recent years has passed several laws that ended up being heavily scrutinized by the courts.
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The city learned on Dec. 21 of transphobic tweets that may have come from a council member
