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Blaze Burford, president of AFSCME Local 1274, said the same issues are plaguing the prison as last year. They don’t have enough staff, disciplinary policies are not consistently enforced, and drugs continue to circulate.

Kristi Mindrup is the 13th president in WIU’s 126-year history.

Kim Villanueva recently moved to Washington D.C. from Springfield, Ill., after being elected to lead the grassroots organization dedicated to achieving full equity for women and girls.

In the past year, Community News and Market had visitors from as far away as Australia come into the shop looking for memorabilia related to Monopoly and Macombopoly.

The suspect was taken into custody without further incident on Thursday afternoon after a lengthy stand-off.

This month’s layoffs at Western Illinois University affected departments across the campus, though some were hit harder than others.

A special prosecutor found no basis for charges after reviewing evidence, including audio and video recordings of the shooting.

Construction should be substantially completed by November, 2025 on The Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts.

The organ dates back around a century, and has quite a story.

Actor Sigourney Weaver and her husband, writer/director Jim Simpson, spoke at Monmouth College's 167th commencement.