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Gentlemen, start your excavators: Walker’s Bluff gets OK to begin construction on Williamson County casino, offering jobs that will 'stay local'

By Karla Florez | Jun 29, 2021

The Illinois Gaming Board approved the next step in Walker's Bluff's license application for a new casino and resort in Williamson County earlier this month.

'It's exciting times in southern Illinois' with existing outdoor activities, new bike trails at Touch of Nature Environmental Center

By Karla Florez | May 9, 2021

Southern Illinois University along with local lawmakers and community members celebrated the university's Touch of Environmental Center's new bike paths May 1, capping an end to the first phase of the multi-stage project.

Bryant part of GOP push for 'independent map' created using community members

By Karla Florez | Apr 8, 2021

Illinois Senate and House Republican members have established a long-time proposed People’s Independent Maps Act, which will authorize independent citizen partisans to determine redistricting maps as opposed to leaving it in the hands of legislators.