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Trauma therapy hoping to help survivors process storm aftermath

1 day ago | thesouthern.com | Paul Wilcoxen

MARION — More than a month after the EF4 tornado tore through Williamson County, many Marion residents are still struggling to recover. The tornado may be over, but the mental and emotional wreckage remains. kAm%:> qF69=6C[ 2 =:46?D65 4=:?:42= AC@76DD:@?2= 4@F?D6=@C 2?5 @H?6C @7 qF69=6C (6==?6DD r6?E6C :?
Board reviews cost-saving options for new animal facility

1 day ago | thesouthern.com | Paul Wilcoxen

MARION — Construction on the new Williamson County animal control facility is expected to begin in July. Ahead of the start date, county officials finalized a series of cost-saving changes that trim nearly $63,000 from the original budget while preserving key structural and safety features. kAm(:==:2>D@? r@F?EJ @77:4:2=D[ 6?8:?66CD 2?5 4@?DECF4E:@?
Honor flight launches T-shirt contest for mission

2 days ago | thesouthern.com | Paul Wilcoxen

MARION — Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois is inviting the public to put their creativity to work for a good cause. The organization has launched a t-shirt design contest ahead of its upcoming Mission 15 Welcome Home Celebration, set for this September. kAm%96 H:??:?8 56D:8? H:== 36 762EFC65 @? D9:CED D@=5 2E E96 6G6?E[ H:E9 AC@4665D 8@:?8 5:C64E=J E@ DFAA@CE 7=:89ED E92E E2<6 =@42= G6E6C2?D E@ (2D9:?8E@?[ s]r][ E@ G:D:E E96 >6>@C:2=D 3F:=E :?
Marshall Browning hosts talk on kidney disease

2 days ago | thesouthern.com | Paul Wilcoxen

DU QUOIN — When it comes to your kidneys, early diagnosis and routine checkups are key. Most people don’t think much about their kidneys or the critical role they play — until something goes wrong. That’s the message from Dr. Kevin Chen, a nephrologist at Marshall Browning Hospital, who said kidney problems often develop silently and can affect nearly every system in the body before symptoms appear. kAm“xE’D 2 D:=6?E 5:D62D6[” r96? D2:5] “*@F 42?
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2 days ago | thesouthern.com | Paul Wilcoxen

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RFK Jr.’s new CDC advisers to study childhood vaccination schedule, guidelines for hepatitis B, measles shots

3 days ago | thesouthern.com | Meg Tirrell |Brenda Goodman |Jen Christensen

(CNN) — At the first meeting of a controversial new group of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the committee announced new plans to study established vaccine guidelines.
Auditor withdraws, board extends RFP deadline

3 days ago | thesouthern.com | Paul Wilcoxen

MARION — Williamson County commissioners are once again facing complications in the audit process, this time dealing with a pair of setbacks that will further delay not one audit, but two. That includes a recent notice that the county’s current auditor will not complete the 2024 financial audit. In addition, the board declined to approve the 2023 audit — also prepared by the same firm — due to unresolved issues in the draft, despite it being scheduled for approval on the meeting agenda. kAmr92:C>2?
Boulder attack suspect charged with federal hate crimes

3 days ago | thesouthern.com | Hannah S. Rabinowitz

(CNN) — The Justice Department has charged a man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of people demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages with committing hate crimes. kAm~? yF?6 `[ AC@D64FE@CD D2J[ $@=:>2? 9FC=65 |@=@E@G 4@4<E2:=D 2E E96 8C@FA[ :?;FC:?8 2E =62DE 6:89E A6@A=6] x?G6DE:82E@CD D2J 96 A=2??65 E96 2EE24< 7@C 2 J62C 2?5 H2D 5C:G6? 3J 2 56D:C6 “E@ <:== 2== +:@?:DE A6@A=6]”k^AmkAm$@=:>2?[ 2? t8JAE:2?
Harrisburg eyes e-bike enforcement after complaints

3 days ago | thesouthern.com | Paul Wilcoxen

HARRISBURG — E-bikes are showing up more often in Southern Illinois, and Harrisburg is one of those towns that's seeing an uptick in the number of people enjoying the leisure of them. Riders can often be seen on bike paths and neighborhood streets, but as their numbers increase, so do complaints from residents and concern from city leaders. kAm|2J@C y@9?
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to seek a 3rd term amid questions about higher political ambitions

3 days ago | thesouthern.com | Sophia Tareen |John O'Connor

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will seek a third term in office next year amid growing questions about the Democrat’s ambitions for higher office. The Democrat will announce his intentions Thursday at an event in Chicago, according to two people familiar with his plans who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the events. kAm%96 e_\J62C\@=5 H62=E9J 3FD:?6DD>2?