In the county of Randolph, 26.7% of Red Bud Elementary School students met or exceeded standards on state level standardized tests in the fiscal year 2015.

The Mt. Vernon Township High School Board of Education will hold a special closed meeting today to discuss collective bargaining negotiations.

The Carbondale Human Relations Commission will meet today at Carbondale City Hall to discuss racial taboos.

In the county of Randolph, 21.4% of Sparta-Lincoln Middle School students met or exceeded standards on state level standardized tests in the fiscal year 2015.

The Carbondale, Illinois City Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, on the proposed FY 2017 city budget.

The Anna, Illinois City Council will hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 5 to discuss the tentative operating budget for FY 2016-17.

In the county of Jackson, 33.1% of Murphysboro High School students met or exceeded standards on state level standardized tests in the fiscal year 2015.

In the county of Monroe, 54.7 percent of Gardner Elementary School students met or exceeded standards on state level standardized tests in the fiscal year 2015.

In the county of Jefferson, 26.6% of Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center students met or exceeded standards on state level standardized tests in the fiscal year 2015.

The Liquor Advisory Board of Carbondale, Illinois will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7.

The City of Columbia will collect tree limbs and other byproducts of spring pruning on April 11.

In the county of Union, 35.4 percent of Davie Elementary School students met or exceeded standards on state level standardized tests in the fiscal year 2015.

The Mt. Vernon, Illinois City Council approved a contract for the replacement of a water line on 44th Street March 7.

The City of Carbondale is going to conduct its Residential Spring Clean-Up Program beginning on May 6.

With the city of Chicago receiving yet another credit rating downgrade on March 28, Illinois Policy Institute Vice President Ted Dabrowski recently offered his advice on how the Windy City can rebound.

The Columbia, Illinois Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 to discuss the temporary revocation of library privileges of a specific individual.

Carbondale residents recently gained access to a new mobile app and online platform that will allow residents to instantly report and document potholes, abandoned vehicles, broken traffic signals, and other routine concerns.

With education reform proving to be a main topic in Illinois for the November elections, House candidate Jason Kasiar from District 118 spoke with Southwest Illinois News about why the issue is of particular importance to his community. 

The Mount Vernon, Illinois City Schools District 80 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13.

The Jefferson County, Illinois Fiscal Committee will hold a workshop session at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 to discuss payment of claims.