Downstate freshmen state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) was recently in Chicago to take part in a hearing dedicated to issues now critical to operations at the state's Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

There was an offender convicted of a financial crime or fraud released on parole near Illinois zip code 62984 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.

There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole near Illinois zip code 62984 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.

Financial decay is happening at all levels of Illinois state government, according to the president of state news aggregation and research site Wirepoints.

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole near Illinois zip code 62984 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.

Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17.

City of Mcleansboro City Council met Tuesday, Sept. 10.

There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole near Illinois zip code 62979 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.

New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 Board met Tuesday, July 16.

Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10 Board of Education met Tuesday, July 16.

Hamilton County Community Unit District No. 10 Board of Education met Monday, July 1.

City of Mcleansboro City Council met Tuesday, July 9.

City of Mcleansboro City Council met Tuesday, June 11.

City of Mcleansboro City Council met Monday, June 24.

Galatia Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met Thursday, July 25.

Galatia Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met Wednesday, Aug. 7.

There were two offenders convicted of drug crimes released on parole near Illinois zip code 62979 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the SE Illinois News.

He was born on February 23, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois to Dennis Sr. and Ida Barnes Powell. He was married to Kelly Kyler of Harrisburg on December 22, 2009.

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Manager of Victim Services with Association for Individual Development with the 2019 IARF Community Care Professional of the Year Award