School news: Illinois legislators propose splitting and separating SIU campuses in Edwardsville, IL, near Belleville IL, and St. Louis, MO, and SIU Carbondale IL in Southern Illinois as a way to give each college its own board.
Sports news: Columbia High School Eagles vs. Freeburg High School Midgets IHSA softball game recap in Freeburg, IL, in Southern Illinois near Belleville, IL, and St. Louis, MO.
Opinion: Illinois House, Senate must act by May 4, 2018, to get a constitutional amendment on November 2018 election ballot to stop gerrymandering legislative districts to help political parties in Southern Illinois near St. Louis, MO.
St. James Catholic School in Millstadt is celebrating its 60th anniversary of the school building dedication. On Friday they unveiled the contents of a time capsule planted in 1988.
