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Illinois’ legislature on May 31signaled that fracking can begin, overwhelmingly approving a plan to regulate the high-volume gas and oil drilling despite considerable testimony in opposition, hundreds of people rallying and protesting at the Capitol and Gov. Quinn’s office, and five southern-Illinois counties and four cities, including Carbondale, voting to wait.

Jackie Dougan Jackson keeps a pretty thorough log of her life.

Mayor Scott Thompson will chair a commission that will study whether it’s feasible to implement zoning in Rushville.

In a two-part series, Harvest Public Media explores the challenges facing Community Supported Agriculture operations, or CSAs.

Macomb aldermen feel the city and private citizens can benefit from selling some parcels of public land.

The US Senate passed a new five year farm bill last week and the house may take it up as early as this week.

The Prairie Rivers Network, an Illinois environmental group, wants a provision in the bill to link federal subsidies to environmentally friendly farming practices.

The Shop Talk panelists discuss the challenges facing the PBS NewsHour, which has seen its funding support drop and last week made numerous staff cuts.

The concealed carry legislation approved late last month by the Illinois General Assembly creates a seven-member board to review applications from people who want to be able to carry a gun in public.

Under the measure, that board would be exempt from the state's Freedom of Information Act. That means the board's records and activities would be off-limits to the public.

The board would also not be included in the Open Meetings Act, which has upset groups such as the Illinois Press Association.

A multi-million dollar project on Fort Madison's west side is ready to proceed.

Three events scheduled for this week for focusing on housing in the tri-state region.