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University of Alabama names students to dean’s, president’s list for 2026 spring term
By Tribune Staff • A total of 14,306 students enrolled during Spring Semester 2026 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A’s). Local students include: Ella McDowell of Glen Carbon – Presidents…
Read MoreUniversity of Illinois at Springfield announces Spring Semester 2026 Dean’s List
By Tribune Staff • The University of Illinois Springfield has released the names of the 714 students who made the Dean’s List for the spring semester of 2026. A total of 105 students in the College of Business and Management; 311 students in the College of Health, Science and Technology; 113 students in the College…
Read MoreSen. Plummer to host upcoming blood drive
By Tribune Staff • Did you know that every two seconds someone needs blood in the United States? Or that blood and platelets cannot be manufactured, they can only come from volunteer donors? To help meet the current demand for blood donations, State Senator Jason Plummer is partnering with Moose Lodge 1561 to host a blood drive on Thursday,…
Read MoreHaremski pleads guilty to 10 years in jail for multiple stolen motor vehicles
By Tribune Staff • Marsha L. Cascio-Hale, Jackson County State’s Attorney, announced on June 18 that Jeffery Haremski, 30, of Murphysboro, Illinois, pled guilty to two counts of Unlawful Possession of a stolen motor vehicle and was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On Dec. 5, 2025, the Carbondale Police Department was…
Read MoreHolly Castle named to Fort Hays State University’s spring 2026 Dean’s Honor Roll
By Tribune Staff • Fort Hays State University has named 1,996 students to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2026 semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. Full-time on-campus…
Read MoreGiannoulias ends mandatory road tests for drivers between 79, 86
Road Safety and Fairness Act takes effect July 1, replacing age-based requirement with smarter, data-driven approach By Tribune Staff • A major component of Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ Road Safety and Fairness Act will begin next month with the elimination of the state’s mandatory behind-the-wheel driving tests for Illinois drivers ages 79 to 86.…
Read MoreJury convicts Harrisburg man of manufacturing, possessing unregistered short-barreled rifles, silencers
By Tribune Staff • Following roughly 30 minutes of deliberation a federal jury found a former Harrisburg man guilty of five federal charges for manufacturing unregistered short-barreled rifles, possessing unregistered short-barreled rifles, possessing unregistered silencers, and possessing an unregistered short-barreled shotgun with an obliterated serial number. Yaroslav Vishnevski, 33, was convicted on June 9, 2026,…
Read MoreIn-state warrants give Aurora man trouble in Troy
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A black Mercury Mariner SUV eastbound on US 40 on June 7 prompted Troy Police Ofc. Nicholas Elliott to run a computer records check on the vehicle. Results revealed it had valid registration but a secondary reply came back to him a few moments later – law enforcement agencies data…
Read MoreStop for speeding in Troy snowballs into other charges for Round Lake Beach man
By Charles Bolinger Editor • A white Volkswagen Jetta sedan doing 80 mph in a 65 mph speed zone on I-55 was more than enough to attract the attention of Troy Police Ofc. Jennifer Hautly on June 5. She stopped the southbound car at mile marker 18. Per her official incident field report, she contacted…
Read MoreMoWest names 329 students to President’s Honor Roll
By Tribune Staff • Missouri Western State University named 329 students to the President’s Honor Roll for the spring semester of 2026. Students who carried 12 or more hours of graded credit and earned a grade point average of 4.0 qualify for the honor. Troy, Illinois Levi Huber
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