SIU Carbondale — Stories

Old tactic vs. new tax plan: Divide and conquer

The fair tax isn’t about who benefits most, it’s about providing all areas of our state with the resources they require

Fair tax polls ahead of required 60 percent supermajority

Annual Simon Poll also finds support for millionaire tax, fair maps

Ted CoxMarch 3, 2020Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, J.B. Pritzker, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Simon Poll, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Fair Maps, Gerrymandering, John Jackson, Eric Zorn, Illinois Corruption, Illinois Pensions, Illinois Pension Reform, National Institute on Retirement Security

Durbin aims to give Amtrak tools to be on time

Senator sponsors bill allowing Amtrak to sue over delays caused by freight trains

Ted CoxNovember 21, 2019Dick Durbin, Amtrak, Amtrak On-Time Performance, Amtrak Saluki Line, Amtrak Illini Service, Canadian National, Richard Anderson, SIU Carbondale, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Illinois optimism rises, even as residents consider moving

Taxes are everything to some people intent on running the state down

Ted CoxOctober 14, 2019Center Square, Illinois Policy Institute, J.B. Pritzker, University of Illinois at Springfield, Illinois Population Loss, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, SIU Carbondale, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, BGA, Bill Brady

Has SIU Carbondale stopped the bleeding?

‘We are gaining traction and moving in the right direction,’ says Chancellor Dunn as enrollment decline slows

Ted CoxSeptember 4, 2019SIU, SIUE, SIUC, SIU Carbondale, SIU Enrollment, John Dunn, Randy Dunn, Carlo Montemagno

Invest in teachers, education, says state poll

Brutally honest poll conducted for IEA finds Illinoisans think state is on wrong track, but education funding is key way to turn it around

Ted CoxApril 30, 2019Kathi Griffin, IEA, Bridget Shanahan, Jill Normington, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Pensions, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale

Illinois optimism on the rise

Illinoisans across all areas and demographics find quality of life to be ‘good’

Ted CoxMarch 22, 2019J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Michael Madigan, Dick Durbin, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Political Divide, Pritzker Approval Rating, Trump Approval Rating, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Working Families, Illinois Independent Maps, Term Limits, Illinois Quality of Life, John Jackson, Charlie Leonard

Trump considers Carbondale campaign stop

But opponents have prepared a city resolution saying the president’s ‘fascism’ is unwelcome

Ted CoxOctober 19, 2018Donald Trump, Mike Henry, Adam Loos, SIU Carbondale, Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, Brendan Kelly, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan

Madigan the boogeyman

Speaker of the House replaces the original Mayor Daley as Republicans’ favorite Chicago whipping boy

Ted CoxSeptember 18, 2018Michael Madigan, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Peter Roskam, Sean Casten, Greg Bales, Mike Bost, Brendan Kelly, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, Nancy Pelosi, Pat Quinn, Richard J. Daley

Illinois revives in college rankings

UIUC returns to top 50, but ISU and SIU drop in U.S. News rankings

Ted CoxSeptember 10, 2018UIUC, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, UIC, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University, SIU Edwardsville, SIU Carbondale, U.S. News & World Report, Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University, Loyola University Chicago, Wheaton College, Knox College, DePaul University

Freshmen flock to Eastern Illinois

Charleston university sees 25 percent increase in freshman enrollment, 7 percent overall, as state unveils college website

Ted CoxSeptember 7, 2018Bruce Rauner, Tom Cross, David Glassman, Josh Norman, Eastern Illinois University, EIU, SIU Edwardsville, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Universities, Illinois Higher Education

Everybody hurts

But contrary to public perception, downstate Illinois gets back much more in state revenue than it puts in, with Chicago and its suburbs footing the bill

Ted CoxAugust 14, 2018Bruce Rauner, Michael Madigan, Paul Simon, Paul Simon Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Politics, Illinois Political Divide, Illinois Policy Institute, John Jackson, John Foster

Sen. Durbin on higher education

Budget impasse caused 'decline in confidence' in state's college towns

Ted CoxAugust 6, 2018Bruce Rauner, Dick Durbin, ILEPI, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, SIU Edwardsville, Western Illinois University, Randy Dunn, Mike Henry, Carbondale, Macomb

Strength in moderation

Carbondale’s Mayor Henry, a moderate Republican, turns SIU campus town around with the help of, yes, new taxes

Ted CoxJune 4, 2018Mike Henry, Randy Dunn, Dick Durbin, SIU Carbondale, Southern Illinois University, Charles Percy, John Anderson, Amtrak, City of New Orleans, Partisan Politics

Job creators? Look to state universities

SIU enrollment drop at Carbondale campus sends economic ripples across southern Illinois

Ted CoxMay 29, 2018Southern Illinois University, SIU Carbondale, SIU Edwardsville, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mike Henry, Dick Durbin, Randy Dunn, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Carbondale, Bruce Rauner, Amtrak, City of New Orleans

Saving Bucky's Dome

Carbondale’s Buckminster Fuller aficionados close in on restoring the only geodesic dome he actually lived in

Ted CoxMay 25, 2018Buckminster Fuller, Bucky Fuller, Jon Davey, Bill Perk, Delyte Morris, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, SIU Carbondale, Geodesic Dome, Illinois Institute of Technology, Bucky Dome, National Park Service, Save America's Treasures, Environmentalism, Sustainability, Jenny McCarthy, Jim Belushi, Dick Gregory

President Dunn faces furor at SIU

Embattled campus leader clings to job after calling Carbondale critics 'bitchers'

Ted CoxMay 22, 2018Randy Dunn, Kathleen Chwalisz, Southern Illinois University, SIU Carbondale, SIU Edwardsville, SIU Springfield, WTF? Carbondale, Carbondale Bitchers, Terri Bryant, Chad Hayes, Natalie Phelps Finnie