Amtrak said Monday it has restored all services at its Homewood station, including on-site ticketing and the resumption of two daily round-trip trains on the Illini and Saluki line.

Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

When it comes to finding out more about clubs and groups at Du Quoin High School, a trio of students say, “There’s an app for that.”

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

A pair of energy industry groups filed a lawsuit Monday, alleging the Biden administration has failed to comply with federal law that requires it to periodically auction off land for oil and gas drilling.

Here’s a link to the story at Fox News.

BENTON, IL (WSIL) — A car driving on I-57 burst into flames after the fuel tank was damaged due to the driver losing control of the car.

Here’s a link to the story at WSIL.

PINCKNEYVILLE, IL — The Rend Lake College Murphy-Wall Pinckneyville Campus, a Perry County extension of the Rend Lake College main campus in Ina, celebrated its 20th anniversary this week.

Here’s a link to the story.

Days after flocking to stores on Black Friday, consumers are turning online for Cyber Monday to score more discounts on gifts and other items that have ballooned in price because of high inflation.

Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Job growth was much better than expected in November despite the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to slow the labor market and tackle inflation.

Here’s a link to the story at CNBC.

SPRINGFIELD — After months of blistering attacks from Republicans as well as some criticism from members of their own party, Democratic lawmakers came together during the final legislative session of the year to approve changes aimed at clarifying their controversial criminal justice overhaul.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.

LOUISVILLE, KY — Rend Lake College students were joined by Mt. Vernon High School Students at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, for the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) on November 16.

NAILE is the largest all-breed, purebred livestock exposition in the nation, with nearly 30,000 entries and more than 140 competitions spanning 17 days and ten different species. It’s here that global industry standards are established, with breeders merchandising bloodlines and genetics to local and international interests.

“The experience today with the cattle, sheep, and goats was invaluable for our livestock evaluation team,” said John Kabat, Mt. Vernon High School Ag Faculty. “They saw some of the best genetics in America! Great times! ”