CARBONDALE - It's been an ardently slow process to restore a unique structure commonly referred to as Bucky's Dome. The geodesic dome is located in Carbondale's Arbor District just north of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus.

CARBONDALE -Francis Murphy, general manager at the Neighborhood Co-op grocery at Murdale Shopping Center, got an unwanted call Thursday morning from the store's office manager while driving to the store.

MURPHYSBORO - In 1987, when Mike Jones was a sixth grade teacher and Kay Bozarth was the superintendent's wife, the two started talking about starting a museum to commemorate Gen. John A. Logan, the Civil War hero, politician and Murphysboro native.

CARBONDALE - It was an evening of positive developments for the Carbondale Park District Thursday.

CARBONDALE - A visiting education official stressed balance of responsibility and respect during a public forum for parents of students in Carbondale Elementary School District 95 Wednesday night.