Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed the Illinois Budget Bill Tuesday, effectively bringing the state budget back into limbo. According to a press release from Quinn's office, Quinn vetoed the bill because it did not make significant cuts in state operations. "I am vetoing this bill in its entirety because it favors preserving the government status quo and fails to make the necessary cuts and reductions in state government operations," Quinn said.… Post the First Comment

Lightning struck the SIUE campus Saturday during the large thunderstorm that passed through the area, hitting trees in Cougar Village and setting off a fire alarm. According to SIUE police Lieutenant Kevin Schmoll, the lightning hit a tree and caused a power surge that went to one of the building's furnaces.… Post the First Comment

Temperatures reached 98 degrees last week and combined with high humidity, reaching 100 percent in Edwardsville, making the outdoors stifling. Jon Carney of the National Weather Service said while the temperatures in the area experienced last week were high, they were not unusual for the season.… Post the First Comment

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees and University Park are seeking legal action to free up land designated to a hotel and conference center to be built by WLS properties in 2004. A declaratory judgment action was filed in Madison County Monday, to remove construction equipment from the site of the proposed Spring Green Lodge and to free up the plot on Route 157 and University Park for future tenants.… Post the First Comment

When students move into their residence halls and apartments on campus, they find their rooms clean and all their appliances in working order. What they don't see is all the work that went in to making sure their living space is in the best condition possible.… Post the First Comment