JACKSON COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - A free hazardous waste collection will be held in Carbondale at the Southern Illinois University Arena's south parking lot on Saturday, June 2.

This collection program will help residents safely dispose of old and unwanted household chemicals. Residents can drop off items at the site on the date of the event between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. only. This rain or shine, one-day collection is open to all Illinois residents.

Items to be accepted at the collection include:

MURPHYSBORO, IL (KFVS) - A Murphysboro woman has been appointed to office on the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council.

Rachel Malcom Ensor of Murphysboro is the new Vice Chair of the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council.

The Advisory Council reviews and recommends those properties which have been submitted for the National Register.

Malcom Ensor is in her second year of service on the Council and will serve in the leadership position for a one year term.

Candidates are recommended based on professional expertise in the fields including architectural history, archeology, and historical preservation advocacy.

Malcom Ensor is the first Southern Illinois resident to serve on the Council of 15.

Malcom Ensor also serves on the Illinois Association of Historic Preservation Commissions Board of Directors, and is the current Chair of the Murphysboro Historic Preservation Commission.

QULIN, MO (KFVS) - As the end of the school year is approaching, it is time for prom in a lot of Heartland communities.

You can send us your prom pictures to cNews@kfvs12.com or click here to upload them. Don't forget to include your name, where you're from and what school you go to. Pictures will be used online in the slideshow and possibly on-air.

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