CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - A new scholarship has been established at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale for students in the School of Music.

The Larry Reynolds Memorial Scholarship was recently established in memory of the former piano technician. The scholarship is open to new and returning students studying music at SIU Carbondale. Preference will be given to graduates who are incoming freshmen or current students.

If no Herrin students are eligible, preference will then be given to transfer students from John A. Logan College. The scholarship will be awarded each year.

According to his wife, Judy, Larry Reynolds was an avid musician and loved by many in the School of Music.

CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce has named their 2012 Board of Directors.

On Monday, Dec. 12, the Chamber staff says they sent an e-mail invitation to representative of each Chamber member business file to take a survey containing the 2012 Board of Directors ballot.

According to the by-laws, only the primary representative of each business received the survey link and booster members/non-profits were not eligible to vote. The Chamber said the survey stayed open for one week and closed on Monday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m.

The Chamber says the following people were selected to fill the eight vacant seats:

(KFVS) - Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation Monday that will improve the quality of life for Illinois' veterans.

Senate Bill 1587, sponsored by Sen. Antonio Munoz (D-Chicago) and Rep. Edward Acevedo (D-Chicago), and Senate Bill 40, sponsored by Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Highwood) and Rep. Lisa Dugan (D-Kankakee), make it easier for veterans to access employment and health care.

“The men and women who have courageously defended our democracy overseas should not return home only to fight for necessities like jobs and health insurance,” said Governor Quinn. “We owe it to our Veterans to make their transition to civilian life as seamless as possible.”