(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.

You can click here to see our Prom 2012 slideshow.

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(KFVS) - More than 200 students from downstate Illinois traveled to Springfield on Wednesday, April 17, for the Illinois Electric and Telephone Cooperatives Youth Day.

With rural areas losing population, fewer legislators are serving downstate. The need for citizens to take active roles in making sure their legislators are aware of rural issues is of critical importance.

“Elected officials enjoy the opportunity to meet with students and learn first-hand their concerns. Many issues debated in the General Assembly personally affect their lives,” said Duane Noland, President and CEO of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives.

CARBONDALE, IL (KFVS) - Seniors in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Fashion Design and Merchandising program are busily preparing to show their original designs in the annual student showcase and runway fashion show.

Eight senior designers have been working feverishly on their eight ensembles of clothing for young women for the runway fashion show, which begins at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in Student Center Ballroom D.

Admission is free, and the public is welcome.