A jam-packed SIU Board of Trustees meeting on July 10 at the university’s Springfield campus saw the approval of a new ...

In a private room on the third floor of The Cubby Bear – a Chicago bar founded by SIU alumnus Gus G. Loukas – fans from both ...

Just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday June 10, a group of nearly 50 protesters marched from the corner of Mill Street and Illinois Avenue to the Paul Simon Federal Building in Carbondale to voice their ...

Big moments from SIU’s spring 2025 semester, through the lens of the Daily Egyptian’s photography staff.

The annual Lights Fantastic Parade was held December 7, 2024 in Carbondale, Illinois. Visitors to the parade lined the Strip and watched the Christmas decoration, bands, and the festivities during the ...

If you say listening to an audiobook is “reading” – you may as well say watching someone else play a video game is playing it. You are not the one in the driver’s seat – you were there when the action ...

Editors Note: this story had been updated to include more information as it has been provided Southern Illinois University administration confirmed on Friday, March 28 that an international SIU ...

Southern Illinois University tenure professor Scott McClurg died Saturday after a long struggle with brain cancer. “Scott was a very good person. Very nice and considerate. Always positive and ...

VIENNA, ILLINOIS – After back-to-back disasters, Johnson County officials are racing to keep up with relief efforts as they attempt to balance tornado cleanup and looming flood threats. An Emergency ...

Editor’s Note: This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Advertisement The maroon bleachers. The polished wooden basketball court. The white walls that echo the sounds of ...

Seven candidates are running to claim one of the three open seats on the Carbondale City Council in the upcoming April 1 election. If elected, Brian Stanfield, Nathan Colombo, Dawn Roberts and Jason ...

In Act One of “The Lightning Thief,” audiences learn that normal is a myth. The message is delivered gently through song by Israeli Jones in the role of Sally Jackson. She’s singing to her son Percy, ...