Flooding the streets between fraternity houses on College Street, hundreds of university students, dressed anywhere from fun ...

The annual Du Quoin State Fair kicked off once again on Friday, Aug. 22 with the Twilight Parade. Rides, concessions and ...

If there’s one thing Lydia Phelps took away from her successful campaign for SIU Undergraduate Student Government President, ...

After a highly anticipated wait, one of Carbondale’s favorite nightlife destinations, Hangar 9, officially reopened its doors ...

August, and that means college kids have taken over Carbondale once more. To our new Salukis, welcome to Carbondale, and to ...

Shortly before the start of the Fall 2025 semester, Saluki Athletics received a donation from an anonymous donor to the tune of $4.5 million, all of which was directed toward SIU’s women’s athletic ...

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 ...

Nearly 90 years ago, the end of two lives sparked the beginning of a local legend. As a storm raged in Carbondale on Dec. 12, 1928, the sound of gunshots fused with thunder just before midnight. Later ...

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 ...

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 ...

Environmental contamination issues stemming from the Kopper’s Superfund site in Carbondale, Illinois, have been a decades-long flashpoint between mostly-Black residents on the city’s northeast side, ...

While in the area for the Du Quoin State Fair, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza visited the Daily Egyptian office. She took the time to sit down with the editorial staff and answer a few questions.