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Members of the public and state officials discussed the potential permanent closure of the Du Quoin Impact Facility in an Oct. 21 Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability meeting, known as CGFA. The commission is also considering closure of Greene Coun...

Elections can be incredibly difficult to navigate. The Daily Egyptian hopes to make it a little easier for southern Illinois folks to cast their ballots this November with a full picture of the candidates, their campaigns and how/where Jackson County residents can vote in the upcoming midterms. 

Jackson County residents can find out where and how to vote

Illinois’s 12th congressional district will elect a new representative on Nov. 3. The district consists of 34 counties, from Effingham, O’Fallon, Mount Vernon and Carbondale down to Cairo. Republican Mike Bost from Murphysboro has held the seat since 2015, and this year he’s facing Julie Fortier, a Democrat from O’Fallon

Fortier said that healthcare was the bi...

The SIU Undergraduate Student Government voted overwhelmingly against a bill that would have changed SIU’s mascots’ names to King Tut and Cleopatra.

USG voted after just over 11 minutes of conversation in its Oct. 20 meeting to fail the bill, keeping Grey Dawg and Brown Dawg the same.

Former River Radio general manager Steve Falat proposed the ...