The Daily Egyptian

As temperatures rise in the summer months, southern Illinoisans are seeking relief from the scorching heat. From Poplar Camp Beach at Cedar Lake to Big Chill and Attucks Park, where the Carbondale Fire Department hosted a Chill Out in the Park day on July 22, locals were cooling off. While CFD utilized their aerial ladder, spraying water from a nearby hydrant for an hour for ...

The Illinois Department of Human Services announced Thursday that the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna will lay off staff and undergo several operational changes in the coming months, including the elimination of the state-run facility’s entire general residential program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

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Editor’s Note: This story was originally published with Gateway Journalism Review. 

The decision by the Associated Press to close its Springfield bureau is the latest sign of a decades-long decline in statehouse journalism, leaving fewer reporters to scrutinize Illinois government as news organizations nationwide continue to shrink their sta...

The Jackson County Board in its July 21 meeting passed a resolution opposing the privatization of water utilities within its county lines.  

The resolution comes in response to a letter from

Southern Illinois University has established a regional African American Heritage Center aimed at preserving and promoting the history of Black communities across southern Illinois.

The Southern Illinois African American Heritage Center, located on the sixth floor of Morris Library, recently received temporary approval from the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The u...