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The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Dunn could be done with double duty soon

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE September 7, 2015

The vacant chancellor position could be filled by an interim replacement as soon as the end of this week.SIU System President Randy Dunn said a candidate will be presented to the SIU Board of Trustees...

University police department sniffs out money for K-9 unit

By Cory Ray, Daily Egyptian September 6, 2015

The SIUC Department of Public Safety is tracking down funds to add a K-9 unit.Sgt. Chad Beights said the police department started an online donation page in fall 2014 to buy and train one K-9 unit. The...

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Illinois House allows Rauner’s veto of student trustee bill

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE September 2, 2015

The Illinois House of Representatives voted to allow Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of House Bill 4113 Wednesday, among other pieces of legislation.The motion to override the amendatory veto was introduced...

Morris Library to host mass surveillance presentation

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE September 2, 2015

The federal government and their corporate partners are spying on everybody.From Google searches to text messages, Facebook posts to online purchases — no activity conducted on an electronic device is...

Will the Republican approach to ACA work?

By Larry Levitt, Los Angeles Times September 1, 2015

Just like in the 2012 election, every Republican candidate for president wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Some of the candidates have even come forward with ideas for replacing it, and we are beginning...

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Illinois governor signs law banning gay conversion therapy for minors

By Cory Ray, @coryray_de September 1, 2015

A new Illinois law marks a leap forward in the gay rights movement.Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a law on Aug. 20 banning any attempts to practice gay conversion therapy on minors in Illinois, making it the...

Slain Illinois officer identified as veteran cop and father of 4; manhunt continues

By Dan Hinkel, Dan Moran, Frank Abderholden and Lauren Zumbach, Chicago Tribune September 1, 2015

The Fox Lake police officer shot and killed while chasing three suspects Tuesday morning was a 30-year veteran of the force who went by the nickname "G.I. Joe" and was married with four children, according...

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Rauner keeps student trustees in the dawg house

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE September 1, 2015

Southern Illinois University students may face another year without voting power on the SIU Board of Trustees.Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill on Aug. 25, which would have allowed both student representatives...

Bugging out: Why head lice are resisting treatments

Bugging out: Why head lice are resisting treatments

By Cory Ray, @coryray_de September 1, 2015

People may be scratching their heads in confusion about why their head lice are not being eliminated.During the past 15 years, head lice across the country are developing a resistance to over-the-counter...

Wes Craven: A good man with a gift for bad dreams

By Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune August 31, 2015

The filmmaker Wes Craven battled brain cancer at the end of his 76 years, and his death Sunday brought forth a flurry of tributes to, among others, his most influential demon child.Craven named Freddy...

Illinois lottery winners have to wait for payout due to budget impasse

By Matthew Walberg, Chicago Tribune August 31, 2015

After years of struggling financially, Susan Rick thought things were looking up when her boyfriend won $250,000 from the Illinois Lottery last month. She could stop working seven days a week, maybe fix...

Gov. Bruce Rauner. (Anthony Souffle/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

House overrides Rauner’s heroin veto

By Shannon Allen, @ShannonAllen_DE August 31, 2015

Illinois House members overrode Gov. Bruce Rauner's changes to the bill proposing Medicaid pay for treatment for heroin addictions Wednesday with a vote of 105-5.Rauner denied the bill on Aug. 24 because...

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