After 40 years of working together, SIU School of Medicine and Southern Illinois Healthcare have collaborated on a new facility that will provide new resources for both medical students and patients.

The Esports Arena will be opening Aug. 16 for Dawg’s Night Out in the student center for the first time. As the video game industry progresses, more and more universities and high schools have Esports teams. Some universities even offer scholarships for their Esports teams. 

Saluki Startup events kick off the semester for students, both new and returning, before school starts. The events run from Aug. 15 through Aug. 17. Students are encouraged to bring refillable water bottles to all of the events and use the Water Dawg. Some events do need an SIU ID verification.

Gracie Moses-Chad, a 13-year-old girl who attends Carbondale Middle School, was reported missing to the Carbondale Police at 6:45 p.m, according to a press release by the Carbondale Police. According to the release, Moses-Chad was last seen at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the middle school and did not board the bus. 

For most people, it’s a simple question with a simple answer. For the undecided student sometimes you’ll feel uncomfortable, awkward, or like you’re a step behind everyone else.

It's a new year for Saluki athletics and with a new year comes new hopes, new dreams and sometimes even new coaches. For the incoming freshman, to recap last year for SIU athletics, the football and volleyball team struggled in the fall with both teams combining for seven wins across 42 games for both teams.

“The first thing I want to do is thank the fans and the soccer community,” Coach Grant Williams said. “We could not have asked for a better start. Our girls were buzzing from the start and it really made our first experience special.”

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Sunday raising the minimum tobacco sale age in Illinois from 18 to 21.

Lori Lightfoot won a resounding victory Tuesday night to become both the first African American woman and openly gay person elected mayor of Chicago, dealing a stinging defeat to a political establishment that has reigned over City Hall for decades.

He had faced a rifle-wielding assassin and witnessed the death of a beloved member of his congregation.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is unveiling a proposal to wipe out student debt for millions of borrowers, making her the only major 2020 presidential candidate to advance such an ambitious plan to relieve the growing burden of higher-education loans on Americans and the economy.

August 10th marks Kids Day during the Springfield Illinois State Fair. Kids 12 and under got in free to the Illinois State Fair to enjoy programming aimed at educating and entertaining.

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram played tonight's Sunset Concert at Turley Park. Ingram is an American blues guitarist and singer from Clarksdale, Mississippi.

August 10th marks Kids Day during the Springfield Illinois State Fair. Kids 12 and under got in free to the Illinois State Fair to enjoy programming aimed at educating and entertaining.