Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described a 2021 study of an ear-acupuncture treatment for alpha-gal syndrome as an NIH study. The study, which has significant limitations,...

Semester in photos is a highlighted gallery of images our photographers took throughout the Spring 2026 semester.

Every spring, as the weather warms up and the flowers begin to bloom, the snake species of southern Illinois begin to stir from hibernation deep in the limestone bluffs. They peek their heads out of...

SIU hosted its annual fashion show  April 26, 2026 in The Student Center’s ballrooms with designers and models. Designers ranged from freshmen to seniors who all created at least one original outfit.    “As...

Editor's Note: The captions of photos have been updated to more accurately describe where the airport is located. Amidst farm fields sits a 1,200 acre airport with echoes of planes whizzing above....

SIU alum Bob Odenkirk’s upcoming film “Normal” made its Illinois debut on Thursday, April 2. In the action-thriller, Odenkirk stars as an interim sheriff in a small town called Normal, but — spoiler...

Alt. News 26:46, an alternative news group that covers unique and creative stories, took over Ballroom B of the SIU Student Center on March 30, 2026 to host the first ever Alt. News 26:46 Drag Race....

Polls opened at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17 for the Illinois primary election in Jackson and Williamson county, where there was a  low but steady turnout of voters.  “The midterm elections always...

Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers.    “Metamorphoses,” an SIU School of Theater and Dance mainstage production, opens Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Moe Laboratory...

ICE agents arrested six men in Du Quoin in January, marking one of the first reported ICE enforcement actions this far south in Illinois under President Donald Trump’s expanded second-term immigration...

Editor’s Note: This story includes content related to suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988 or visiting the...