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Trump hats sit in a bin at Doris Miller's Trump merchandise stand in Vienna, Ill. An avid Trump supporter, Miller sells Trump merchandise to raise profits for Trump.

A Trump supporter reflects on current events in the Capitol

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
January 19, 2021
A National Guardsman stands at a road closure in front of East Capitol Ave on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 in Springfield, Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker called 250 members of the Illinois National Guard out to keep watch over downtown Springfield after the FBI sent out a memo informing law enforcement agencies of potential riots at state capitols across the country leading up to President-Elect Joe Biden's Inauguration on Wednesday.

Gallery: National Guard keeps watch over Illinois state Capitol ahead of Inauguration

By Jared Treece, Staff Photographer
January 17, 2021
Lacey Miller, a Pre-K teacher, checks the temperature of her student, Camar M. Nov. 6 2020 at Parrish Elementary School in Carbondale Ill.

Learning through the lockdown-how one school district is handling the pandemic

By Kallie Cox, Editor-in-Chief
January 9, 2021
Molly Gabel and her dog, Amaya, pose for a portrait in her at home studio Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Carbondale Ill. Gabel said that she loves working from home because she is able to make her own schedule.

Meet the artist behind Carbondale’s butterfly jewelry

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
December 20, 2020
One of the members of the Laborers' Local 773, Mary Smith, loads a box of produce into a truck at Pandemic Relief Food Distribution event in front of the Banterra Center. Smith says,

Marion High School junior organizes Learning Center food giveaway

By Janae Mosby, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2020
Glen Faith, the owner of Mermet Springs, poses for a portrait in one of the air tank refill stations on-site Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. “My ideas, if I was going to open up a quarry, I really wanted it to be a scuba destination where dive centers could come, instructors could bring their students, there was professionalism, there was adequate equipment for rental, and air fills were efficient,” Faith said, “We fill probably 3-4 maybe 500 cylinders this past weekend. No one waited more than 10 minutes for an air fill.”

Gallery: ‘Dive in first class’ in southern Illinois

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
November 20, 2020
Semester in Photos Fall 2020

Semester in Photos Fall 2020

By Photo staff, Daily Egyptian
November 18, 2020
Kenny Johnson, a retired Air Force veteran, looks upon a grave at Mound City National Cemetery during Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 in Mound City, Ill. Johnson has only been coming to the cemetery for the last couple of years, but says he finds it to be a peaceful place to go and walk down row by row, reading information from soldiers' tombstones.

Gallery: Veteran’s Day 2020

By Photo staff, Daily Egyptian
November 11, 2020
Citizens of Carbondale march in support of social activism a day after the election Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Carbondale, Ill. Several local activist groups attended, including For the People, a communist organization dedicated to helping those in need within local communities through various food and clothing drives.

Southern Illinois activist groups hold post-election protest

By Jamilah Lewis and George Wiebe
November 4, 2020
Brianna Suttles and Joevan Robinson pose outside of the poll at the Carbondale Civic Center Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

Gallery: Voices from the polls

By Photo Desk, Staff Photographer
November 4, 2020
Sabrina Hardenbergh follows the election over a Zoom meeting and live streams during a Green Party watch event Nov. 3, 2020, in Murphysboro, Ill.

Gallery: Election 2020 watch parties

By Photo Desk, Staff Photographer
November 4, 2020
People maintain their 6-foot social distancing while waiting to vote at the Carbondale Civic Center Nov. 3, in Carbondale, Ill.

Gallery: Scenes from southern Illinois polls

By Photo Desk, Daily Egyptian
November 3, 2020
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