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Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian

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...

Solar bear crowd dispersed with pepper spray

By David Jordan, @DavidJordan_DE August 31, 2015

Police deployed pepper spray during an arrest to disperse the crowd after they and the person being arrested were targeted by bottles and cans being thrown on Saturday at Aspen Court Apartments, according...

Contagious outbreak hits University of Illinois

By Sammie Lisberg, @sblisberg_DE August 31, 2015

Since last year, more than 100 cases of mumps have been reported at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This includes nearly 50 previous cases in 2014 and 68 reported cases since Jan. 1.Dr. Ted...

60 years, countless regulars and one woman: Local tavern celebrates anniversary

60 years, countless regulars and one woman: Local tavern celebrates anniversary

By Marissa Novel, @MarissaNovelDE August 30, 2015

By day, stained glass windows with pin-up style mermaids are permeated by sunlight as constant echoes of laughter and familiar hellos bounce off the tavern walls, which are covered in decades-old memorabilia.By...

University of Illinois endures a summer of scandals

University of Illinois endures a summer of scandals

By Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune August 30, 2015

As far as summers go, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could not have seen much worse.Chancellor Phyllis Wise resigned amid an email scandal, with her provost following suit less than three...

Homer Jenkins, of Murphysboro, smiles in his vegetable stand Wednesday at the Carbondale Community Farmers Market. After graduating from SIU, Jenkins raised hogs until three years ago when he opened his business Homer Grown. 

Carbondale Community Farmers Market has new hours. Here’s what that means for students

By Anna Spoerre, @ASpoerre_DE August 30, 2015

Students no longer have to wake up at dawn on Saturday to buy ripe tomatoes and crisp apples.In June, the Carbondale Community Farmers Market expanded its business hours and location to include Wednesdays...

Former police chief, Carbondale and coroner dismissed from Varughese case

Former police chief, Carbondale and coroner dismissed from Varughese case

By Sam Beard, @SamBeard_DE August 28, 2015

Former Carbondale Police Chief Jody O’Guinn, Jackson County Coroner Dr. Thomas Kupferer and the city of Carbondale have been dismissed from a pending $5 milllion lawsuit related to the death of former...

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