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Illinois approves Equal Rights Amendment, 36 years after deadline

Illinois approves Equal Rights Amendment, 36 years after deadline

By Rick Pearson and Bill Lukitsch
May 30, 2018
Sen. Dick Durbin answers a question Friday, April 21, 2017, during a town hall meeting in the university's Lesar Law Building. About 140 people came to hear the senator discuss national, regional and state issues. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Sen. Durbin holds town hall at Lesar Law Building

By Bill Lukitsch
April 21, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

University’s credit rating drops to junk

By Bill Lukitsch
April 20, 2017
Joshua Thomas, 5, plays with bubbles Saturday, April 15, 2017, before the start of a Color Fun Run/Walk 5K around campus. Joshua's mother, Michelle Thomas, a teacher at Carbondale Community High School, said he was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old. The run was organized by the southern Illinois chapter of the Autism Society of America as a way to raise donations for autism research and awareness. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Gallery: Color Fun Run/Walk 5K

By Bill Lukitsch
April 15, 2017
Amina Butt, of Carbondale, shows a series of white flags with sayings on them to her son, Yusef, on April 13, 2017, at Carbondale’s Gaia House. About 25 community members gathered at the Gaia House for a vigil as a sign of solidarity with Syria amid the country’s civil war. Butt is a member of the Carbondale Muslim Center and her father is president of the city’s Interfaith Council, a collaborative group of local religious leaders. Butt said she wanted to bring her children to the vigil to teach them about the world and help them understand the ongoing conflict in Syria. “It puts their blessed life in perspective for them,” she said. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Photo of the Day: White flags for Syria

By Bill Lukitsch
April 15, 2017
Senior Polina Dozortseva reacts to scoring a point Sunday, April 9, 2017, during her match against Bradley junior Aimee Manfredo at the University Courts. Dozortseva lost her match, but the Salukis beat the Braves 4-3. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Gallery: Saluki women’s tennis defeats Illinois State and Bradley

By Bill Lukitsch
April 9, 2017
SIU President Randy Dunn speaks to interim Chancellor Brad Colwell on Thursday, April 6, 2017, during a recess of the SIU Board of Trustees meeting in the Student Center ballrooms. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Trustees delay declaration of financial emergency, SIUE loan

By Bill Lukitsch
April 6, 2017
Illinois Sen. Paul Schimpf, R-Waterloo, speaks with district resident and retired SIU professor Steven Kraft on Saturday, April 1, 2017, after a town hall meeting at Carbondale Township Hall. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

State senators address concerns of budget impasse at Carbondale town hall

By Bill Lukitsch
April 1, 2017
Amy Preston interacts with Izzy, a pit bull mix puppy, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, at St. Francis CARE Animal Shelter in Murphysboro. Preston began working for the shelter as an event coordinator in January 2016. Izzy was adopted by a new family that day. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

At Murphysboro no-kill shelter, ‘They all come in with hard stories’

By Bill Lukitsch
March 31, 2017
Barry Banks, a graduate student in curriculum and instruction, smokes medical marijuana from a glass pipe Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at his home. Banks receives the prescription for diabetic neuropathy and is currently participating in a statewide pilot program. Before he received medical marijuana, Banks was prescribed opiates that he believes has harsher side effects. "I don't mind being part of the experiment," Banks said. "I have a much better quality of life." (Daily Egyptian | Aidan Osborne)

Poll finds most Illinois voters favor marijuana decriminalization, legalization

By Bill Lukitsch
March 28, 2017
Tim Beaty with his son Jacob. (Provided photo by Jessica Beaty)

Man pleads guilty to gun charge related to Easter Sunday killing

By Bill Lukitsch
March 27, 2017
(Photo provided by Carbondale police)

Police arrest Carbondale man for assaulting officer

By Bill Lukitsch
March 27, 2017
Gamecock junior catcher Hayden White high-fives teammates while he returns to the bullpen Saturday, March 25, 2017, after scoring a run against the Salukis. The Salukis beat the Gamecocks 5-4 during the second of a three-game series at Itchy Jones Stadium. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Gallery: SIU ties series at 1-1 with win over Jacksonville State

By Bill Lukitsch
March 25, 2017
Protesters gathered at the office of Republican Rep. Mike Bost on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, to demand he support the Affordable Care Act. Bost twice voted to repeal the act while former President Barack Obama was in office and has said he supports an alternative approach to providing health care for Americans. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Protesters demand Rep. Bost defend Affordable Care Act

By Bill Lukitsch
February 22, 2017
Photo of the Day: Melting iron

Photo of the Day: Melting iron

By Bill Lukitsch
February 12, 2017
Skip Starkey, Joe Roach, Eddie Gaines, Ashton Brewer, and Wayne Summers race radio controlled cars Saturday, Feb. 04, 2017 at the Alpha RC Raceways in Carbondale. The track is home to a group of radio-controlled car enthusiasts who meet on weekends to practice and race against one another competitively inside a large gymnasium owned by fellow racer Andy Wallace. The gymnasium houses two tracks for the sport — one off-road and one on-road — for different classes of cars. The off-road track is constructed mainly from plastic piping, wood and carpet. Wallace, the owner of the building, said the space is also used for community events. While competitive, Wallace said, the races essentially amount to "grown boys playing with toy cars." (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Photo of the Day: Grown boys, toy cars

By Bill Lukitsch
February 5, 2017
Sean O'Brien, of Elmwood Park, speaks on the phone while dressed as a polar bear Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, on West Cherry Street in Carbondale. The "Polar Bear 2017" Facebook event had 1,500 marked saying they would be in attendance. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Polar Bear sees fewer citations, injuries in 2017

By Bill Lukitsch
January 31, 2017
Jakob Guetersloh writes "Polar Express" on the side of his bus Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in the driveway of his Murphysboro home. The 19-year-old is owner of At Your Service, a party bus company that specializes in tours along the Shawnee Wine Trail. Guetersloh, a second-year student at John A. Logan College, bought the bus in November 2015 with the intention of doing tours, and offered a special deal during Polar Bear weekend, an annual party for SIU students, that jump-started the small business. He gave rides to people on the street who flagged him down for $1 apiece. The teenage business-owner said that he wanted to make sure no one mistook him for the Saluki Bus — an error some made in January 2016. “They were asking me where the swiping thing was and told them ‘It’s a dollar,’ he said. “It was just kind of funny though because they were so confused." (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Party bus to give $1 rides during Polar Bear

By Bill Lukitsch
January 27, 2017
McDonald’s remains closed Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in the SIU Student Center. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

McDonald’s in SIU Student Center closed for business

By Bill Lukitsch
January 13, 2017
The Carbondale Fire Department monitors a fallen tree limb that is smoldering on a stretch of power lines at West Main Street, just north of West Striegel Road, in Carbondale. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Power outages reported across Carbondale during ice storm

By Bill Lukitsch
January 13, 2017
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

2 men arrested for Carbondale gas station robbery

By Bill Lukitsch
January 12, 2017
Harry Treece, of Carbondale, looks through a telescope Monday during the Transit of Mercury Public Astronomy Observation on the roof of Neckers Building. Treece, who previously worked in information technology at SIU, said he works closely with the physics department and the Astronomical Association of Southern Illinois to put on astronomy observations every month. "What's going on here is a transit of Mercury across the face of the sun," Treece said. "Mercury and Venus are the only two planets we can see between us and the sun because their orbits are closer to the sun than ours." He said Mercury can be seen in the morning and evening skies during most of the year. "I think some of the transits [when a planet passes between the Earth and sun] are the most exciting things I've seen so far." He said his interest in space started in grade school. "Looking at all the vastness in the night sky and all the beautiful things that are out there — nebulas, clusters of stars — it's just amazing," Treece said. — May 9, 2016, Carbondale, Ill. (Autumn Suyko | Daily Egyptian)

Carbondale city council discusses accommodations, booze control, in preparations for solar eclipse event

By Bill Lukitsch
January 11, 2017
(DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

University officials: Story about SIUC closure is ‘fake news’

By Bill Lukitsch
January 9, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo

SIU officials reject ‘sanctuary campus’ resolution

By Bill Lukitsch
January 6, 2017
A firefighter works to battle a residential structure fire in the 400 block of East James and Thelma Walker Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Carbondale. There were no injuries, but the home is considered a total loss, Assistant Fire Chief Steve McBride said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Fire destroys home near Attucks Park Wednesday evening

By Bill Lukitsch
January 5, 2017
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is thanked for his visit by SIU President Randy Dunn after delivering his final public lecture while in office Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at the Student Center. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

UN secretary-general speaks of climate change, Syrian conflict during campus visit

By Bill Lukitsch
December 21, 2016
Daily Egyptian file photo

Faculty union signs off on two-year contract with university

By Bill Lukitsch
December 16, 2016
SIU coach Barry Hinson reacts during the Salukis’ 74-70 win over Texas Southern on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at SIU Arena. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Barry Hinson’s contract to last through 2020

By Bill Lukitsch
December 13, 2016
(Photo provided by Joe Hein)

Housemates remember SIU student killed in fire as hardworking, artistic

By Bill Lukitsch
November 29, 2016
Professor of philosophy Randall Auxier poses for a portrait Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, in his Murphysboro home prior to its opening ceremony as the American Institute for Philosophical and Cultural Thought. The institute, which houses an estimated 35,000 books and scholarly articles, was established as a research site for humanities students in response to the closure of SIU's Center for Dewey Studies. "It didn't look anything like this when we moved in," Auxier said. "It's taken a lot of work." (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

SIU philosophy professor opens research library in his home

By Bill Lukitsch
November 23, 2016
(Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Photo of the Day: Lamenting Trump’s win

By Bill Lukitsch
November 10, 2016
Jackson County emergency personnel transport a body discovered Aug. 30 from the Piles Fork Creek area along East Main Street. (Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka)

Court records indicate Mount Vernon homicide victim was bludgeoned, strangled to death

By Bill Lukitsch
November 1, 2016
Jackson County emergency personnel transport a body discovered Aug. 30 from the Piles Fork Creek area along East Main Street. (Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka)

Police: Carbondale woman charged with murder in burned body case

By Bill Lukitsch
October 31, 2016
Ahminya A. Overall. (Provided by Carbondale police)

Carbondale woman arrested in Sunday night stabbing

By Bill Lukitsch
October 31, 2016
The victim of a stabbing is loaded into an ambulance Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, in the 600 block of North Michael Street in Carbondale. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Police: Man stabbed in front yard of home in Northwest Carbondale

By Bill Lukitsch
October 30, 2016
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Murphysboro shooting victim dies in hospital

By Bill Lukitsch
October 26, 2016
(Murphysboro Police Department)

Police: Murphysboro man wanted for shooting 2

By Bill Lukitsch
October 25, 2016
Justice Webb and Alyssa Walker

Two teens charged with recruiting, promoting juvenile prostitution

By Bill Lukitsch
October 20, 2016
Robert J. Dennis. (Carbondale police)

Family of Carbondale man in disbelief over charges connected to burned body

By Bill Lukitsch
October 18, 2016
SIU President Randy Dunn presents his State of the System address Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at the Student Center in Carbondale. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

SIU president describes changing ‘covenant’ between Illinois, public universities

By Bill Lukitsch
October 18, 2016
Officer Zach Street, a crash reconstructionist for the Carbondale Police Department, takes a picture of a shoe after a pedestrian was hit by a car Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in the 600 block of South Wall Street in Carbondale. (Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE)

Police: Pedestrian seriously injured after hit by drunken driver

By Bill Lukitsch
October 15, 2016
Jackson County emergency personnel transport a body discovered Aug. 30 from the Piles Fork Creek area along East Main Street. (Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka)

Second suspect charged in connection to burned body found in August

By Bill Lukitsch
October 14, 2016
Photo of the Day: A day of living history

Photo of the Day: A day of living history

By Bill Lukitsch
October 13, 2016
Daily Egyptian file photo

SIU to pay MAP grants through spring semester

By Bill Lukitsch
October 10, 2016
Kevin Wheetley operates a crane Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, to demolish apartments adjoining a closed business Jeffrey Laundromat; 311 W. Main St. in Carbondale.

(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

SIU student held on $150,000 bond for possession of child pornography, police say

By Bill Lukitsch
October 4, 2016
SIUC interim Chancellor Brad Colwell delivers his State of the University address Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in the Student Center Ballrooms. (Autumn Suyko | @AutumnSuyko_DE)

SIUC chancellor outlines budget, enrollment concerns

By Bill Lukitsch
September 21, 2016
SIU student Al Charles, a senior studying marketing and television production who was shot July 16 in Carbondale, ties his shoes in his hospital bed Monday before getting released from Memorial Hospital of Carbondale after a recent surgery. Charles, 25, of Chicago, is at least the second SIU student to suffer a gunshot wound this calendar year. (Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka)

Second SIU student shot in 2016 feels ‘blessed’ to be alive

By Bill Lukitsch
September 16, 2016
Daily Egyptian file photo

SIU enrollment at lowest point since 1965, data shows

By Bill Lukitsch
September 7, 2016
Carbondale Police Chief Jeff Grubbs speaks to reporters Aug. 1. (Isabel Miller for DailyEgyptian.com)

Carbondale city council, community members discuss fining landlords for ‘chronic nuisance’ homes

By Bill Lukitsch
August 31, 2016
Tim Beaty with his son Jacob. (Provided photo by Jessica Beaty)

Carbondale mayor announces Tim Beaty Day

By Bill Lukitsch
August 31, 2016
A police officer tapes off a portion of South Illinois Avenue following an incident Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 in Carbondale. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Carbondale police seek three suspects in shooting that injured one

By Bill Lukitsch
August 27, 2016
Locals and visitors gather for Polar Bear festivities Jan. 30, 2016, on South Poplar Street. (DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

Solar Bear to see police presence from SIU, local cops

By Bill Lukitsch
August 26, 2016
(Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE)

Daily Egyptian now printed weekly with new format by Southern Illinoisan

By Bill Lukitsch
August 24, 2016
Carbondale Assistant Fire Chief Mike Hertz observes a mobile home fire at Malibu Village Mobile Home Park on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, in Carbondale. (Jacob Wiegand | @JacobWiegand_DE)

Carbondale fire investigating abandoned trailer blaze

By Bill Lukitsch
August 21, 2016
(DailyEgyptian.com file photo)

RSO funds stalled to provide ‘equal opportunity’ following procedural errors: USG president

By Bill Lukitsch
August 18, 2016
Attempted sexual assault suspect banned from campus

Attempted sexual assault suspect banned from campus

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
May 9, 2016
Family mourns loss of SIUC student killed in crash

Family mourns loss of SIUC student killed in crash

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
May 8, 2016

SIUC student hospitalized after falling off cliff in Giant City

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
May 4, 2016
Carbondale police arrest juvenile on gun charges

Carbondale police arrest juvenile on gun charges

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
May 4, 2016
Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell speaks to reporters on Monday in Anthony Hall about a racist video that was posted on YouTube calling for lynchings on campus. Colwell said administrators worked with YouTube to remove the video on Monday. — April 25, 2016, Carbondale, Ill.

Interim Chancellor unveils new measures to improve campus diversity, inclusivity

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
May 3, 2016
Easter Sunday shooting suspects plead not guilty

Easter Sunday shooting suspects plead not guilty

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 28, 2016
Naomi Tolbert elected SIUC Student Trustee

Naomi Tolbert elected SIUC Student Trustee

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 27, 2016
Jared Stern wins USG presidency

Jared Stern wins USG presidency

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 27, 2016

California man sentenced to two years for gun charges in Carbondale

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 22, 2016
Daily Egyptian file photo. (Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka)

Car crash in Carbondale sends 4 to hospital

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 21, 2016

Carbondale home damaged by fire

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 21, 2016
Student trustee candidates face off in first debate

Student trustee candidates face off in first debate

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 20, 2016
Pravin Varughese's mother Lovely Varughese — seen here during a memorial ceremony on Feb. 13 in the woods bordering Illinois Route 13, where Pravin Varughese's body was discovered by police nearly two years ago — went in front of the Carbondale City Council on Tuesday night to plead for its assistance in finding out what happened to her son. — Feb. 13, 2016, Carbondale, Ill.

Pravin Varughese’s mother pleads with Carbondale City Council for help

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 20, 2016
SIU, Carbondale officials to attend community forum on local violence

SIU, Carbondale officials to attend community forum on local violence

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 19, 2016
Recreation Center reopens after plumbing problems

Recreation Center reopens after plumbing problems

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 19, 2016
Daily Egyptian file photo

Police investigating violent robbery in northwest Carbondale

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 18, 2016
Carbondale police arrest 2 on gun charges

Carbondale police arrest 2 on gun charges

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 14, 2016

Kentucky man shot dead by police after chase in Benton

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 12, 2016
Carbondale man sentenced for armed robbery during Polar Bear

Carbondale man sentenced for armed robbery during Polar Bear

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 12, 2016
Former city councilman pleads guilty to resisting arrest

Former city councilman pleads guilty to resisting arrest

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 11, 2016
Grand jury indicts SEMO students on gun charges

Grand jury indicts SEMO students on gun charges

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 11, 2016
Carbondale police and firefighters use flashlights and lights from a firetruck to search the 900 block of East College Street on Saturday night. — April 9, 2016 in Carbondale, Ill. (Luke Nozicka | @lukenozicka)

Man shot during robbery in southeast Carbondale

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 9, 2016
Bond set at $1M for suspects in Easter shooting

Bond set at $1M for suspects in Easter shooting

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 4, 2016
Carbondale police identify man arrested for Sunday morning gunfire

Carbondale police identify man arrested for Sunday morning gunfire

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 4, 2016
Daily Egyptian file photo.

Man stabbed in apartments near campus

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 4, 2016
Man suspected in Evolve Apartments shooting now wanted in connection to Sunday shooting

Man suspected in Evolve Apartments shooting now wanted in connection to Sunday shooting

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 1, 2016
Carbondale cops, metal detectors seen outside site of Easter Sunday shooting

Carbondale cops, metal detectors seen outside site of Easter Sunday shooting

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 1, 2016
Suspect wanted in Easter shooting has turned himself in

Suspect wanted in Easter shooting has turned himself in

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
April 1, 2016
Police identify suspect in Evolve Apartments shooting

Police identify suspect in Evolve Apartments shooting

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 30, 2016
Marine booted from SIU for discharging handgun

Marine booted from SIU for discharging handgun

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 29, 2016
District judge sets $500,000 bail for man connected to Sunday shooting

District judge sets $500,000 bail for man connected to Sunday shooting

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 29, 2016
Friends remember Tim Beaty

Friends remember Tim Beaty

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 28, 2016
Illinois Policy Institute: SIU is to blame for budget woes

Illinois Policy Institute: SIU is to blame for budget woes

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 21, 2016
University officials urge legislators to fund higher education

University officials urge legislators to fund higher education

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 10, 2016
University announces massive potential program cuts, layoffs due to budget issues

University announces massive potential program cuts, layoffs due to budget issues

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 9, 2016
Michael Madigan and Bruce Rauner. (TNS)

Rauner slams Madigan, Democrats for leaving Springfield

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 8, 2016
Poll shows increase in approval of medical marijuana among Illinoisans

Poll shows increase in approval of medical marijuana among Illinoisans

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 8, 2016
Grace Vargas, a freshman from Chicago studying anthropology, writes down information after talking with a student while canvassing for Bernie Sanders on March 6 on the 15th floor of Mae Smith. Members of the campaign went door to door in the building informing students about early voting options and how to register to vote. Vargas became involved with the local campaign early and now assists in organizing other students. "At our age we are still learning a lot," Vargas said. "People think [politics] is one of those things you can slide into once you get older, but it is important now." (Aidan Osborne | Daily Egyptian)

Bernie Sanders supporters hit the streets in Carbondale

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 6, 2016
Effort to override MAP grant veto fails

Effort to override MAP grant veto fails

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 2, 2016
Illinois Senate overrides Rauner veto for MAP, bill moves to House

Illinois Senate overrides Rauner veto for MAP, bill moves to House

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 2, 2016
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (TNS)

Bill would allow SIU to sell alcohol during school events

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
March 1, 2016
Ida Evans holds the hand of her sister Teresa Collins during the four-year memorial of the Leap Day Tornado on Monday in Harrisburg. The tornado ripped through Harrisburg on Feb. 29, 2012, killing eight, including their 70-year-old father Donald Smith. “He was only conscious long enough to ask if my mom was OK,” Evans said. (Luke Nozicka | Daily Egyptian)

Harrisburg residents remember 2012 tornado disaster

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
February 29, 2016
Rauner appoints new chairman to higher education board

Rauner appoints new chairman to higher education board

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
February 26, 2016
Colwell to Higher Learning Commission: 'We do not plan to close'

Colwell to Higher Learning Commission: ‘We do not plan to close’

By Bill Lukitsch, @Bill_LukitschDE
February 26, 2016
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