Four candidates for Illinois governor will be on the ballot this fall. Republican state Rep. Sam McCann, who’s running as a Conservative Party candidate,...

SIU President Randy Dunn has responded to the nearly 1,900 pages of documents released by the SIU FOIA request and analysis by The Southern...

A Jackson County man has been charged with making a false threat to blow up the Carbondale Military Recruiting Office. 42-year-old George Rita II,...

July 6 Friday Golconda Golconda River Front Dusk West Frankfort Friday, July 6, 2018 at West Frankfort Park At Dusk July 7 Saturday Marion...

More than a dozen area fire crews fought a massive fire at Anderson’s Warehouse Furniture in Pittsburg Saturday. The fire started around 11:00 Saturday...

A preliminary damage survey by the National Weather Service indicates that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in Johnston City Thursday Night. The most...

The Supreme Court’s ruling in an Illinois labor case gave Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner a rare victory in his campaign to weaken public-worker unions...

While a permanent funding solution is up in the air, the owners of the Cave-in-Rock Ferry have announced a reduction in operating hours. The...

SIU Carbondale Chancellor Carlo Montemagno says he’ll be taking a temporary step out of the public eye. Montemagno announced yesterday that he’s undergoing treatment...