Carbondale Fire Department responded to 720 calls in 2017 - 15.8 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Not only is Illinois' overall population in deep decline, the number of people in prime working age also is going down in the state, a Chicago-based Conservative think tank said in a recent report.
Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.
Sexual harassment in the workplace is all over the news and the topic draws strong emotional reactions. Join a discussion on the issue, and how it relates to McLeod Summer Playhouse’s latest production, on June 24.
Local students who are interested in a criminal justice degree now have more options, thanks to a new articulation agreement between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Rend Lake College.
As Southern Illinois University Carbondale wrapped up the 2017-2018 academic year, the 87th annual Greek Awards was held, recognizing outstanding people and groups in the campus Greek community with awards and scholarships.
Building on its past success, Southern Illinois University Carbondale will receive another round of funding for a program that helps highly qualified teachers teach STEM subjects to junior high and high school students throughout the region.
Researchers are working to develop a “universal language” based on human linguistic traits that would allow humans to communicate with aliens, the US National Space Society (NSS) has heard. SEE RELATED Are we made up of alien atoms?
With the high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain making headlines this week, talk of suicide is dominating conversations all over the country.
When you're about to go on vacation, the literal last thing you want to happen is to catch a nasty cough the day before you leave. Even worse, there are tons of sneaky ways you can get sick on vacation, which can be hell on earth when you're in a foreign place and don't have access to the medicine or comforting tactics that you use at home when you don't feel well.
Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.
Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.