Coming off a 3-9 season, head coach Chris Wilkerson and the Eastern football team are ready to turn things around this ...

Jurassic World Rebirth” doesn’t make for a strong start as it’s just the same familiar beats we’ve all seen before.  I’ve ...

Kids look on as tractors drive past in the Charleston 4th of July Parade on Polk Ave in Charleston, IL on July 4.

The time for me to go has come. I graduated on May 10, which unfortunately means my time at The Daily Eastern News has come ...

The Coles County Board approved Apex Clean Energy’s 51-turbine Coles Wind project in a 6-5 vote Tuesday. The decision came ...

Fourth of July is packed full with events in Charleston, and the surrounding days will offer festive activities as well. Red, ...

Senior guard Alex Rouse started playing basketball at around 6 years old with her dad and her brother. Since then, the Little Rock, Arkansas, native made a name for herself at Joe T. Robinson High ...

Every community strives to develop an identity that distinguishes it from the rest. But none seek out the notoriety associated with Coles County in 2004: “Meth Capital of Illinois,” according to the ...

Eastern Illinois University’s student government is holding elections for executive positions April 14 through April 15. The Daily Eastern News interviewed each candidate and shared their responses.

The Charleston community has several events this week, with many taking place over the weekend: “No Kings” Day Protest (Saturday) Charleston is scheduled to partake in a nationwide “No Kings” Day ...

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Athletic Director Tom Michael said Eastern Illinois has not yet decided whether it will opt into the NCAA House settlement ahead of Monday’s deadline. Michael said the university was initially ...