Carbondale News

A rash of car burglaries has the Carbondale police department asking for the publics help.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against two Chicago-area hair growth businesses that guarantee clients results in less than six months.

The Carbondale campus is known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale or SIUC, but some alumni have contacted officials asking for a change back to SIU.

Mayor Brad Cole proposed the privatization and sale of Carbondale's water treatment, water distribution and sewage services at the City Council meeting Tuesday as one of many suggestions to alleviate the city's projected $5.8 million deficit for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.

The president of Southern Illinois University says he's made up his mind about who should be the next chancellor of the system's flagship Carbondale campus.

Administrators are hoping the launch of a new Web site will help stop the trend of declining enrollment.

A new airline is off the ground at the Williamson County airport. "Cape Air" made its first flight from Marion to St.

Carbondale police have arrested two suspects in connection with one burglary on Nov.

An impaired driver careened off the side of Dillinger Road early Wednesday and was injured when his Sports Utility Vehicle flipped over, the Jackson County Sheriff Department reported.

Today is also Veterans Day - day to remember friends and neighbors who have served the country.

With the annual fall veto session concluding Oct. 30, newspaper editorial writers from Chicago to Carbondale are weighing in on the General Assembly's accomplishments.

Rachel Bunner has declared her candidacy to fill the post of circuit clerk for Logan County.

Brad Cole is currently serving his second term as Mayor of the City of Carbondale .

Police arrested a Carbondale man for armed robbery in two separate cases. Kristopher Cash, 20, was taken into custody for robberies in the South Thompson area and at a business in the 2100 block of South Illinois Avenue.

Jackson County families wake up Sunday morning to damaged mailboxes and automobiles.

The doors at the first H1N1 flu clinic in Jackson County closed around five Friday night.

As some Carbondale residents take extra precautions to be safe at home, police are stepping up efforts to reduce crime.

Jonathan Braga, 24, Montgomery, was placed on supervision for one year and fined $1,075 for DUI.

Carbondale, Ill. -- Southern Illinois guard Ryan Hare has been kicked off the team a month after being suspended while facing battery and felony trespassing charges.

One of the biggest party weekends of the year in Carbondale coincides with the most family-oriented event at the university.