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

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 student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

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 ...

Big changes are coming to EIU in the form of a new science building on campus. The three-story building will be located on the south side of the Tarble Arts Center and will house chemistry and biology ...

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 ...

One resident died and another was injured after a man driving a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder crashed into Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home, 201 Lafayette Ave. E. in Mattoon, Friday, according to Mattoon Police Chief ...

Now 23 years later, director/writer duo Danny Boyle and Alex Garland have reunited to bring audiences “28 Years Later,” the first of three sequels set to continue the story of the outbreak, which ...

Former Illinois gov. Jim Edgar speaks to EIU and Charleston community members about stories and lessons learned from his life and career in Illinois politics in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther ...

Editor’s Note: The address in this story was updated from 200 W. Lincoln Ave. to the 200 block of West Lincoln Avenue. A 22-year-old Eastern Illinois University student died Saturday at the 200 block ...

Eastern’s athletics department made $715,000 in the fall semester of 2023 from football and basketball games. The football team received $350,000 for playing Bowling Green State University. The ...