Athlon Sports ranks Salukis, Redhawks in preseason top-25

Athlon Sports released their FCS Football preseason top-25 on Tuesday. The Southern Illinois Salukis were given grace, despite a disappointing 5-6 in the 2022 season. The Salukis are Athlon Sports’ preseason #20 team. “Despite a win over

Former Saluki Bush finds new home in Champaign

It didn’t take former SIU safety Clayton Bush long to find a new home after entering the transfer portal last week. On Tuesday, Bush announced he was committing to the University of Illinois.  Bush joins the Fighting

Logan point guard Quimari Peterson headed to ETSU

Former John A. Logan point guard Quimari Peterson made it official Tuesday and signed with East Tennessee State University. Peterson was the NJCAA Tournament MVP this year and helped lead the Vols to their first ever national

5 day closure planned for eastbound Route 13 in Carbondale

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Eastbound Route 13 will be closed at the railroad crossing in Carbondale for 5 days in June. According to I-DOT, the work is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 5 and finish Friday,

Todd Reeser named executive deputy AD over development for SIU Athletics

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Veteran athletic administrator Todd Reeser will join Saluki Athletics as its executive deputy AD overseeing development, the SIU Foundation announced today. With nearly 35 years of professional experience in athletics fundraising, Reeser will spearhead

Prosecutors: Man drove car into planned Illinois abortion clinic in attempted arson

DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A 73-year-old man is facing federal charges after he rammed a car into a planned abortion clinic in an eastern Illinois city and also was trying to set the building on fire, authorities

Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 450 Catholic clergy in Illinois sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950, the state’s attorney general found in an investigation released Tuesday, revealing that the problem was far worse than the church had let

U.S. Surgeon General says social media presents mental-health risk for youth

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said on Tuesday that social media use could lead to mental health issues among children and teens. Murthy called on policymakers to enact stricter guidelines, writing in the U.S. Surgeon General’s

Driver who crashed box truck near White House charged with threatening president

The National Park Service announced on Tuesday the identity of the man who crashed a rented box truck into the security barricade outside of Lafayette Park near the White House on Monday. The crash occurred shortly before

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are engaged

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez are engaged. The billionaire is also the founder of space company Blue Origin, and was aboard a 2021 flight into space and back on Blue Origin’s New Shepard