The editorial board at the Southern Illinoisian is quite dismayed at Bill Brady’s loss to Pat Quinn this election. So much so, they penned some scathing commentary calling for an end to Chicago’s “choke hold” on state politics by developing an electoral college. As Rich Miller from Capitol Fax points out, the Southern Illinoisian’s editoral board has lost its collective mind. They’re not the only ones either. On a Champaign radio station, a Brady supporter called in to say “I wish Cook County would just secede from Illinois” and Brady also said in a debate that voters should want Illinois to look more like Indiana or Tennessee. more ›

Authorities in southern Illinois reported today that a mother, her 7-year-old son, and his 6-year-old friend appear to have fallen through the ice and drowned in a lake in St. Clair County. The victims have been identified as 40-year-old Kathy Baxmeyer, her son, Kadin, and his friend Steve "Austin" Baum. Authorities said the bodies were recovered from the lake early Saturday. more ›

Severe thunderstorms across the Midwest on Friday and Saturday have left about 63,500 people without power in southern Illinois. Strong winds that reached up to 100 mph toppled hundreds of utility poles and downed electric wires in Carbondale, Marion and surrounding areas about 300 miles southwest of Chicago. more ›

Bill will chill has been answered with the announcement of the former president's campaign itinerary. Next stop on the legacy-tarnishing express: Edwardsville, IL. Hillary's more controversial half will be campaigning in the small town near St. Louis tomorrow morning, hosting a "Solutions for America" rally at Southern Illinois University at 7:45 a.m. more ›

Two students from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville were arrested for torturing a teenager by burning him with freshly baked cookies. Is nothing sacred? more ›

The president of Southern Illinois University plagiarized his thesis back in 1984, but school officials decided today that it was just a mistake, and he should keep his job. more ›

Northern Illinois traveled to Soldier Field this weekend for the "Geico Soldier Field Showdown" where a sell-out crowd saw them fall to the Iowa Hawkeyes 16-3. Former Huskie standout running back Garret Wolfe signed with the Bears for the 2007 season, but unfortunately for Northern Illinois he was not in pads on Saturday for the Huskies. The Northern Illinois offense only netted 21 rushing yards compared to the Hawkeyes, who had two 100-yard rushers and... more ›

"After today, I'm going to have to go home and take a shower," said Sen. Dale Risinger, R-Peoria. This in response to Illinois Senate President Emil Jones orchestrated move to keep the Senate from adding ComEd to legislation that would have rolled back electric rates that went up in January. The Senate voted 33-24 to add ComEd to the bill, which currently includes Ameren Corp. from Southern Illinois. Once the vote was completed another Senator... more ›

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn more ›

Although the clock was still hours from midnight, especially since they played on the west coast, the Southern Illinois Salukis' "Cinderella" run came up short last night, sending the last of our local teams home from the dance. While they hung with the first-seed Kansas Jayhawks most of the night, they just couldn't pull off the upset, losing 61-58. more ›

If you're anything like Chicagoist, you spent Sunday evening poring over the brackets for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. And if you're anything like Chicagoist, you'll repeat this ritual daily until your picks must be turned in for your office pool later this week. Sixty-five teams will fight for a trip to the Final Four. All have hopes and dreams, but only four teams will make it to Atlanta, and only one team will cut down... more ›

The winter sports doldrums from which Chicagoist has suffered since the Super Bowl are almost over. Sunday's announcement of the NCAA Tournament field kick off the beginning of the new sports season, as college basketball leads us into baseball, which leads us back into football. Illinois is represented by three teams in the field of 65. Southern Illinois made the field as an 11th seed after winning the Missouri Valley Conference. Bradley is a... more ›

Illinois got a rude awakening from its dream season, as North Carolina won last night's NCAA basketball tournament 75-70. The Tar Heels took a 15 point lead early in the second half before Illinois staged a furious comeback. The Illini fought back to tie the game at 65-65, but could not get over the hump to take a lead. They had their chances towards the end, but the shots wouldn't fall and ultimately, the Illni... more ›

Most Chicagoans wouldn't know it, but Southern Illinois is leading the nation in judiciary politics. On Monday Gordon Maag, the loser of an intense race for supreme court in Southern Illinois against Lloyd Karmeier, filed a $110 million defamation suit charging that some of the groups opposing his candidacy lied about his record and ruined his reputation. Fans of Court TV know: Maag has got a tough case to make. And the great irony of... more ›

Here at Chicagoist we're behind in our holiday shopping and the stress is getting to us. And that stress has led us to thoughts of suicide. Other people's suicides that is. We'd never think of taking ourselves away from you people. We know it would ruin you. more ›