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

The Daily Eastern News

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

The Daily Eastern News

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

The Daily Eastern News

Sexual assault reported Monday

Staff Report November 1, 2016

  The Charleston Police Department responded to a sexual assault report 10:15 p.m. Monday on the 1400 block of Seventh Street. According to an Alert EIU email, the suspect was described as a...

Multiple calls of shots fired Friday morning

Staff Report October 30, 2016

  The Charleston Police Department and University Police Department responded to two shots fired calls Friday morning. The first one occurred at 1:51 a.m. at Ninth Street and Garfield Avenue...

Bicycle stolen outside of Old Main

Mallory Kutnick, Police Reporter September 14, 2016

The University Police received a report of a stolen bicycle 1:15 p.m. Monday outside Old Main. The victim reportedly locked the dark blue bicycle by the ramp leading to the Financial Aid Office before...

Kent Martin named UPD police chief

Staff Report August 31, 2016

Interim police chief Kent Martin has been appointed the permanent police chief of the University Police Department. Martin, who has been working for the UPD for 19 years, will start in his position...

Final police chief candidate interviewed Wednesday

Cassie Buchmam, News Editor August 18, 2016

Dennis Franks, candidate for the position of police chief of the University Police Department, spoke about building a presence on campus at his interview Wednesday. This was the final interview...

Justin Edwards, 26, of Dolton

1 suspect arrested, 2 at large after home invasion

Staff Report March 8, 2016

Police responded to a home invasion on the 1400th block of Sixth Street at 8:35 p.m. Friday, according to a Charleston Police Department press release The Coles County Sheriff’s Department and University...

UPD believes robberies may be related

Roberto Hodge, News Editor September 21, 2015

Eastern’s emergency notification system alerted students about four robbery incidents in seven days, with the most recent being Sept. 20. Adam Due, the chief of university police department, said...

Mediacom workers fix a fallen cable wire on Ninth Street Thursday after a semitrailer driving past pulled it down.

Semitrailer takes down cable wire on Ninth Street

Stephanie Markham, Editor-in-Chief May 28, 2015

A semitrailer driving down Ninth Street near the intersection of Hayes Avenue hit a cable wire at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday causing it to fall and damage a passing car. Nick Fonseca, a senior communication...

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