Several hundred people are expected to show up at Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville on Aug. 21 to observe the solar eclipse from the “City of the Sun,”...

One local group is asking for volunteers to pick up litter in Carbondale, in advance of the expected thousands of eclipse visitors. Sarah Heyer, Executive…

Two weeks ahead of the 2017 Solar Eclipse, WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Amy Fox, the Public Relations Officer for the City of Carbondale. The city,…

The total solar eclipse is just around the corner.The village of Makanda is fortunate to have the longest duration of the total eclipse.The village of…

Locals know the total solar eclipse is later this month on the 21st.Businesses and first responders have been preparing for months. But Rick Linton,…

On this edition of Enlightening The Eclipse: Countdown To 2017 we visit to the highest point in southern Illinois and talk to Teresa Gilbert, the Director…

In less than four weeks thousands, maybe tens of thousands of visitors from all over the earth will be in southern Illinois for the eclipse. The exact…

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Northwestern University Professor and Astronomer Shane Larson, ahead of his Science Cafe at the Science Center of…

In an effort to help eclipse visitors deal with August heat, the City of Carbondale has designated the Carbondale Civic Center as a cooling site. The city…

The small town of Perryville, Missouri is in the totality path of the Total Solar Eclipse next month.WSIU's Brad Palmer talks with the woman leading the…