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Charleston is a city in, and the county seat of, Coles County, Illinois, United States. [3] The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon. Both are principal cities of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Daily Eastern News is the student-run newspaper published on the grounds of Eastern Illinois University serving the campus and community of Charleston, Illinois. The newspaper was founded on Nov. 5, 1915 [ 1] and publishes on weekdays during the school year and online-only in the summer. It currently has a daily circulation of over 4,000.
The Bradley Scout – Bradley University. The Chicago Maroon – University of Chicago. The Columbia Chronicle – Columbia College Chicago. The Daily Eastern News – Eastern Illinois University. The Daily Egyptian – Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Daily Illini – University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Coles County is a county in Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,863. [1] Its county seat is Charleston, [2] which is also the home of Eastern Illinois University. Coles County is part of the Charleston– Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a public university in Charleston, Illinois. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a broad curriculum, including bachelor's and master's degrees in education, business, arts, sciences, and humanities.
Charleston Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,313 and it contained 9,194 housing units. [1] Eastern Illinois University is located in this township.
The Charleston riot occurred on March 28, 1864, in Charleston, Illinois, after Union soldiers and local Republicans clashed with local insurgent Democrats known as Copperheads. By the time the riot had subsided, nine were dead and twelve had been wounded. It is generally thought that one of the events that triggered the riot was the treatment ...
The station signed on for the first time December 12, 1954 as WEIC, built by Charleston resident Jack Owens, who took a disability settlement from an injury suffered while working for the railroad, and used it to build the radio station. The station signed on with 1,000 watts of power on 1270 kHz operating during daytime hours only, from ...