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A former Eastern Illinois University professor pleaded guilty to charges of indecent solicitation and child pornography possession in July as part of an agreement with prosecutors, online court records show.
Craig Chenser was initially charged on several counts of solicitation in February and was later charged with two additional counts of child pornography, records show. ... READ MORE >
The Eastern Illinois Panthers football team will be at home Saturday to take on Lindenwood. EIU defeated Gardner-Webb last Saturday 21 to 7 to start OVC play. Game time Saturday is 2pm for the Panthers. The game can be heard on Hit-Mix 88.9 WEIU with Mike Bradd on the call.
... READ MORE >Nine Eastern Illinois football players have been named to the preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team as selected by Phil Steele. In addition, sophomore center Rahfeeq Katumbusi has been named a third team preseason All-American.
Katumbusi was one ... READ MORE >
The EIU Softball team begins play in the NCAA tournament on Friday. Sports Watch's Andrew Spaid has more on the Panther's second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. READ MORE>
Olivia Bennett, an award-winning anchor/reporter for WEIU News Watch, shares what WEIU has meant to her and gives a first-hand account of the repercussions felt by WEIU in the wake of the federal government's defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
