MAKANDA, Illinois — WQAD’s Denise Hnytka was live in Makanda to cover the Solar Eclipse in an area along the path of totality. People from all over the country have been anxiously awaiting this day ...

A rare event in space will bring a dark day for millions of Americans, but many see it as a cause for celebration. Scientists and citizens alike are preparing for August 21 when a total solar eclipse ...

MAKANDA, Ill. — A smile hangs in the skies above the Village of Makanda, Illinois. The town of just more than 500 people south of Carbondale has been greeted every day by a sky-scraping, yellow smiley ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a cosmic coincidence, the southern Illinois village of Makanda is preparing for yet another total solar eclipse. The town of ...

MAKANDA, IL (KFVS) - Adjusted Census numbers for 2014 put Makanda, Illinois' population at 547 people. How does a small town of artists prepare to be inundated by thousands on the day of the Great ...

MAKANDA, Ill. (CBS 58) -- The eclipse "band of totality" stretched from Oregon to South Carolina. It didn't workout for everyone. Some in St. Joseph Missouri didn't get much of a look because of rain ...

MAKANDA, Ill. • The neon orange stripe runs from the railroad tracks, across the parking lot, to the front door, and up the brick facade of Dave Dardis’ eclectic Rainmaker art studio, shop and gardens ...

In a cosmic coincidence, the southern Illinois village of Makanda is preparing for yet another total solar eclipse. The town of roughly 600 people sits right at the intersection of where the path of ...