"2024 Solar Eclipse: Largest Illinois Town to Experience Totality"

Carbondale, Illinois, is set to experience totality during the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, just as it did in 2017. Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host a festival to celebrate the event, with classes canceled for the day. The eclipse will be visible over approximately 128 miles of Illinois, with Carbondale expecting four minutes and nine seconds of totality. In Northern Illinois, the Chicago area expects to see an estimated 94% totality. Additionally, there are various tourist destinations and state parks along the eclipse's path of totality in Illinois.