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$771,263 Grant Awarded to Start Work on Hoffman-Hart Building
First Community Easter Dinner Deemed A Success
Salem Community Theatre Mystery Resolved Ahead of Renovation
Salem’s new Police Chief starts work
$771,263 Grant Awarded to Start Work on Hoffman-Hart Building
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Local News

Tornado Hits in Area Between Shobonier and St. Peter Wednesday night
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Salem Township Hospital reports good fiscal year
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Kaskaskia College nursing program receives competitive state grant for training software
58m ago
Centralia man charged with 13 counts of child pornography
1h ago
Police Beat for Thursday, May 1st, 2025
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Salem man injured in two vehicle crash in Centralia Wednesday evening
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Weather

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FYI

All roads across Crooked Creek Bottoms reopened as flood waters have receded
Community Beach Road closed to through traffic from Farthing to Odin Road
Boil order LIFTED for Community Beach Road in Odin
Boil order LIFTED for portion of North Broadway in Centralia
Salem LIFTS Boil Order for Portions of North Illinois and Meadow Lane

Blogs

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Local Sports

Salem Track Has Good Day Despite Lightning Shortening the Carmi Invitational
8h ago
Cardinals hope doubleheader sweep at Cincinnati signals an end to their road woes
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Young Orphans 4th At Marion F/S Invitational
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IHSA 1a/2a State Baseball Finals To Be Played at U of I This Year Only
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National News

2 kids, 1 adult struck by car outside church in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
1h ago
Judge in Texas rules Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations 'exceeds the scope' of the law
3h ago
Army soldier in Colorado arrested for allegedly distributing cocaine: FBI
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Fox News, Smartmatic file dueling motions for summary judgment in defamation case
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Hundreds of flights canceled amid severe weather, flash flooding threats
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2 kids, 1 adult struck by car outside church in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
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Jeff Sperbeck, NFL star John Elway's longtime agent, dies following golf cart incident 23h ago
Rubio has been in touch with El Salvador's Bukele about Abrego Garcia: Sources Apr 30, 2025
'Hazing on steroids': Syracuse high school students surrender to police over incident Apr 30, 2025
University of Delaware student killed, several hurt when driver flees from police, hits people near campus Apr 30, 2025

National Sports

Baseball fan in critical condition after fall from bleachers at Pittsburgh's PNC Park
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Business News

US economy expected to have slowed sharply at start of Trump's 2nd term
Apr 30, 2025
Trump to ease tariffs faced by US automakers
Apr 29, 2025
Trump's economic policies shake norms, markets as uncertainty looms
Apr 29, 2025
Consumer gloom amid Trump's tariffs expected to have worsened in April
Apr 29, 2025

Political News

US military says standards for investigating sex assault claims to remain unchanged
4h ago
Trump administration discontinues $1 billion in school mental health grants
4h ago
Trump to nominate Waltz for UN ambassador, Rubio to be interim national security adviser
5h ago
Critically ill 9/11 first responders are being turned away from the program meant to save them
8h ago

World News

Ukraine, Russia react to controversial US minerals sharing deal
7h ago
Child accidentally damages $50 million Rothko at Rotterdam museum
Apr 30, 2025
Kim Jong Un oversees missile tests on new North Korean warship
Apr 30, 2025
Russia-Ukraine war cannot end until 'nuances' addressed, Kremlin says
Apr 30, 2025

Health News

Case of tuberculosis confirmed at Florida high school: Officials
Apr 30, 2025
Even a small uptick in vaccination could prevent millions of US measles cases. Here's how
Apr 30, 2025
'I want to live': Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections
Apr 29, 2025
HHS firings, questioning safety of vaccines: How the Trump administration may be 'attacking' science
Apr 29, 2025

Entertainment News

Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks celebrate 37th wedding anniversary
1h ago
'Sinners' rereleases on Imax screens due to popular demand
2h ago
George Clooney, Sarah Snook among 2025 Tony Award nominations
6h ago

Country Music News

Jelly Roll reveals who'll join him at Billy Bob's Texas
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Post Malone's Big A** Stadium Tour gets bigger with new LA date
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The 60th ACMs promise 12 minutes of music to start + superstar collabs
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Trisha Yearwood looks in 'The Mirror' for first new album in six years
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