Category Archives: Local News
Centralia woman hurt in West Main Street crash in Salem
A 49-year-old Centralia woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash on West Main Street near the Ohio Street intersection late Friday morning. Salem Police say Lori Dailey of Patriot Road apparently e...
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Murray Center workers picket for safety
Workers gathered outside of Murray Center in Centralia on Friday for an informational picket, with signs and voices ready to raise awareness of the safety issues they face and calling for action by th...
21h ago Murray Center picketers carry signs with the message "Safety Matters." Photo by Pat Hodges.
Police Beat for Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
Salem Police have arrested a 25-year-old Salem man for unlawful restraint and domestic battery. Dillan Brown of North Trenary is accused of getting into an altercation with his girlfriend at the North...
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Thomas More Society filed unsuccessful challenge to same law in state court in 2020
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com A conservative Catholic legal group is suing Illinois over a landmark state law enshrining a "fundamental right" to abortion care a...
21h ago A procedure room at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Supreme Court dismisses Jussie Smollett convictions, allows Trump Tower defamation suit to continue
High court says Cook County's initial agreement with actor is binding; former state official can sue Sun-Times By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Cri...
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Ex-Chicago Ald. Danny Solis, who secretly recorded Madigan for FBI, takes witness stand
Madigan's attorneys accuse FBI agent of leading speaker into government's trap By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - It's been a month since the jury in form...
21h ago The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago, where the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan just wrapped its fourth week of testimony with the appearance of Chicago alderman-turned-FBI mole Danny Solis, who secretly recorded Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Marion County Board Finance Committee continues to wrestle with budget uncertainties
Marion County Board Finance Committee Chris Krupp believes a number of questions about the budget can be resolved to allow for a vote on a tentative budget at Tuesday night's full county board meeting...
Nov 22, 2024 Marion County Board meeting (file photo).
Sandoval Village Board approves TIF money to tear down old theatre and moving forward on sewer plant renovation or replacement
The Sandoval Village Board has approved a tax increment financing district application for demolition of the old theatre building on Main Street in Sandoval. The work will be done by the DDD Foundatio...
Nov 22, 2024 Sandoval Village Board (file photo)
Unemployment drops slightly in October in Marion County
Unemployment fell one-tenth of a percent in Marion County in October to 4.8-percent. That's two-tenths of a percent lower than in October a year ago. The Illinois Department of Employment Security rep...
Nov 22, 2024
Salem woman declines hospital treatment following one car crash in Salem
A 72-year-old Salem woman declined hospital treatment following a single vehicle crash on Route 37 South at the Fairgrounds Road on the southside of Salem. Salem Police say Vickie Steavens of CJ Heck ...
Nov 22, 2024
