Category Archives: Local News
One Room School House on SCHS Campus Reopens
The One Room School House on the Salem Community High School campus has been cleaned and reopened to the public and for use as a classroom. Iuka Grade School third and fourth graders were the first to...
Apr 22, 2026 Iuka third graders receive a lesson at the restored one-room schoolhouse on the SCHS campus. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Historic Salem Times-Commoner Newspapers Now on Display at Salem Bryan Bennett Library
The morgue of old Salem Times-Commoner newspapers has now been moved to the Marion County Genealogical area of the Bryan Bennett Library where they will be open to the public. The President of the Sal...
Apr 22, 2026 Members of the Salem Historic Commission view preserved copies of the Salem Times-Commoner. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Pritzker executive order bars state employees from using insider info in prediction markets
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois April 21, 2026 Article Summary JB Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees and elected officials from using information obtained in...
Apr 22, 2026 Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi allow users the ability to bet on real-world events such as the outcome of elections or whether the Bears will leave Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois screenshot by Maggie Dougherty)
Illinois House unveils new version of Bears' megaprojects bill
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois April 21, 2026 Article Summary House lawmakers met for several hours behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss the latest amendment to a bill aimed at keeping the ...
Apr 22, 2026 Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, updates reporters about a megaprojects bill aimed at incentivizing the Chicago Bears to build a domed stadium in Arlington Heights. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Centralia Man Charged With First Degree Murder and Two Counts of Attempted Murder in Sunday Street Shooting
A 21-year-old Centralia man was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder and 6 other charges in Marion County Court in connection with the shooting of three people Sunday af...
Apr 22, 2026 Shavonte Samuels
Arrest Made in Connection with Sunday Shooting in Centralia
A 21-year-old Centralia man turned himself in at the Centralia Police station on Tuesday in connection with a warrant issued for his arrest in connection with the fatal Sunday afternoon shooting in th...
Apr 21, 2026 Shavonte Samuels
Little Egypt CEO's Student Trade Show Is Wednesday Night
The eight students in the Little Egypt CEO program this year will host a trade show on Wednesday to show off the businesses they have created as part of the class. Everyone is invited to the show that...
Apr 21, 2026
SCHS to Refurbish 44 Hard to Open Doors as Summer Project
The Salem Community High School Board has added refurbishing 44 hard-to-open interior and exterior doors around the cafeteria and front gymnasium doors to the projects for this summer. The board on Mo...
Apr 21, 2026
Salem High Green Team Electronic Recycling Day is Friday
The Salem Green Team will hold its annual electronic recycling day this Friday. Those who need to get rid of antiquated electronics can bring the items to the vocational area of the high school along ...
Apr 21, 2026 FrameAngel / Depositphotos.com
Salem to Seek $2.7-Million Federal Grant to Replace 400 Natural Gas Service Lines in Need of Replacement
The Salem City Council approved seeking a $2.7-million federal grant to pay for replacement of 400 legacy natural gas service lines no longer approved for natural gas distribution systems. The copper ...
Apr 21, 2026
