Category Archives: Local News
Natural gas rate increases likely for Ameren, Nicor customers next year
Proposed regulatory decision cuts companies' requests, but still recommends increasing bills By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Nicor Gas and Ameren I...
Oct 25, 2025 Al Hollenbeck, AARP Illinois’ volunteer state president, speaks at an Oct. 22
news conference alongside representatives from Illinois PIRG and the Citizens Utility
Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Centralia Fall Festival and Halloween Parades set for Saturday; See Line Up for Saturday Night Parade and Instructions for Children's Parade
Centralia celebrates Halloween in style with two Halloween Parades and the Fall Festival on Saturday. The activity culminates with the 98th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade at seven Saturday night do...
Oct 24, 2025 File photo: A float in last year's Centralia Halloween Parade. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Discussion continues on Centralia High School's academic watch list policy for band students
Discussion on Centralia High School's academic watch list policy continued for the third consecutive school board meeting as visitors once again voiced concerns with the policy change new this school ...
Oct 24, 2025
One Hope United juvenile sentenced to juvenile DOC
A resident of One Hope United who has been arrested multiple times has been sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections Juvenile Justice prison for an indeterminate sentence that could last un...
Oct 24, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Police Beat for Friday, October 24th, 2025
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested 28-year-old Jacob Mann of Iuka for violation of the sex offender registry. He's being held in the Marion County Jail pending a final decision on charges....
Oct 24, 2025
Four Members of Darren Bailey's Family Killed in Montana Helicopter Crash (updated 10:00 pm Thursday)
Four family members of Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey of Xenia were killed in a Montana helicopter crash. Bailey's son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, Vada ...
Oct 23, 2025 Members of Darren Bailey's family killed in Wednesday evening helicopter crash in Montana. Photo provided by Bailey-Del Mar campaign.
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Nurses Enhance Clinical Skills with High-Fidelity Simulation Technology
In a major step toward advancing patient care and clinical training, the SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital nursing team has introduced a high-fidelity simulation manikin, Anne, into their education p...
Oct 23, 2025 An SSM Health employee utilizes manikin to build skills for situations they don't face everyday.
As federal agents ramp up Chicago immigration crackdown, more elected officials caught in crosshairs
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Hoan Huynh was going door-to-door informing businesses of ramped up immigration enforcement on Chicago's North Side when the Democratic state lawmaker ...
Oct 23, 2025 FILE - A sign regarding the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is posted on the window of a corner store on the day of President Trump's Inauguration, Jan. 20, 2025, in the predominantly Latino Little Village neighborhood Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
Trump gives disaster declarations to Alaska and others but denies Illinois, Vermont and Maryland
By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe late Wednesday, while denyin...
Oct 23, 2025 thenews2.com / Depositphotos.com
Former Chicago gang leader asks Pritzker for clemency following Trump pardon
By KATHLEEN FOODY and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - One of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders asked Gov. JB Pritzker for clemency Wednesday after winning a pardon from President Dona...
Oct 23, 2025 Lepasik / Depositphotos.com
