Category Archives: Local News

A Salem home was damaged by fire early Wednesday night. Salem Fire Marshal Bill Fulton says the fire at the Robert and Julia Riehm home at 220 Porter Street in Salem appears to be electrical in nature...

Governor JB Pritzker is celebrating the groundbreaking of the new Walker's Bluff Resort and Casino in downstate Carterville. Walker's Bluff is already a popular destination for wine, food and events. ...

Tri-County Electric Cooperative has named its next General Manager as long-time current GM makes plans for retirement. The current General Manager and 22-year employee of Clay County Electric Cooperat...

More than half the new COVID-19 cases being reported in Marion County from Saturday through Wednesday were in school-age children. There were no additional deaths, with the number of COVID-19 deaths s...

CHICAGO (AP) - Health officials say a Chicago resident has been confirmed with Illinois' first known case of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Chicago D...

A 30-year-old Patoka man has been arrested for fleeing and eluding police, driving revoked, and possession of a firearm by a felon following both a vehicle and foot chase on Tuesday. Initial informati...

As Covid-19 cases increase, Governor JB Pritzker says the state is taking steps to tackle the problem. It's mostly the Delta Variant leading the surge says the Governor, who has been talking with hosp...

The Marion County Sheriff's Department says a 70-year-old Salem man escaped injury when his car ran off the Green Street Road near the Cole Stock Road intersection Tuesday afternoon. Deputies say Carr...

A 26-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison after entering a negotiated plea in Marion County Court on Tuesday for failure to return from furlough. Judge Mark S...

The Centralia Police Department has announced two promotions in the wake of the retirement resignation of Lieutenant Todd Hempen. Police Chief Greg Dodson has announced Administrative Sergeant Steve W...