Category Archives: Local News

Three Mt. Vernon residents were formally charged with felony drug offenses in Jefferson County Court on Monday following the execution of two search warrants over the weekend by the Mt. Vernon Police/...

CHICAGO (AP) - A grandson and nephew of Chicago's two longest-serving mayors has been convicted of tax crimes and making false statements. Patrick Daley Thompson is a member of the city council and mu...

There was a big decline in new cases of COVID-19 across South Central Illinois during the week ending Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 tracker shows a 46-percent drop in new cases in...

A mother and small son were extricated from their vehicle by Jefferson Fire Protection District personnel following a two car crash on Route 37 south of Bakersville Road. Jefferson County Sheriff's De...

A license plate check on a car with a broken windshield led to the two occupants of a vehicle being arrested for allegedly stealing the car from East St. Louis. Centralia Police say the driver, 40-yea...

CHICAGO (AP) - The daughters of a suburban Chicago woman slain in 2019 are suing the estate of their mother's accused killer, who died from COVID-19 while awaiting trial. The wrongful death lawsuit fi...

The Centralia City Council will be asked to approve a four year contract agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Telecommunicators Union at Monday night's meeting. The agreement, like the other u...

A 17-year-old Odin teen was honored in a coronation ceremony over the weekend after earlier being named Miss Teen Rodeo Illinois 2022. Eliza Engelhardt was crowned during the festivities at the Iron S...

The first seven coaches were inducted to the Coaches Wall of Honor at half-time of Friday night's Centralia Orphans basketball game. Principal Reid Shipley says Coaches Dick Carpenter, Jimmy Evers, Cr...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a woman has been arrested after a shooting at a mall in Champaign that left a man injured. Authorities say police were called just after 2 p.m. Saturday to Marke...