Category Archives: Local News
Jury to get to weigh some lesser charges in Rittenhouse case
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The jury that will decide Kyle Rittenhouse's fate will be allowed to consider some lesser charges if they opt to acquit him on some of the original counts prosecutors brought. Aft...
Nov 13, 2021 Court room. File photo.
Chicago area CEO who threw chair inside Capitol on Jan. 6 gets jail time
A former tech company CEO from suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. U.S. District Judge C...
Nov 13, 2021 Isaac Wedin / CC
Woman admits she lied to police searching for missing man
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A nursing assistant has pleaded guilty to lying to police during their search for a man who walked away from an assisted living center and spent nearly two days in a southern I...
Nov 13, 2021
Suspect charged in death of University of Chicago student
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say they've arrested an 18-year-old man in this week's shooting death of a Chinese student near the University of Chicago's campus. At a Friday evening news conference, p...
Nov 13, 2021 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Marion County reporting 54 new COVID-19 cases in past two days
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 54 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and Friday. 17 of those testing positive were fully vaccinated, including three long-term care residents who were ...
Nov 12, 2021
14 Veterans added to Wall of Honor at Veteran's Day program in Centralia
Fourteen area veterans were added to the Wall of Honor at the Centralia VFW Hall at Thursday's Veterans Day program. They are Lowell Crow, Fred Clark, Trevor Wilkinson, Jack Green Jr., David Hutson, D...
Nov 12, 2021 Wall of Honor Veterans. Left to right: Judy Sutherland, Craig Ulen, Fred Clark, Al Simmons, Jack Green, Jr., Darry Ragusa, Joe Mulvin, Frank Richards, Jr., David Hutson, Dale Hickey, Robert Shehorn, Louis Fogleman, Bill Adams, Lowell Crow, and Mike Sutherand
Governor promises support for returning vets in Veterans Day remarks
Governor JB Pritzker honored veterans in Illinois on Thursday. He noted after all vets have done for their country, the state must make sure it supports returning soldiers. "In-state tuition is now fr...
Nov 12, 2021
Salem Community Theatre to perform 'Blithe Spirit'; sets auditions for next week
The Salem Community Theatre has announced 'Blithe Spirit' will be performed early next year with auditions scheduled for next Monday and Wednesday. Blithe Spirit is a comedy by Noel Coward. It concern...
Nov 12, 2021 kaykaybarrie / CC
Police Beat for Friday, November 12th, 2021
Two people were brought to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants on Thursday. 34-year-old Jordan Heern of Linden Street in Centralia was arrested by Wamac Police on a Marion County failure to...
Nov 12, 2021
Garage of Centralia home heavy damaged by fire
A detached garage just a foot away from the home was heavily damaged in an early morning fire in Centralia. Centralia City Firemen say a passerby saw the garage at the home occupied by Dashae Johnson ...
Nov 12, 2021
