Category Archives: Local News
Replacement of Salem City Hall Roof to Begin Monday
The replacement of the Salem City Hall Roof project is scheduled to begin on Monday. The roof project is part of a multi-phase project to shore up the condition of City Hall. As a result of the work, ...
Sep 06, 2025
Illinois Route 161 Extension to be closed for railroad repairs Monday and Tuesday
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced Illinois Route 161 Extension will be closed Monday and Tuesday between Heinzmann Road and State Route 37. The full closure will allow the Union ...
Sep 06, 2025
Police Beat for Saturday, September 6th, 2025
Kinmundy Police have arrested 35-year-old Timothy Pomeroi for alleged theft of a motor vehicle. Pomeroi indicated he was homeless. He was transported to the Marion County Jail to await a final decisio...
Sep 06, 2025
A wildly popular 15-year-old computer whiz is becoming the Catholic Church's first millennial saint
By JESSIE WARDARSKI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV's hometown of Chicago, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis' life titled "Digi...
Sep 06, 2025 The Rev. Ed Howe, the pastor at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish in Chicago's Northwest Side, leads a Mass themed for Acutis, who will be canonized a saint by Pope Leo XIV, at the parish church on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Chicago's Mexican Independence Day celebrations shadowed by Trump's threats for the city
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, BEN FINLEY, MELINA WALLING and SARAH RAZA Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump's plan to dispatch National Guard troops and immigration agents into Chicago has...
Sep 06, 2025 People march during Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights' "Chicago Says No Trump No Troops" protest Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
St. Mary's Centralia holds Autumnfest on Saturday
St. Mary Parish, Centralia is gearing up for its annual Autumnfest on Saturday, September 6, 2025, and parish leaders say the community can expect a full day of food, music, and family fun. The celebr...
Sep 05, 2025
IDNR to host moist soil habitat field day at Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
Staff from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host a special moist soil habitat field day at the Carlyle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Fayette County on Saturday, Sept. 20...
Sep 05, 2025
35th Annual Antique Power Days is this weekend
The 35th Annual Antique Power Days is underway and continues through Sunday with displays and various activities. The featured tractor this year is Massey-Harris and Massey Ferguson. Power Days will b...
Sep 05, 2025 File: Antique Farm Equipment in operation. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
35th Annual Salem Super Cruise set for Saturday
The 35th Annual Salem Super Cruise will be held in the southern part of Bryan Memorial Park on Saturday. Registration is from nine am to one pm, with a $20 entry fee for the first car and $10 for each...
Sep 05, 2025 File: 2023 Salem Super Cruise passes SCHS. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
The Grove at the Orchard brings new opportunities to entrepreneurs
A unique type of business is coming to the Orchard Shopping Center. Developer Katie Thompson says the Grove in the former donut shop location is designed to help entrepreneurs to introduce and grow th...
Sep 05, 2025
