Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Monday, April 14th, 2025
A 20-year-old Centralia woman has been arrested by Centralia Police for aggravated battery with use of a deadly weapon, reckless driving and resisting arrest. Ahmyia Dixon of Fairway Drive was taken t...
Apr 14, 2025
State Police release more details on small school bus-car crash in Vernon
State Police have released the names of those involved in the collision of a 'short' school bus and car in Vernon Friday afternoon. State Police say the bus driver, 69-year-old Susan Landreth of Patok...
Apr 13, 2025
Centralia City Council upholds Mayor's revocation of tobacco license
The Centralia City Council unanimously upheld Mayor Bryan Kuder's decision to revoke the tobacco license of Evermore Smoke, Inc. doing business as Vape Central at 224 North Elm Street. Kuder had revok...
Apr 13, 2025 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder. Photo by Steven Stilt.
Marion County Child Abuse Prevention Coalition Plans Walk Around Courthouse
The Marion County Child Abuse Prevention Coalition is asking the community to join them for a walk around the Marion County Courthouse in Salem on Tuesday, April 22nd, at noon. The walk is to raise aw...
Apr 13, 2025
Native American mascot ban clears the Illinois House, heads to Senate
Bill requires some K-12 schools to pick new mascots, team names, logos By BRIDGETTE FOX Capitol News Illinois bfox@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to p...
Apr 13, 2025 Native American mascots. Capital News Illinois.
Prisoner Review Board reform bill clears Senate
Updated from last year's bill, it aims to increase transparency of prisoner releases By JADE AUBREY Capitol News Illinois jaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would reform the Pri...
Apr 13, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, right, speaks with a Senate staffer a few hours before debating a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Legislature kills bill that would have expanded resentencing for youth offenders
Illinois expanded release options for certain youth offenders in 2023 By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House shot down legislation T...
Apr 13, 2025 Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, rushes across the House floor shortly after her bill failed — a rare embarrassment for a lawmaker in the legislature’s supermajority. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
City of Centralia remains it's against the law to blow grass clippings onto the streets
The City of Centralia would like to remind all residents and mowing contractors that citations can and will be issued to those who blow grass clippings onto the city streets. Clippings left on the str...
Apr 12, 2025
Sen. Jones sent spending money to former intern before getting him job feds say was a bribe
'I want to see u': As trial continues, jury sees texts between Jones and former intern By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Christopher Katz didn't question...
Apr 12, 2025 The federal corruption trial of State Sen. Emil Jones III at Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse, pictured in November, saw testimony from the senator’s former intern and an FBI agent before the jury was dismissed for the weekend Friday afternoon. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Driver killed in I-57 crash near Farina is identified
A 32-year-old Lakeland, Tennessee man was killed when his car ran into the rear of a semi truck stopped in traffic on I-57 at the 139 marker near Farina. The victim is identified as Cody Becker, who w...
Apr 12, 2025