Category Archives: Local News
Priest reinstated after assault allegations unsubstantiated
CHICAGO (AP) - The pastor of a Catholic parish in Chicago who was asked to step aside following allegations he sexually assaulted a minor 36 years ago has been reinstated. In a Friday letter to member...
May 15, 2021
Illinois State trustees select Kinzy as school's president
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University has chosen Terri Goss Kinzy to be the school's 20th president, effective July 1. The announcement was made Friday. Kinzy will be ...
May 15, 2021
Governor confirms Bridge Phase begins Friday
Illinois officially moves into the "Bridge Phase" today. Governor JB Pritzker says thanks to declining Covid cases and hospitalizations, some restrictions will be loosened up a bit. "The capacity limi...
May 14, 2021
Salem man sets four state power lifting records while helping save keyboard program at Franklin Park Middle School
A Salem man was able to set four Illinois Power Lifting records while on his way to raising money to purchase 14 new keyboards to allow Franklin Park Middle School students to still learn piano during...
May 14, 2021 Check presentation for purchase of 14 new keyboards for the Franklin Park Music Department. Left to right are Tia Dunaway, Kristen Murphy, Monty Murphy, Franklin Park Principal Tyler Lux, Tasha Skibinski, and Salem Grade School Superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe.
SSM Health now providing vaccinations to those 12 and up
SSM Health Medical Group in Centralia and Mt. Vernon has expanded its vaccination program to include those 12 and up. SSM Health is offering the Pfizer vaccine to those in the 12 to 17 category that w...
May 14, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
Salem Planning Commission approves zoning change for new apartment building
The Salem Planning Commission has given their approval to a zoning change that will allow the former Reaching for the Stars Daycare building at 622 North Marion to be converted into three apartments. ...
May 14, 2021 The vacant Reach for the Stars Day Care Center. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Friday, May 14th, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 28-year-old rural Centralia man early Friday morning for alleged criminal damage to property, criminal trespass to land, and assault. Reports indicate the i...
May 14, 2021
Attorney: Explosion that killed 3 may be linked to demo work
NORTH UTICA, Ill. (AP) - An attorney says an explosion that killed three Chicago men last week near a state park in northern Illinois may have been connected to a nearby bridge demolition project. Bro...
May 14, 2021
Alderman, Daley relative pleads not guilty to tax charges
CHICAGO (AP) - An alderman who is also the nephew and grandson of two former mayors of Chicago has pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges tied to a failed bank. Patrick Daley Thompson faces five co...
May 14, 2021
Chicago cat fleeing fire survives 5-story jump, walks off
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago cat may now have only eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window to escape an apartment fire. Fire department personnel were taking a video of the exterior of the S...
May 14, 2021 Sean MacEntee / CC
