Category Archives: Local News
Investigation: East St. Louis failed to pay police overtime
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A federal investigation shows the city of East St. Louis violated labor standards for not tracking or paying overtime hours for police officers. The U.S. Department of Labo...
Jul 26, 2021 Paul Sableman / CC
Health care for older immigrants sees momentum in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois is leading a handful of Democratic-run states in extending health insurance coverage to adult immigrants living in the country illegally, including seniors. The state was the f...
Jul 26, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Carbon-capture pipelines offer climate aid; activists wary
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change. Some en...
Jul 26, 2021 vicki watkins / CC
July 24th deemed "Latavia Maines Day" in Centralia
Story and Photos by Ben Watson The first-ever Centralia Summer Market was held on Saturday, giving the community a chance to shop and eat in the downtown area. The highlight of this event, however, wa...
Jul 25, 2021 Centralia Mayor Bryan Kuder (left) declares Saturday as Latavia Maines Day in Centralia. Councilman Jeff Castellari is on the right.
First ever Centralia Summer Market held on Saturday
Story and Photos by Ben Watson Beginning on Saturday morning, the first-ever Centralia Summer market graced the streets of downtown Centralia. With crafts and food galore, people were able to shop and...
Jul 25, 2021
Heavy thunderstorms result in one possible light strike on rural Odin home
Heavy thunderstorms dumped large amounts of rain and produced spectacular lightning strikes early Sunday morning. Odin Firemen, with automatic mutual aid assistance from Salem, responded to a possible...
Jul 25, 2021 John Fowler / CC
Police Beat for Sunday, July 25th, 2021
Two people are in custody at the Marion County Jail on Sunday following separate arrests for domestic battery. Both 40-year-old Mindi Slater of West Case in Kinmundy and 52-year-old William Powell of ...
Jul 25, 2021
U of Illinois to open offices in India to recruit students
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois system is setting up offices in India to help recruit students and build relationships with academic and corporate partners. India already is one of the ...
Jul 25, 2021
Chicago tracking July increase in Legionnaires' disease
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago public health officials say cases of Legionnaires' disease have increased this month. The Chicago Department of Public Health is tracking the cases. Legionnaires' disease is cau...
Jul 25, 2021 NIH Image Gallery
Illinois accountant given 8 years for $1.1 million fraud
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors say an accountant from suburban Chicago has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud last year. According to the stateme...
Jul 25, 2021
