Category Archives: Local News
Illinois sues owner of plant where fire prompted evacuations
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois prosecutors are suing the owner of a chemical plant where a fire last month sent dark smoke and ash into the air for days and prompted evacuations. The lawsuit says the owner o...
Jul 09, 2021 Forest Service, USDA
Man pleads guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of Illinois trooper
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A drug dealer has pleaded guilty to murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper who was shot in the head in East St. Louis in 2019. Christopher Grant pleaded guilty to...
Jul 09, 2021
Chicago police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest him
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say law enforcement officers in Chicago have fatally shot a 33-year-old man after pointing a gun at them. Chicago police Superintendent David O. Brown says the shooting occu...
Jul 09, 2021 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Officials: 3 of 4 inmates caught after Illinois jail escape
LEWISTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Officials say three of four inmates who escaped from a county jail in western Illinois have been captured. Authorities say 35-year-old Jesse Davis, 26-year-old Cody Villalobos, ...
Jul 09, 2021
New Federal Tax Credit for kids begins July 15th for some families
US Senator Dick Durbin says temporary advance federal tax credits for some families with children are scheduled to begin July 15th. Those who are eligible will automatically receive the $300 a month f...
Jul 09, 2021
State Treasurer's Office I-cash program coming to Salem on Monday
The I-cash program is coming to Salem on Monday. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is encouraging Salem area residents to visit the event and see if the state is holding any of their cash or o...
Jul 09, 2021 ina el-kadhi
Car heavily damaged by fire in Rural King Parking Lot
Salem Fire Protection District officials say a 1998 Oldsmobile that caught fire in the Rural King parking lot off West Whitaker Street Thursday afternoon is likely to be a total loss. Fire officials s...
Jul 09, 2021
Centralia man faces aggravated battery charge following attack with metal pipe
Bond has been set at $15,000 for a 26-year-old Centralia man who was formally charged in Marion County Court on Thursday with aggravated battery. Perry Nesbitt is accused of striking another man with ...
Jul 09, 2021
Sandoval man faces charges for allegedly chasing another man with bat and knife
Bond has been set at $5,000 for a 40-year-old Sandoval man on charges of aggravated assault and obstructing justice. Tobias Barnes of North Broadway is accused of chasing another man on Wednesday whil...
Jul 09, 2021
Police Beat for Friday, July 9th, 2021
Centralia Police have arrested a 30-year-old Centralia man on an outstanding Marion County traffic warrant. Justin McMath of South Pine was taken to the Marion County Jail where he is being held in li...
Jul 09, 2021
