Category Archives: Local News
Five people in custody after southern Illinois police chase
MARION, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say five people are in police custody in southern Illinois after a report of gunshots and a car chase that prompted a school hosting a football game to briefly go into ...
Sep 12, 2021
Pro-team license plates earn $13M for Illinois schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Specialty license plates promoting Chicago and St. Louis professional sports teams have contributed $13 million to public schools. Secretary of State Jesse White says there ar...
Sep 12, 2021 Professional license plates available to Illinois motorists.
Illinois lawmakers consider Reagan statue on Capitol grounds
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawmakers are considering whether to put a statue on state Capitol grounds of Ronald Reagan, the Illinois native who served as the country's 40th president. The Chicago Sun-Ti...
Sep 12, 2021 R Boed / CC
Fairview Heights woman killed in Clay County crash
A 40-year-old Fairview Heights woman was killed in an early morning crash in Clay City. State Police identify the victim as Misty Coughlin. A preliminary investigation indicates Coughlin was traveling...
Sep 11, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrest two when breaking up a burglary in progress
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested two men who were allegedly stopped in the process of burglarizing a home in the 2900 block of Green Street Road west of Lakeshore Drive in rural Salem. 21-yea...
Sep 11, 2021
Police beat for Saturday, September 11th, 2021
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies and Salem Police have arrested a 26-year-old rural Odin man on two counts of residential burglary as well as theft and criminal damage to property charges. Salem Polic...
Sep 11, 2021
Chicago may start suing gang members for damages
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago is poised to embark on a new strategy to attack the gangs that are responsible for much of the gun violence in the city: Sue them to take their belongings. Mayor Lori Lightfoot ...
Sep 11, 2021 Daniel Lobo / CC
Tickets available for November Conservation Foundation hunt
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Tickets are available for the annual Illinois Conservation Foundation Director's Hunt. The two-day controlled pheasant and quail hunt will be Nov. 29-30 at Wayne Fitzgerrell S...
Sep 11, 2021 Hari K Patibanda / CC
Marion County reports 58 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and Friday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 58 positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and Friday, with no additional deaths. Of the 58 new cases, five are fully vaccinated. 15 were school age, fi...
Sep 10, 2021 Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash
Violent Crime Suppression Detail held in Centralia Thursday
A Violent Crime Suppression Detail was held in Centralia on Thursday with officers from multiple departments joining 40 Troopers targeting gang crime activity, violent offenders, and narcotics traffic...
Sep 10, 2021
