Category Archives: Local News
Ex-Chicago alderman sentenced to prison for tax evasion
CHICAGO (AP) - A former Chicago alderman nicknamed "Fast Eddie" for his backroom dealing is headed to prison for tax evasion. Edward R. Vrdolyak pleaded guilty two years ago to seek to help another la...
Dec 04, 2020
South Central FFA Participates In Virtual Agronomy Career Event
(Left to Right) Morgan Robb, Riley Schaal, Eli Arenas, Max Magnus, Alec Langley, Mitchell Brauer, Brandt Hiestand. On November 18th, South Central FFA participated in the Section 19 Virtual Agronomy C...
Dec 04, 2020
David Overstreet sworn in as new Supreme Court Justice
A Mt. Vernon attorney has been sworn in as a member of the Illinois Supreme Court. David Overstreet was elected to represent the Southern Illinois area covered by the 5th District Appellate Court in t...
Dec 04, 2020
SCHS Student Council surpasses Food Drive Goal
The Salem Community High School Student Council has surpassed their $10,000 goal to raise money for the Salem Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry. The campaign officially raised $10,640. The student coun...
Dec 04, 2020
Two people involved in Centralia apartment shooting formally charged
Photos: Deayris Bacon and Chyan Phillips. Courtesy of Clinton County Sheriff’s Department. Two residents of an apartment at 1700 West McCord in Centralia were formally charged with drug and weap...
Dec 04, 2020
Bobcat MVP of the Week - Miranda Dailey
This Week's Bobcat MVP of the Week sponsored by Kane Insurance is Miranda Dailey. She enjoys reading, drawing and playing the violin. She also likes math, sushi and the St Louis Cardinals.
Dec 04, 2020
New COVID-19 related deaths reported in Clinton and Fayette Counties; 38 new cases in Marion County
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported the second-highest number of COVID-19 related deaths in a single day on Thursday, only beaten by Wednesday’s total. The 192 fatalities included ...
Dec 03, 2020
Court: Rittenhouse bound over for trial in protest shootings
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - A court commissioner has ruled that there is sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for an Illinois teenager accused of killing two men during an August protest in Wisconsin. Thur...
Dec 03, 2020
Chicago archdiocese to pay $1.5 million in sexual abuse suit
CHICAGO (AP) - The Archdiocese of Chicago has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who says he was sexually abused as a child by a defrocked priest who was convicted of sexual...
Dec 03, 2020
Migrant farm workers allege pesticide exposure in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) - More than two dozen migrant workers from Texas allege in a new federal lawsuit that they were sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in central Illinois cornfields. They include te...
Dec 03, 2020