Category Archives: Local News

Salem Fire Protection District officials are uncertain what caused a series of small spot fires on Citation Oil property off the Lazy Acre Road near Semaville Road southwest of Salem Friday afternoon....

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has new legislative maps that will be used for elections over the next decade. Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved the maps Friday despite concerns from Black and Latino vote...

CHICAGO (AP) - Hiring and retaining people capable of helping fend off a constant stream of cyberattacks and other online threats tops the list of concerns for state technology leaders. There's a seve...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - A Chicago suburb will pay $275,000 to a former police officer who says colleagues discriminated against him because of his Assyrian and Iraqi heritage. Anfiny J. Eshoo s...

A 44-year-old rural Hoffman man was very seriously injured when struck by a car early Wednesday morning while lying on Route 161 on the extreme west side of the city by Monken Chrysler-Nissan. Central...

There will be a fall cleanup of Bryan Memorial Park on Saturday. Keep Salem Beautiful is sponsoring the event from nine to noon. Trash bags and gloves will be provided. There will be snacks and water ...

Salem Police say a 34-year-old Salem man who had been out of jail less than three days has been arrested on additional felony retail theft charges. Damon DeBoer of South Jefferson Street allegedly too...

A 47-year-old Kinmundy man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for aggravated domestic battery via strangulation. Charles Weathersby of South Monroe was taken to the Marion County Ja...

Centralia Police say a 20-year-old Centralia man was shot twice while walking on Lincoln Street in front of the Marion County Housing Authority parking lot late Thursday afternoon. Chief Greg Dodson s...

The State Department of Public Health has changed language in revised health guidelines for schools which has caused lawsuits against the South Central and Odin School Districts that were scheduled fo...