Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigating two residential burglaries
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating two burglary complaints. The sheriff's department was told a mobile home and outbuilding were entered at a residence in the 3,000 block of Hoots...
Sep 16, 2021
Police Beat for Thursday, September 16th, 2021
Salem Police arrested a 44-year-old Bloomington man on an outstanding McLean County warrant for failure to appear on a dangerous drugs charge when investigating a trespassing complaint at a west side ...
Sep 16, 2021
Militia leader gets 53 years in Minnesota mosque bombing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group who authorities say masterminded the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for civi...
Sep 16, 2021 Gustavo Cavalieri Fernandes / CC
Ex-House Speaker settles child sexual abuse payments suit
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers say once-powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse have reached a tentative out-of-court settlement over Hastert'...
Sep 16, 2021
Two 4th Judicial Circuit Judges rule against masks for non- quarantined students
In separate rulings, Fourth Judicial Circuit Judges sitting in Clinton and Effingham County Circuit Court found there is no legal authority to make any unquarantined student wear a mask to school. The...
Sep 16, 2021
Marion County Health Department reports 117 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 117 new cases of COVID 19 on Wednesday. The department reports none of the cases involved long term care residents. 12 were of school age. 17 o0f those...
Sep 16, 2021
Governor signs Clean Energy Bill
Governor JB Pritzker is signing a Clean Energy Bill into law that he says makes Illinois a national leader. The sweeping measure puts the state on a path to reach 100% clean energy by 2050 and 1-milli...
Sep 16, 2021 Governor Pritzker gives mask update at Wednesday news conference.
South Central Elementary crippled by eight staff being positive for COVID- 19
The South Central School Board was told Wednesday night of the extraordinary steps being taken to keep South Central Elementary staffed with eight teachers currently out due to being positive for COVI...
Sep 16, 2021
Marion County reports 62 new COVID-19 cases; new deaths in Clinton and Washington Counties
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 61 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend and Monday and Tuesday while Clinton and Washington Counties are reporting new deaths over the weekend. Two d...
Sep 15, 2021
Centralia City Schools adopts balanced budget; adds robotics club and restores gifted program
The Centralia City School Board of Education reviewed and adopted the annual budget. The budget committee reported that the 2021-2022 fiscal year resembles the previous year, with an expected surplus....
Sep 15, 2021
