Category Archives: Local News
IDPH Issues Thanksgiving Week Reminder to Guard Against Foodborne Illness
Safe and proper preparation and handling of food can prevent illness at the holidays As people across Illinois make preparations for holiday meals, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is r...
Nov 24, 2025 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
HFS Announces New Illinois Medicaid Coverage for Home Visiting Services for Pregnant and Parenting Individuals
Home Visiting services further Maternal and Child health initiatives to improve health outcomes for pregnant and parenting persons The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is la...
Nov 24, 2025
Centralia City Council to Discuss Next Year's Budget in Monday Work Session
The Centralia City Council Monday night will hold a budget work session ahead of its regular meeting. Both proposed expenditures and revenues for next year's budget will be discussed. The work session...
Nov 24, 2025 Centralia City Council during the regular meeting Monday night. Photo by Austin Williams.
Police Beat for Monday, November 24th, 2025
Centralia Police have arrested 32-year-old Donae Benton of North Maple in Centralia for alleged domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. 51-year-old Daniel Noll, who said he was homel...
Nov 24, 2025
Hunter Airlifted to Regional Hospital After Shooting Self in Foot
A 26-year-old Chillicothe, IL, man was airlifted to a regional hospital from the scene of a deer hunting accident in rural Odin late Saturday afternoon. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports ...
Nov 23, 2025 Sunny / CC
Adopted Mother of Vandalia Girl Murdered Last Week Is Charged with Weapons Violation
Illinois State Police have arrested the adoptive mother of a 14-year-old Vandalia girl who was murdered last week. 65-year-old Donna Toberman was charged with four counts of unlawful possession of a f...
Nov 23, 2025
Vacant Home in Centralia Damaged by Fire
Fire damaged the living room of a vacant, condemned home in Centralia Saturday night. Centralia City Firefighters say a neighbor first spotted the fire in the living room at the front of the home. The...
Nov 23, 2025 Centralia City Fire Truck. File Photo.
The Lights at Cedarhurst in Mt. Vernon Opens for Fourth Year Offering Exciting New Experiences for Visitors of All Ages
The Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mt. Vernon has opened The Lights: an Exhibition of Holiday Magic for the fourth year on weekends up to Christmas. This year's experience features 19 professional ...
Nov 23, 2025 The Lights display at Cedarhurst in Mt. Vernon is now open on weekends until Christmas. (Provided photo)
IDPH Director responds to CDC website's unfounded claims on vaccines and autism
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released the following statement from Director Dr. Sameer Vohra in response to changes made on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
Nov 23, 2025 Dr. Sameer Vohra speaks at an event in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Aftermath of Chicago's intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety
By SOPHIA TAREEN and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led t...
Nov 23, 2025 A poster is displayed at Cafe Jumping Bean, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
