Category Archives: Local News
Centralia man faces multiple charges following domestic disturbance
A 56-year-old Centralia man faces multiple charges following a June 30th domestic disturbance. Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says Allen Wilson of Geary Street had been arrested at that time for v...
Jul 10, 2021
Police Beat for Saturday, July 10th, 2010
A 38-year-old man moving from Texas to Detroit, Michigan has been arrested for possession of a weapon by a felon and aggravated assault. Gary Tanksley reportedly brandished the gun at a clerk outside ...
Jul 10, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Ten test positive for COVID-19 in past two days in Marion County
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 10 new cases of COVID-19 cases on Thursday and Friday. Of the ten new cases, seven are considered community spread and three are the results of househo...
Jul 09, 2021 Alachua County
COVID-19 guidance issues for students attending school in the fall
The Illinois Department of Public Health is adopting school COVID-19 prevention guidance put out by the Centers for Disease Control on Friday. Under the guidance, teachers, and students who are fully ...
Jul 09, 2021 Governor Pritzker (file photo)
Illinois first state to require Asian American History in public schools
Illinois is now the first state in the country to require Asian American history be taught in public schools. Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill into law, which will be in effect for the 2022-2023 s...
Jul 09, 2021 Governor Pritzker signs Teach Act on Friday requiring history of Asian Americans be taught in public schools. Photo by Governor's office.
Illinois sues owner of plant where fire prompted evacuations
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois prosecutors are suing the owner of a chemical plant where a fire last month sent dark smoke and ash into the air for days and prompted evacuations. The lawsuit says the owner o...
Jul 09, 2021 Forest Service, USDA
Man pleads guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of Illinois trooper
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A drug dealer has pleaded guilty to murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper who was shot in the head in East St. Louis in 2019. Christopher Grant pleaded guilty to...
Jul 09, 2021
Chicago police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest him
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities say law enforcement officers in Chicago have fatally shot a 33-year-old man after pointing a gun at them. Chicago police Superintendent David O. Brown says the shooting occu...
Jul 09, 2021 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC
Officials: 3 of 4 inmates caught after Illinois jail escape
LEWISTOWN, Ill. (AP) - Officials say three of four inmates who escaped from a county jail in western Illinois have been captured. Authorities say 35-year-old Jesse Davis, 26-year-old Cody Villalobos, ...
Jul 09, 2021
New Federal Tax Credit for kids begins July 15th for some families
US Senator Dick Durbin says temporary advance federal tax credits for some families with children are scheduled to begin July 15th. Those who are eligible will automatically receive the $300 a month f...
Jul 09, 2021
