Category Archives: Local News

CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois attorney general's office has reached consent decrees with four companies, including a temporary staffing agency, to resolve allegations of workplace segregation and sex di...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has commuted the sentence of a man who claimed he was framed by Chicago police detectives for a 1990 double murder. Gerald Reed was granted a new trial in 20...

Governor Pritzker announces $7-Billion is headed to Illinois schools from federal COVID relief money. Marion County school districts will receive more than 39-million dollars in new federal COVID-19 r...

The Illinois Department of Agriculture continues to move ahead with plans for holding the Illinois and DuQuoin State Fairs this year. Ag Director Jerry Costello says he’s feeling positive that t...

As a state moratorium on utility shutoffs comes to an end, more than 800-thousand customers in Illinois are behind on their utility bills and potentially subject to having their service cut off. Consu...

The City of Centralia will hold a citywide cleanup week from April 12th through the 16th. Participation is limited to single-family residences, townhomes, condominiums, and apartments that do not exce...

While there are several hotly contested races on the ballot for next Tuesday’s Consolidated Election, Marion County Clerk Steve Fox is expecting a normal turnout. Fox says early voting will be d...

A 21-year-old Salem man has been arrested on drug charges. Joshua McWhirter of West Warmoth was taken into custody for alleged possession of meth and controlled substance following a traffic stop by M...

March was much wetter this year than in 2020. The Salem Water Plant is reporting 6.28 inches of rain, with the largest daily total being 2.22 inches on March 10th. That compares to 4.75 inches last Ma...

The Clinton County Highway Department has announced the Boulder Road will be closed at the bridge over Gibbs Creek between Lake Villa Road and Nut Road four miles north of US 50 for bridge replacement...