Category Archives: Local News
Mayor: Chicago opening 6 mass COVID-19 vaccination sites
CHICAGO (AP) - The city of Chicago is opening six mass COVID-19 vaccination sites that’ll be able to deliver roughly 25,000 weekly shots once fully operational. Mayor Lori Lightfoot visited a ne...
Jan 14, 2021
State Representative Charlie Meier calls passage of police bill sad day for Democracy
State Representative Charlie Meier is calling the passage of the massive criminal justice overhaul bill in the waning moments of the 101st General Assembly on Wednesday a sad day for Democracy. Meier ...
Jan 14, 2021 State Representative Charlie Meier.
Salem man arrested for theft following Facebook Marketplace incident
A 34-year-old Salem man has been arrested for felony theft after allegedly taking money but failing to deliver the purchased product in a Facebook Marketplace transaction. The Marion County Sheriff...
Jan 14, 2021
Marion County Coroner identifies elderly man who was found dead following manhunt
Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon has identified an elderly man who was the subject of an extensive manhunt on Monday as 79-year-old James R. Jones of Simmons Road in rural Kinmundy. Jones was found d...
Jan 13, 2021
Chicago teachers punished as classroom no-shows protest
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago teachers punished for refusing to show up for the start of in-person classes over COVID-19 concerns have demonstrated outside the home of the school board president. Roughly 150...
Jan 13, 2021
Farina woman hurt in single-vehicle crash west of St. Peter
A 25-year-old Farina woman was injured Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 185 about two miles west of St. Peter. State Police say a preliminary investigation indicates Aliss...
Jan 13, 2021
Michael Madigan out as Illinois House Speaker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois House has elected its first Black speaker to replace the longest-serving legislative leader in modern U.S. history. Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch will take over the ...
Jan 13, 2021
Criminal justice and police reform bill on Governor's desk
Illinois lawmakers have approved an expansive criminal justice and police reform bill. The legislation is hundreds of pages long, setting statewide standards for the use of force, making sure suspects...
Jan 13, 2021
Marion County Board could have website by March
The Marion County Board was told by the developer of its new website that it could be operational in March. The board Tuesday night discussed what the website would include. It will have information o...
Jan 13, 2021
Kinmundy woman hurt in single vehicle rollover crash
A 43-year-old Kinmundy woman was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash on the Kinoka Road near the Route 37 intersection south of Kinmundy early Wednesday morning. The Marion County Sheriff’...
Jan 13, 2021
