Category Archives: Local News

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 1,962 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois on Saturday along with 25 additional deaths. None of the deaths are in S...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois health authorities are reminding residents to be cautious of bats and other animals that could have rabies as the weather warms. The Illinois Department of Public Hea...

The state is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday in order to get more front-line workers vaccinated. Higher education staff, government workers, and the media will be able to sign...

A 38-year-old Sandoval man was arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail by Salem Police for aggravated battery to a police officer. Police say William Eagan of Jefferson Street allegedly struck an...

Illinois’ first on-site cannabis consumption bar will soon open in Southern Illinois. The Luna Lounge is a bring-your-own consumption bar in Sesser that allows up to 100 users to consume marijua...

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - The head of Wheaton College says the suburban Chicago school has removed a plaque that referred to indigenous people as "savages." The Chicago Tribune reports that the Christian l...

No decision Friday in Bryan Kuder’s attempt to get the Mayor’s job back in Centralia. Judge Kimbara Harrell heard nearly 2 and a half hours of argument on if the Centralia City Council imp...

An 86-year-old St. Elmo woman was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 at milepost 91 in Effingham County late Friday morning. State Police identify the victim as Evadine Goers. She was pro...

The Marion County Health Department is reporting 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and Friday. Four of the cases are considered community spread while nine were considered to be from household or c...

Centralia Police say one of 19 licensed retail businesses in Centralia that sell tobacco sold to an underage person during the latest compliance checks completed on Thursday. Ronald Winkenwerder of Bi...