Category Archives: Local News

DECATUR, Ill. (AP) - Law enforcement officers from around Illinois gathered at Maranatha Assembly of God in Decatur for the funeral of slain Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim. The officer was sh...

CHICAGO (AP) - Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy "Spazzy McGee" Jones in the 2003 movie "School of Rock" starring Jack Black, was killed when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle along...

The Marion County Health Department is reporting the county's 119th COVID-19 related death on Wednesday. The health department reports the victim was a female in her 50s who was not a long-term care r...

Not raising water rates in 13 years is now causing a major concern about deficits in the City of Salem water department's operation. Finance Director Kelly Barrow told the city council during a planni...

Salem Police have arrested a Salem man on two sex offender registration violations. 23-year-old Jordan Lippert of South Franklin was taken into custody for having an expired registration and for failu...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois governor unveiled a splashy tourism campaign this month called "Time for Me to Drive." It touts hot spots from Galena to the Shawnee National Forest with lyrics set t...

The Illinois Senate is voting to decriminalize HIV. State law currently makes it a felony crime to transmit the virus, whether it be via needles or sex...even in a consensual relationship. Senator Rob...

A 43-year-old Centralia man received minor head injuries after a deer crashed through the windshield of his car while he was traveling Monday night on Route 37 South of Salem near England Road. Christ...

The Centralia Police Department has released information on a two-vehicle roll-over crash at Poplar and McCord Street in downtown Centralia on Friday morning. Police reports indicate an SUV driven by ...

The Salem City Council talked about how to address the needs of the city for more than four hours during a planning session Tuesday night. The evening began with a listing of strengths, weaknesses, op...