Category Archives: Local News
Filling of prescriptions is harder with Aetna's action
CHICAGO (AP) - A December decision by insurer Aetna to drop Walgreens from its Illinois Medicaid plan is making it harder for thousands of low-income Chicago residents to get their prescriptions fille...
Jan 02, 2021
Anonymous donor gives Central Illinois Foodbank $500K gift
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The leader of the Central Illinois Foodbank says the group plans to use an anonymous donor's $500,000 gift to expand its reach during a time of growing need amid the ongoing c...
Jan 02, 2021
Four more South Central Illinois residents die from COVID-19 related causes
The Illinois Department of Public Health New Year’s Day reported 157 more COVID-19 related deaths including four in South Central Illinois. Three of the deaths were in Jefferson County, females ...
Jan 01, 2021
Several new state laws take effect January 1st, including one to protect stalking and sexual assault victims
A new state law will further protect victims of stalking and sexual assault. Illinois’ Address Confidentiality Program is currently only available to survivors of domestic violence. But a law ta...
Jan 01, 2021
Fatal Metro-East Crash blamed on icy road conditions; no injuries in three Marion County crashes
State Police say a 38-year-old Swansea man was struck and killed as a result of crashes on Interstate 255 near Collinsville in St. Clair County blamed on icy road conditions early Friday morning. The ...
Jan 01, 2021
Police Beat for Friday, January 1st, 2021
A 36-year-old Irvington man was arrested by Centralia Police on Thursday for alleged violation of an order of protection. Brian Schwartz of Pine Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. The Marion ...
Jan 01, 2021
Thousands of cannabis cases expunged due to legalization
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the forgiveness and expungement of about half a million criminal cannabis cases. Pritzker said Thursday he issued pardons for 9,210 low-level c...
Jan 01, 2021
Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges
CHICAGO (AP) - The year 2020 ended in Chicago with more homicides than in all but one year in more than two decades. Police on Friday reported that there were 769 homicides compared with 495 in 2019. ...
Jan 01, 2021
Marion County Health Department reports 57 new COVID-19 cases; no new deaths
The Marion County Health Department is reporting 57 new COVID-19 cases on New Year’s Eve, but no additional deaths. Statewide, there were 8,009 new cases and 133 additional deaths. There were tw...
Dec 31, 2020
Central Illinois county allows indoor dining to governor's chagrin
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The health department in the Illinois county that includes the state’s capital city says it will allow indoor service at bars and restaurants this weekend. The governor&...
Dec 31, 2020
