Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker signs executive order responding to impact of tariffs on Illinois
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois July 14, 2025 Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order requiring state agencies to come up with plans to respond to tariffs. President Donald ...
Jul 15, 2025
John Hooker, first of 'ComEd Four' to be sentenced, gets 1½ years in prison
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois July 14, 2025 Article Summary Former Commonwealth Edison executive John Hooker has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in addition to a $500,000 fine - the fi...
Jul 15, 2025
Online Registration Underway for Salem High Students
Salem Community High School Students can now complete online registration for the coming school year. It is available at salemhigh.com through the Skyward Family Access. Students have until Monday, Au...
Jul 15, 2025
Descendants of William Jennings Bryan visit his home
Two great grandsons of William Jennings Bryan visited his birthplace museum in Salem on Monday. Both William Forsyth and William Jennings Bryan Forsyth were impressed with what has been to improve the...
Jul 15, 2025 Salem Historical Commission member Jim Koehler (left) talks with William Jennings Bryan's great grandchildren William Forsyth (center) and William Jennings Bryan Forsyth (right) during a visit to the Bryan Birthplace home on Monday. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Four One Hope United Residents Arrested Following Two Incidents
Centralia Police have arrested four 16 and 17-year-old female juveniles from One Hope United following two separate incidents overnight. Three were arrested after entering Five Star Tobacco and Vape o...
Jul 15, 2025
Governor Pritzker Awards Multiple Tech Incubator Enhancement Grants
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that $7 million in grant funding has been awarded to four grantees through the Tech Incubator Enh...
Jul 14, 2025 dicogm / Depositphotos.com
Illinois Sends Search and Rescue Team to Texas
An Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team from Illinois is headed to Texas overnight to assist with operations after deadly flooding this week. This group of 39 rescuers from fire departments, deployed a...
Jul 14, 2025 Sergey Kochkarev
St. Elmo man sentenced to 32 years' imprisonment after he shot a rifle at federal agents
A district judge has sentenced a 47-year-old St. Elmo man to 32 years in federal prison after he shot at law enforcement agents serving an arrest warrant at his residence in Fayette County. Dax Baldri...
Jul 14, 2025
Postal Rates Go Up Again
Mailing a letter or post card will cost you more. The U.S. Postal Service has implemented a five cent rate increase for both the cost of mailing a letter and post card. The new rate for a one ounce fi...
Jul 14, 2025 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Heavy rains hit Marion County area Sunday afternoon
Heavy thunderstorms traveled across South Central Illinois Sunday afternoon prompting severe thunderstorms for northeast Marion County and Clay County. The rain was so heavy, flash flood advisories we...
Jul 14, 2025 Robin Ducro / CC
