Category Archives: Local News
Early voting begins Thursday for March primary election
Early voting begins Thursday for the March 17th Primary Election. Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says you can vote early on the second floor of the courthouse outside his office from eight am to four p...
Feb 05, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Rural Salem home heavily damaged in Wednesday morning fire
A home in the Selmaville area was heavily damaged in a Wednesday morning fire that is believed to be electrical or related to a space heater. Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says the fire was a...
Feb 05, 2026
'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
by Jenna Schweikert and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois February 3, 2026 Article Summary Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by immigration agents last year, testified ...
Feb 04, 2026 Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who federal immigration agents shot five times last October, speaks Washington, D.C. forum on Tuesday. (Screenshot from Senator Richard Blumenthal livestream.)
State looks to expand manufacturing training at community colleges
by Reece Dower and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois February 4, 2026 Article Summary The state is accepting applications for $24 million in grant funds for downstate community colleg...
Feb 04, 2026 The Illinois Community College System headquarters is pictured in downtown Springfield. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Reece Dower)
Illinois joins WHO global outbreak network after U.S. withdraws
by Nikoel Hytrek and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois February 3, 2026 Article Summary JB Pritzker announced Illinois will join the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak...
Feb 04, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker wears an Illinois face mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Search warrant reveals FBI is investigating former Carlyle police chief
by Beth Hundsdorfer and Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois February 3, 2026 Article Summary The former chief of police in downstate Carlyle, Mark Pingsterhaus, is being investigated for p...
Feb 04, 2026 The police department in Carlyle, Illinois, as seen on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Pritzker sticking to proposal to fully fund pensions
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois February 3, 2026 Article Summary JB Pritzker said he will push forward on his 2024 proposal to fully fund pensions and address other funding issues. Pritzker's ...
Feb 04, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at an event at the Illinois AFL-CIO in Springfield on Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
KC's new basketball court to be named after longtime educator, coach and WJBD sportscaster Bill Hawley
The basketball court at Kaskaskia College's new gymnasium will bear the name of a longtime staple of the college, following action by KC's board of trustees on Tuesday night. Board members approved a ...
Feb 04, 2026 Shown is a rendering of the "Bill Hawley Court" wordmark on the basketball court of the new Kaskaskia College gymnasium.
Ticket deadline nearing for Marion County Soil and Water Conservation Annual Meeting
The Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District board members and staff are reminding everyone the ticket deadline for the upcoming 81st Annual Meeting and Dinner is coming up next week. The ev...
Feb 04, 2026
Carlyle Lake officials set water control operations and dam safety meeting
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public workshop on the water control operations of Carlyle Lake on Thursday, February 12th at 6:30 p.m. The location for the workshop will be at the Carlyl...
Feb 04, 2026
