Category Archives: Local News
Resurfacing Planned on Two Sections of Main Street in Salem
The Illinois Department of Transportation reports two sections of Main Street in Salem will be resurfaced beginning this week with the project expected to be completed by late September. The two areas...
Sep 03, 2025
Police Beat for Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025
Salem Police have arrested 30-year-old Timothy Finley for criminal trespass to property and possession of under five grams of meth. Finley was on the former Family Video parking lot where he had earli...
Sep 03, 2025
As Trump declares 'we're going in,' Pritzker says 'terror and cruelty is the point'
Governor expects federal action to mirror recent deployments in L.A. as judge rules military use illegal By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary JB Pr...
Sep 03, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker, left, speaks at a Sept. 2 news conference to reporters ahead of potential military deployments in Chicago. Pictured behind him, from left to right: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Attorney General Kwame Raoul. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Illinois Department of Labor opposes federal rollback of minimum wage protections
The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) issued a statement on Tuesday condemning actions by the Trump administration to roll back federal minimum wage and overtime protections for millions of home hea...
Sep 02, 2025
U.S. Justice Department files complaint challenging Illinois laws providing in-state tuition and scholarships for undocumented immigrants
The United States Department of Justice is challenging Illinois laws providing in-state tuition and scholarships for immigrant students without legal status. DOJ lawyers claim that these laws unconsti...
Sep 02, 2025
Rural Mt. Vernon man arrested for first-degree murder in connection with shooting death of his wife
A 51-year-old rural Mt. Vernon man has been arrested for first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his wife at their home. Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies arrested John Finney o...
Sep 02, 2025
16-year-old Patoka girl airlifted from scene of Monday night crash
A 16-year-old Patoka girl was injured in a single car crash Monday night on the Mills Cart Road near the Hoots Chapel Road intersection northwest of Salem. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say the juv...
Sep 02, 2025
Salem woman hurt in single vehicle crash on Cross Road
A 22-year-old Salem woman was injured Monday morning when her SUV went off the Cross Road and overturned in the roadside ditch alongside the Salem Country Club. Salem Police say Kaitlynn Biegelesen of...
Sep 02, 2025
Car Destroyed by Fire in Centralia
Centralia City Firefighters say a parked car caught fire at a home in the 600 block of North Locust Street Monday afternoon. Firefighters say it has not been determined how the fire started in the eng...
Sep 02, 2025 Centralia City Fire Truck. File Photo.
Salem City Council to consider moving forward on new access road to southwest quadrant of I-57 - U.S. 50 Interchange
The Salem City Council Tuesday night will be asked to execute an engineering agreement with Milano and Grunloh Engineers, LLC for design work related to construction of Maverick Street. Maverick Stree...
Sep 02, 2025
