Category Archives: Local News
Two Marion County Prisoners Charged with Aggravated Battery to Cellmate
Two prisoners at the Marion County Jail where charged with two counts apiece of aggravated battery to a cellmate in Marion County Court on Tuesday. 22-year-old Tahj Billberry of Hickory Ridge apartmen...
Jul 02, 2025 Billberry is on the left, and Hubbard is on the right.
Sandoval woman pleads guilty to kicking two Sandoval Police Officers
A 24-year-old Sandoval woman has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to two counts of aggravated battery to separate Sandoval Police Officers. The charges against Siara Stokes of South Mine Street s...
Jul 02, 2025
Police Beat for Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been arrested on drug and domestic battery charges. Brett Smith of North Beech was arrested by Centralia Police for allegedly domestic battery and by Marion County Sher...
Jul 02, 2025
SSM Health at Home announces the winner of the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award
Holly Avery, RN, an SSM Health at Home nurse in Mt. Vernon, IL, was recently honored with the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award for her extraordinary patient-focused approach to nursing throughout her ...
Jul 02, 2025
Pritzker selects former Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell as running mate
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois July 1, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that former Deputy Gov. Christian Mitchell will be his running mate for the 2026 campaign. Pritzker's selection,...
Jul 01, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker has chosen Christian Mitchell to be his running mate in the 2026 gubernatorial election, replacing Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who is running for U.S. Senate. (Capitol News Illinois illustration; Photo by Dun Boyer, Wiki Commons, CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license)
'Hidden gem': Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination
by Sonya Dymova, Maggie Dougherty and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois June 30, 2025 WOLF LAKE. Ill. - Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois' Shawne...
Jul 01, 2025 Machaela Sweeney enjoys the view at the top of Inspiration Point near the Mississippi River in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Illinois to roll out direct admissions program for most state universities
by Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois June 30, 2025 Editor's note: This story was updated to refer to the correct building on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University in the featured photo capt...
Jul 01, 2025 NEIU: Someone walks past the student center at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. It is one of nine state universities that will begin offering direct admission to qualifying Illinois students. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Salem Plans 4th of July Celebration
The City of Salem plans to have a music program leading up to the Friday night fireworks display over the Salem Reservoir. Recreation Director Jed Casburn is inviting everyone to come out early and en...
Jul 01, 2025
Centralia woman arrested on outstanding warrant, could face new drug charges
Centralia Police arrested a 24-year-old Centralia woman on new drug offenses before taking her to the Clinton County Jail on a warrant for a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Del...
Jul 01, 2025 nachans / CC
Pickup truck stolen from Salem located abandoned in Centralia
Centralia Police had recovered a stolen pickup truck from Salem at about the same time the theft was being reported Monday morning to Salem Police. Salem Police report the pickup was taken sometime ov...
Jul 01, 2025
