Category Archives: Local News
Travel expenditures in Marion County total $51 million last fiscal year
Travel expenditures in Marion County during the last fiscal year totaled $51 million. The amount is down 3.8 percent from the previous year, which is thought to be the result of travel leveling off po...
Oct 09, 2025 Salem Mayor Nic Farley welcomes Discover Downstate Illinois Tourism meeting to Salem. Photo by Centralia Chamber of Commerce.
As Trump says Pritzker 'should be in jail,' Illinois' governor taunts: 'Come and get me'
by Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois October 8, 2025 Article Summary President Donald Trump posted to social media Wednesday that Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson "should be in ja...
Oct 09, 2025 A screenshot of Gov. JB Pritzker’s X account shows his Wednesday MSNBC interview telling President Donald Trump to “Come and get me.” (Screenshot from Gov. JB Pritzker’s X account)
Court scrutiny of ICE mounts as judge rules warrantless arrests violated order
by Jerry Nowicki, Hannah Meisel and Andrew Adams, Capitol News Illinois October 8, 2025 Article Summary A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated a federal c...
Oct 09, 2025 People gather outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois on Oct. 4. The facility has become a center for clashes between protestors and immigration officials. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
SCOTUS weighs whether Mike Bost can challenge Illinois election laws
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois October 8, 2025 Article Summary The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case weighing whether U.S. Rep. Mike Bost has the right to challenge ...
Oct 09, 2025 U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, speaks to reporters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Centralia Sunshine Project holds first Carillon Park Art and Wine Walk, replacing Celebrate Centralia
The Centralia Sunshine Project, in partnership with the Centralia Cultural Society, held the first Art and Wine Walk in Carillon Park on Saturday, October 4. The event replaces Celebrate Centralia, wh...
Oct 09, 2025 Tents set up along the sidewalk at Carillon Park for the Centralia Art and Wine Walk. Photo by Austin Williams.
Police Beat for Thursday, September 9th, 2025
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 47-year-old Wamac woman on a no bond Marion County misdemeanor warrant. Amanda Hunt of South James was taken to the Marion County Jail. 30-year-old Casey Gr...
Oct 09, 2025
Marion County Board approves roof bid for public service building
The Marion County Board in a special meeting Tuesday night approved a contractor to re-roof the public service building. The lowest of two bids was from ARS Construction of Murphysboro at a cost of $8...
Oct 08, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
City of Salem to hold community listening session Wednesday night
The City of Salem wants your input on what you would like to see the city accomplish in the next ten years. A community listening session for the comprehensive plan will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 Wedn...
Oct 08, 2025
Centralia Historical Museum shows off newly renovated room at 25th anniversary celebration
The Centralia Area Historical Society had a ribbon cutting for the museum's newly floored Leber Bar area at its annual members' meeting and 25th anniversary celebration on Tuesday. Museum president Je...
Oct 08, 2025 Ribbon cutting in the Leber Bar room at the Centralia Area Historical Museum. Photo by Austin Williams.
Salem Leaf Vac set to begin fall season on Monday
The Salem Leaf Vac will begin the fall season on Monday and run through mid-December. The public works department will make every effort to complete one cycle through town each week on your regular tr...
Oct 08, 2025 liz west / CC
