Category Archives: Local News
Fallen Aurora firefighter honored at state's annual memorial ceremony
by Jade Aubrey and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois May 13, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - Fallen Aurora firefighter Cristian Medrano was honored at the state's 32nd annual Fallen Firefig...
May 14, 2025 A wreath commemorating fallen Aurora firefighter Cristian Medrano is displayed during the state’s annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Illinois seeks to prevent feds from tying funding for states to immigration enforcement
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois May 13, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 19 other Democratic attorneys general filed a pair of lawsuits Tuesday against Trump administration polic...
May 14, 2025 Attorney General Kwame Raoul listens to debate in the Illinois House in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Prosecution begins testimony in Ricky Norwood murder retrial
The prosecution began presenting testimony in the Ricky Norwood murder retrial in Marion County Court on Tuesday. Norwood was found guilty in his first trial in October 2023 for the 2015 murder of Dus...
May 14, 2025 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Clinton County sheriff releases more information on Friday fatal crash
Clinton County Sheriff Dan Travous has released additional information about a Friday afternoon crash involving two UTVs and a pickup truck on Drive In Road in rural Breese that claimed the life of a ...
May 14, 2025 Clinton County Sheriff's Department. Photo courtesy of department's Facebook page.
Fairview Park's new playground equipment being installed, not yet ready for use
New playground equipment is currently being installed in Fairview Park of Centralia. Although it is a big step forward for the community, the new playground equipment is not ready to be played on. The...
May 14, 2025 Photo by Pat Hodges.
Village of Kell to hold military flag dedication ceremony
The Village of Kell invites everyone to the military flag display dedication ceremony which will be held on May 17 at 2 p.m. on the village hall grounds. The ceremony will be dedicated to Kell's late ...
May 14, 2025 Cristian Ramírez / CC
Police Beat for Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
A 37-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for alleged domestic battery and on outstanding felony and domestic battery no bond failure to appear warrant. Norman Dailey was taken...
May 14, 2025
Marion County Board committees say U of I extension money will be returned
Supporters of the University of Illinois Extension Programs, including 4H, jammed into the Marion County Courthouse Monday night to ask the county board to return the money zeroed out of the budget fo...
May 13, 2025 Jordee Koehler speaks at a Marion County Board committee meeting on Monday night. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Juneteenth organizers speak at Centralia Museum
By Steven Stilt Organizers of the annual Centralia Juneteenth celebration are gearing up for next month's festivities and hope to see the local event continue to grow. Members of the Juneteenth Commit...
May 13, 2025 (From left) Malaya Downey, Ellie McClelland, and Timothia Reid from the Centralia Juneteenth Committee speak at the Centralia Area Historical Museum on Monday evening. Photo by Steven Stilt.
Centralia man injured in Mills Cart Road Crash
A 24-year-old Centralia man was injured when his SUV ran off Mills Cart Road east of Hoots Chapel Road northeast of Salem and fell six feet off a bridge into a creek below. Salem Fire Protection Distr...
May 13, 2025
