Category Archives: Local News
Salem Economic Development Director Resigns; Going to Jefferson County
Salem Economic Development Director Leah Dellicarpini is stepping down after three years on the job to become the new Executive Director of the Jefferson County Development Corporation. Both Salem May...
Oct 1, 2026 Salem Economic Development Director Leah Dellicarpini.
Motions begin on allowable testimony in the upcoming aggravated criminal sexual abuse trial of former Marion County Coroner Troy Cannon
Testimony began in Marion County Court Wednesday on motions filed by State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth to allow hearsay evidence and closed circuit testimony in the upcoming trial of former Marion County ...
Oct 1, 2026
Centralia man gets 56 years on child pornography case
A 69-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to 56 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty earlier in Marion County Court to two Class X felony charges of possession of child pornography. Mari...
Oct 1, 2026
Police Beat for October 1st, 2026
Salem Police arrested 56-year-old Eric Hout of Jones Street in Mt. Vernon for possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine following an early Thursday morning traffic stop. Hout was initially stop...
Oct 1, 2026
Abuse was caught on camera at Choate Developmental Center. The prosecutor offered plea deals
by Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois September 29, 2026 Article Summary Union County prosecutor Tyler Tripp agreed to reduce felony aggravated battery charges to misdemeanors in abuse cases agai...
Sep 30, 2026 A police document shows a Choate Mental Health and Development patient’s statement regarding abuse by a facility employee. (Capitol News Illinois illustration. Highlight added to police documents)
Pot left on stove fills Village Garden Restaurant with smoke
The Village Garden Restaurant on West Main in Salem was filled with smoke overnight after a pan with sauce was left on a stove burner. Salem Fire Protection District Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton s...
Sep 30, 2026
Amish teacher taking two students to school killed in Route 161 Extension crash
A 29-year-old Amish teacher who was taking two students to school Tuesday morning was killed when her Amish buggy collided with an SUV on the Route 161 Extension west of Johnsonville in Wayne County. ...
Sep 30, 2026
Walking in the middle of the street leads to multiple charges against Centralia man
A 20-year-old Centralia man was arrested on multiple charges after Centralia Police initially stopped him to request he not walk down the middle of the road. Ethan Saltsman of North Maple was eventual...
Sep 30, 2026
Actors announced for Sixth Annual Tales of East Lawn
The Salem Historical Commission has released details on the actors who will be portraying the lives of eight residents in the 6th annual Tales from East Lawn this Friday and Saturday night. Harper Swe...
Sep 30, 2026
Clothing match leads to arrest of Centralia man for aggravated robbery at Centralia Huck's
A clothing match from a recent traffic stop led to the arrest of a 36-year-old Centralia man for aggravated robbery of the Centralia Huck's store early Monday morning. Police Lieutenant Steve Whriteno...
Sep 30, 2026
