Category Archives: Local News

Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced that a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has permanently blocked the Trump administration from penalizing states, including...

The Illinois Department of Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has announced that BCMW Community Services will be administering the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) which will start October ...

The Salem City Council Monday night will consider surplus of Edith Kell Park on South Washington Street and will be asked to approve downtown tax increment financing to renovate a downtown building in...

Two more record high temperatures were set over the weekend at the Salem Water Plant. The temperature reached 99 degrees on Saturday, breaking the old record of 94 set in 1972. Sunday's high was 94 br...

A 32-year-old Salem man has been arrested by Salem Police for criminal trespass to property. Christopher Budds of West Schwartz was later released on a notice to appear in court.

A 20-foot camper trailer in Central City was destroyed by fire Saturday morning. Centralia Fire Protection District firefighters responded to 137 North Morrison after Central City police officer Brody...

Salem firefighters responded to a combined fire on the Wilkins farm on Hoots Chapel Road late Friday afternoon. Firemen say a fire extinguisher was used to control the fire until the fire department a...

A 21-year-old Salem resident has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for aggravated domestic battery and criminal trespass to land after they were called to a domestic disturbance at a h...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in August, down -0.2 percentage point from July, and up +0.4 percentage point from the ...

As Illinois borrowers prepare for a new school year and as student loan payments and tuition bills come due, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is taking action t...