Category Archives: Local News
Illinois lawmakers pass bill to raise age of senior driving tests
If signed by governor, seniors won't have to take an annual driving test until the age of 87 By JADE AUBREY Capitol News Illinois jaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A bill unanimously passe...
May 24, 2025 The secretary of state’s downtown driver services facility is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope's American hometown
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls this week for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new pope's American hometown and raised question...
May 24, 2025 FILE - Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, May 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
Centralia Junior High School promotes 122 to high school
The Centralia Junior High gym was packed Thursday night to watch 122 eighth grade students be promoted to high school. Aaronayzha Collins was selected as the student of the year based on being a hard ...
May 23, 2025 Centralia Junior High School graduating class of 2025. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds Carlyle visitors the importance of keeping safety in mind while having fun.
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is excited to welcome visitors to Carlyle Lake for another recreation season, and stress the importance of staying safe while havin...
May 23, 2025
'Click It or Ticket' Buckle your Seatbelts for Memorial Day and Every Day
The Centralia Police Department is reminding drivers to buckle up as part of the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign. This high-visibility seat belt enforcement initiative runs from May 16 to May 2...
May 23, 2025 Michael Sheehan / CC
Police Beat for Friday, May 23rd, 2025
A 34-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Centralia Police for obstructing a peace officer and aggravated resisting arrest. Kyle Nix, who told police he was homeless, was taken to the Marion Co...
May 23, 2025 G20 Voice / CC
Patoka man arrested for DUI following car-semi wreck
A 61-year-old Patoka man was arrested Thursday afternoon for driving under the influence after his SUV ran into the side of a trailer on a semi. Salem Police say Marty Isaak of Marion Street in Patoka...
May 23, 2025
The Salem Family Aquatic Center opens this Memorial Day Weekend
The Salem Family Aquatic Center opens this Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 24th. but the weather may not cooperate. The pool hours will be from noon to 6:00, Monday through Sunday. For entry to ...
May 23, 2025
Attorney General Raoul wins court order, stopping dismantling of Department of Education
Attorney General Kwame Raoul has won a temporary restraining to stop the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the Department of Education. On March 13, Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 atto...
May 23, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Former minister sentenced to probation for child pornography
A 41-year-old former Worship Minister at the Calumet Street Christian Church in Centralia has been sentenced to four years' probation on five felony counts of child pornography. As part of the plea, I...
May 23, 2025
