Category Archives: Local News
Jones testifies that FBI asked him to wear a wire on hospital CEO, other lawmakers
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois April 18, 2025 CHICAGO - Federal agents asked state Sen. Emil Jones III to wear a wire against a politically connected hospital CEO and his fellow lawmakers in ...
Apr 18, 2025 State Sen. Emil Jones III leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, April 17, after finishing three days of testifying in his own defense at his corruption trial. Closing arguments are set for Monday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Salem's Spring City Wide Cleanup will be next week
The City of Salem Public Works Department has announced that the City Wide Clean Up will be held next week. The City's residential trash hauler, Sunrise Sanitation, will collect items on your regularl...
Apr 18, 2025
117 seniors attend Salem Senior Fair
There were 117 who registered their attendance at State Representative Blaine Wilhour's Senior Fair that was held Thursday morning at the Salem Community Activity Center. That's up from the 90 that at...
Apr 18, 2025 Visitors at the Senior Fair. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Homeless person living in storage unit blamed for fire
Salem Assistant Fire Chief Bill Fulton says a homeless person living in a storage unit at Red Roof Storage at West Lake and South Broadway in Salem appears to have started a fire that damaged several ...
Apr 18, 2025
Illinois wheat referendum passes
Illinois wheat producers approved a measure to bring a wheat check-off program to the State of Illinois. By a vote of 207 to 69, producers passed a referendum to implement a voluntary wheat check-off ...
Apr 18, 2025 USDA NRCS Montana
Centralia home heavily damaged in early Friday morning fire
An investigation is underway to the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a home at 604 West 6th Street in Centralia early Friday morning. None of the three occupants of the residence were home at the ...
Apr 18, 2025
Police Beat for Friday, April 18th, 2025
Three people were taken to the Marion County Jail on outstanding warrants on Thursday. A 46-year-old Centralia man, Shaun Vaughn of South Locust, was arrested by Centralia Police on an outstanding Mar...
Apr 18, 2025
Though wary of FBI mole's 'used car salesman' vibe, Sen. Emil Jones III testifies he felt obliged to work with him
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois April 17, 2025 CHICAGO - Red-light camera entrepreneur Omar Maani made a point of not saying much during an April 2019 meeting with state Sen. Emil Jones III, D...
Apr 17, 2025 State Sen. Emil Jones III continued testifying in his own defense Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Jones is accused of agreeing to accept bribes from a red-light camera entrepreneur-turned-cooperating witness in exchange for amending legislation the industry believed was a threat — and lying to the FBI about it. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Hannah Meisel and Andrew Adams)
Two more community gardens to be added in Centralia this year
There will be two more community gardens in Centralia this year. Rob Schnitker, who leads the program for Mission Centralia, made the announcement when speaking at the Greater Centralia Chamber of Com...
Apr 17, 2025 Rob Schnitker speaking at the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Missing Salem Walmart employee found safe in Florida
A missing Salem Walmart employee was found safe in Tallahassee, Florida Wednesday night. 43-year-old Antwano Leshore of Mt. Vernon had been entered as a missing person on Tuesday the day after he was ...
Apr 17, 2025
