Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Sunday, November 2nd, 2025
A 25-year-old Salem man was arrested Saturday night for domestic battery, unlawful restraint, and fleeing and eluding an officer following an earlier incident. Salem Police had initially been called t...
Nov 02, 2025
No One Taken to Hospital Following Minor Injuries in Car-Deer Crash on I-57 North of Salem
Two of the three people in a car that struck a deer on southbound I-57 two miles north of Salem early Sunday morning complained of minor injuries, but did not require hospital treatment. Initial infor...
Nov 02, 2025 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
'They are literally targeting people.' ICE comes to Clinton County
Man detained at Spanish-speaking traffic court in Clinton County is a first in the area Article Summary A man who is undocumented was detained inside the Clinton County Courthouse in Carlyle as...
Nov 01, 2025 Jose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, was detained for deportation at the Clinton County Courthouse on
Monday, October 27, 2025, in Carlyle, Illinois. The men who arrested Guardian declined to
identify themselves and took him out of the courthouse in handcuffs. Guardian is
undocumented and was attempting to go to a Spanish-language traffic court for charges
unrelated to his immigration status. (Illinois Answers Project photo by Janelle O’Dea)
Photo Gallery: Near Perfect Halloween Weather Draws Out Large Numbers for Trick or Treat Activities in Salem
Kids spread out throughout a number of area communities on Friday night for Halloween Trick or Treat. Salem was no exception, with trick or treating on Main and Broadway, including stops at the Salem ...
Nov 01, 2025 Salem Community High School play out a number of characters in their Trunk or Treat in the high school's front parking lot Friday night.
About 40 Enter Salem Recreation Department Costume Contest
The Salem Recreation Department continued its tradition of holding a Halloween Costume Contest on Friday night before the trick-or-treating activity. Thatcher Dobyns took first place in the age 3 and ...
Nov 01, 2025
Federal Judge's Order Clarifies that USDA Must Use SNAP Contingency Funds
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued a statement after a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts issued an order finding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use its S...
Nov 01, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Clocks turn back one hour for Return to Central Standard Time early Sunday morning
Daylight Savings Time officially ends at two Sunday morning, which means clocks need to be turned back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM...
Nov 01, 2025
Mission Salem Sets Building Dedication for Sunday
Mission Salem will hold a building dedication celebration for their new building on Sunday afternoon. President Angie Cartwright says the new building was constructed at 294 South Hotze in the Westsid...
Nov 01, 2025
Police Beat for Saturday, November 1st, 2025
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 24-year-old Centralia man for domestic battery and criminal damage to property following an incident at a Patoka home early Saturday morning. Deputies were ...
Nov 01, 2025
Salem's new city manager and police chief discuss initial thoughts before Salem Chamber Lunch
Salem's new city manager Lisa Peck and Police Chief Todd Boles talked about their backgrounds, initial impressions of Salem, and answered questions during the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce monthly...
Oct 31, 2025 Salem Police Chief Todd Boles and Salem City Manager Lisa Peck at the Salem Chamber Lunch. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
