Category Archives: Local News
Travelers flocked to the 'Middle of Everything' last year, generating over $88 billion in economic impact
The state welcomed 115 million visitors who spent over $50 billion By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois had a good year for tourism in ...
Sep 7, 2026 Stickers advertise tourism attractions in southern Illinois. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sonya Dymova).
Illinois regulators propose expansion to self-exclusion program for compulsive gamblers
The changes could open new ways to self-ban through mail, online or through provider referrals BY CASEY TONER AND MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Article Summary The Illinois Gaming Board approved new rules Thursday...
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A Chicago bus stop advertises the state’s gambling addiction helpline. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Centralia High Senior dies in accident at Carlyle Lake
An 18-year-old Centralia High School student died in an accident on the east side of Carlyle Lake in the Coles Creek area late Saturday afternoon. Clinton County Coroner Phil Moss says the body of Hun...
Sep 6, 2026 Jshanebutt / Depositphotos.com
Salem hits record high over 100 degrees for five straight days
The Salem Water Plant has recorded a record-high temperature for the past five days. The week's highest temperature came Saturday, when the thermometer reached 102 degrees, breaking the old record of ...
Sep 6, 2026
Police Beat for Sunday, September 6th, 2026
Centralia Police arrested two in separate domestic battery cases on Saturday. 19-year-old Ethan Sterns of West Vernor in Nashville remains in the Marion County Jail for domestic battery, while 66-year...
Sep 6, 2026
Saturday Police Beat for Saturday, September 5th, 2026
Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 67-year-old Van Runyon of State Route 161 in Centralia on Friday for alleged domestic battery. He remains in the Marion County Jail pending further court acti...
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Salem Fire Protection District fights small grass fire
The Salem Fire Protection District was called to a small grass fire on the Mark Huelsmann property in the 3200 block of Cumberland Lane on Lake Centralia early Saturday night. Fire officials say the f...
Sep 6, 2026
Dix home damaged in Friday morning fire
An electrical fire damaged a home in Dix Friday morning. Jefferson Fire reports smoke was showing from the attic of the home owned by Angela Wilson and occupied by Aaron Wilson at 412 North Jackson wh...
Sep 4, 2026 File: The current Jefferson Fire station.
Police Beat for Friday, February 4th, 2026
Illinois State Police arrested 54-year-old Adam Jourdan of Bethel Road in Sandoval for alleged possession of methamphetamine. Officers took him to the Marion County Jail, where he was later released o...
Sep 4, 2026
Patoka Fall Festival takes place this weekend
This year's Patoka Fall Festival celebrates 250 years of American independence. The festival opens on Friday at 5:00 p.m. with the carnival and food vendors in the park and Bingo at the Large Pavilion...
Sep 4, 2026
