Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Friday, February 14th, 2025
A 67-year-old homeless Centralia man has been arrested again for criminal trespass to the Centralia Amtrak Station where he has previously been banned. Joel Firebaugh was taken to the Marion County Ja...
Feb 14, 2025
Area Republican State Representatives React to the Verdict of Former Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan
Local Republican State Representatives and Senators have reacted to the guilty verdict for the corruption trial of former Democratic Illinois House Speaker, Michael Madigan. State Senator, Terri Bryan...
Feb 13, 2025 Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Lincoln Unlocked brings new digital experiences to presidential library
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum commemorated Lincoln's birthday Wednesday by officially launching Lincoln Unlocked. The digital tool gives visitors exciting new ways to explore Lin...
Feb 13, 2025
Illinois Department of Agriculture Suspends Poultry Exhibition and Sale Events
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is issuing a 30-day suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets, and auction markets in response to the ongoi...
Feb 13, 2025
Sheriff wants to handle any disputes involving solar farm construction northwest of Salem
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps is asking both sides to come through the sheriff's department if a problem develops between workers and the public over construction activity at the large solar farm...
Feb 13, 2025
Police Beat for Thursday, February 13th, 2025
Two people were arrested Wednesday on outstanding no bond warrants. 41-year-old Robbie Nelson of Norton Road in Odin was arrested on three Clinton County felony and major traffic warrants. He was take...
Feb 13, 2025
Salem woman arrested following rolling domestic
A 21-year-old Salem woman has been arrested by Salem Police for aggravated battery to a person over 60 and aggravated domestic battery. Ashley Jenson of Cottonwood Drive is accused of striking and cho...
Feb 12, 2025
University of Illinois soybean lab shut down due to end of federal funding
by Bridgette Fox, Capitol News Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's international soybean lab will be forced to close in April following President Donald Trump's end to the federal f...
Feb 12, 2025
Lawsuits with Trump administration stretching Illinois attorney general's resources
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois February 11, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump adminis...
Feb 12, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the Illinois House floor in May 2023. He told Capitol News Illinois he plans to brief the General Assembly about the cost of the state’s ongoing lawsuits against Trump administration policies. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Madigan guilty of bribery conspiracy as jury returns partial verdict
Jurors deadlock on charges related to co-defendant Mike McClain By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com This story will continue to be updated. CHICAGO - Former Democrat...
Feb 12, 2025 Michael Madigan and Mike McClain are pictured exiting the Dirksen Federal Courthouse the week of Jan. 27. A jury on Wednesday found Madigan guilty on 10 of 23 public corruption counts and not guilty on seven other counts. The jury deadlocked on six counts, all of which pertained to McClain. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
