Category Archives: Local News
Salem City Council to Consider New Downtown TIF Agreement
The Salem City Council Tuesday night will consider an additional downtown TIF agreement with Jered Gambill who is preparing to renovate more downtown buildings. Under the proposal, Gambill would recei...
Feb 16, 2026
Police Beat for Monday, February 16th, 2026
A 22-year-old Olney man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on an outstanding Richland County misdemeanor failure to appear warrant. Elijiah Moore of South Mill remains in the Marion...
Feb 16, 2026
Jefferson Fire Residents Invited to Open House Monday Night to Learn More About Bond Issue for New Fire Station
Residents who live in the Jefferson Fire Protection District are invited to an open house Monday night to learn more about a bond issue on the March 17th primary ballot that would allow for constructi...
Feb 16, 2026
A judge says she'll rule that the US still cannot force states to provide data on SNAP recipients
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration cannot force states to hand over detailed information on people who have applied for or received aid from the Supplemental N...
Feb 15, 2026 FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed outside of a convenience store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press President Donald Trump's administration cannot rescind $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now, a federal judge in I...
Feb 15, 2026 FILE - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,File)
Judge rules four people arrested by ICE without warrants should be released
He also ordered Homeland Security to give notice to attorneys before releasing people from detention By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Federa...
Feb 15, 2026 National Immigrant Justice Center attorneys Mark Fleming and Keren Zwick, right, and ACLU of Illinois attorney Michelle García speak to reporters at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago after a Feb. 13, 2026, hearing on warrantless immigration arrests amid Operation Midway Blitz. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Two Salem Residents Arrested on Drug Charges in Nashville, IL Traffic Stop
Nashville, IL Police have arrested two Salem residents following an early Thursday night traffic stop along I-64 eastbound at the Nashville exit. Those arrested were the driver, 49-year-old John Haney...
Feb 14, 2026 John Haney (Nashville Police Department)
Police Beat for Saturday, February 14th, 2026
A 22-year-old Iuka man has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies for violation of pretrial conditions. Tanner Mollet of Oak Road was taken to the Marion County Jail to await further court ...
Feb 14, 2026
Two Arrested After Leading Centralia Police on 100 Plus Mile Per Hour Chase with Shots Fired at the Pursuing Officer
Two Centralia residents have been arrested after fleeing a car that crashed in Washington County after a Friday night chase that reached 110 miles per hour, with shots fired at the pursuing officer. T...
Feb 14, 2026 Dylan Foutch 2022 mug shot from Marion County Jail.
Mt Vernon Man Gets 48 Year Prison Term in Child Pornography Case
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a 34-year-old Mt. Vernon, Illinois man has been sentenced to 48 years in prison for disseminating child sexual abuse material. Dustin Phillips was sentenced by J...
Feb 14, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
