Category Archives: Local News
Friday's Food & Art to Pay Tribute to Jefferson County First Responders on September 11
Mt. Vernon Festivals, Inc. invites the community to come together for a special evening of appreciation and remembrance during Friday's Food & Art: A Tribute to First Responders, Friday, September...
Sep 3, 2026
New unique business welcomed to downtown Salem
The Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Wednesday to welcome a new unique downtown business. Co-owner Brittany Moore says Spaces at 107 East Main near the Main and Broadway interse...
Sep 3, 2026 Spaces owners Scott and Brittany Moore in front of their business in downtown Salem. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois September 2, 2026 Article Summary Illinois hospitals stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years due to changes in Medicaid rules b...
Sep 3, 2026 Hospitals in Illinois stand to lose billions of dollars in revenue over the next several years due to upcoming changes in how they are paid by Medicaid. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Electoral Board Selected to Hear Marion County Republican Sheriff Nomination Objections
The three-person electoral board has now been selected to hear the seven objections to the nomination of Anthony Decker to be the Republican Party's nominee for sheriff. The board includes Chief Deput...
Sep 3, 2026 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
SIUE lecturer charged $100K in personal items to university credit card, feds say
by Cormac Biesk and Saluki Local Reporting Lab, Capitol News Illinois September 2, 2026 Article Summary A federal grand jury has indicted SIUE lecturer Jonathan C. Clark on one count of mail fraud and...
Sep 3, 2026 The federal courthouse in East St. Louis. (Photo by Cormac Biesk of the Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Batch in Central City
The Marion County Health Department is reporting a positive mosquito batch for West Nile Virus in Central City. The Culex pipiens mosquito, commonly called a house mosquito increases in numbers during...
Sep 3, 2026 Brett Hondow / Depositphotos.com
Dix man receives minor injuries when crashing into moving train
A Dix man received minor injuries when his pickup truck ran into a moving train on Wednesday at the Baseline Road crossing in rural Walnut Hill. Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard says Michael Reed...
Sep 3, 2026
Fire destroys three downtown DuQuoin businesses, 30 fire departments fight fire
Fire departments from at least five counties fought a fire that destroyed three downtown DuQuoin businesses on Wednesday afternoon. The fire began at the large Home Lumber Company and spread to BJ's G...
Sep 3, 2026
Ribbon cut for Monken dealership remodel
The Monken Chrysler Nissan dealership in Centralia showed off its finished remodel at a ribbon cutting on Tuesday. The remodel includes an updated interior and new showrooms. Wes Monken said employees...
Sep 2, 2026 Ribbon cutting in front of the remodeled Monken dealership. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Judge orders federal logging project halted in Shawnee National Forest
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois September 1, 2026 Article Summary A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to suspend a commercial logging project in southern Illinois' Shawnee Nati...
Sep 2, 2026 A 300-foot limestone bluff at Inspiration Point in the Shawnee National Forest. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sonya Dymova)
