Category Archives: Local News
Salem City Council approves surplusing former Save-a-Lot building
The Salem City Council Monday night approved surplusing the former Save-a-Lot building on West Main Street and will put it up for sale July 1st. Mayor Nic Farley says the move is nothing against Missi...
Mar 05, 2024
Salem City Council approves TIF agreement to revitalize strip shopping center
The Salem City Council Monday night approved a downtown tax increment financing district development agreement for a small strip shopping center at 210 West Schwartz Street. Economic Development Direc...
Mar 05, 2024 A strip shopping center is scheduled to undergo renovation with the help of a City of Salem TIF agreement. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Wamac City Council to pursue purchase of three dilapidated properties
The Wamac City Council voted Monday evening to pursue the acquisition of three dilapidated properties in the community. Council members approved a motion to submit bids of $832 each to Illinois Tax Sa...
Mar 05, 2024 Lee Russell / CC
Odin Firemen find large rubbish pile when responding to structure fire
Odin Firemen were called out early Monday morning to a report of a structure fire on Princess Avenue in the Royal Lakes neighborhood. The fire was actually a large rubbish pile on Queens Avenue on the...
Mar 04, 2024
Kell Firemen fight 15-acre CRP and woods fire in rural Texico
Kell Firemen fought a fire late Sunday afternoon that spread through 10 acres of CRP land and eight acres of wood. The fire in the 23-thousand block of North Hails Lane in rural Texico apparently star...
Mar 04, 2024 =Nahemoth= / CC
U.S. Supreme Court rules states can't bar Trump from ballot in Illinois and other states based on insurrection clause
High court says only Congress can enforce 14th Amendment By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that individual state...
Mar 04, 2024 Donald Trump, whose placement on the March 19 primary ballot was challenged in Illinois, received a favorable ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. The high court ruled states don’t have the authority to disqualify federal candidates from the ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams. Original photo by Gage Skidmore used under CC-SA 2.0 license.)
Owner of Moran-Queen-Boggs Funeral Home agrees to permanent loss of Funeral Director and Embalmer license (updated)
The owner of the Moran-Queen-Boggs Funeral Home in Centralia has entered into a consent order to permanently revoke his Illinois funeral director and embalmer license. The order revoking the license o...
Mar 04, 2024 Moran Queen-Boggs Funeral Home in downtown Centralia. Photo by Steven Stilt.
Two die in Sunday night crash on US 51 at Irvington (updated)
A Richview and Decatur man were both pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on US 51 at the Irvington exit at 7th street on Sunday night. Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger identifi...
Mar 04, 2024
Salem City Council to consider putting Save-a-Lot building up for sale
The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to surplus for the former Save-a-Lot building at 406 West Main that the city acquired two years ago to be renovated into a new police station building...
Mar 04, 2024 Former Save-a-Lot building. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem housing demolition project underway
Salem Interim City Manager Annette Sola says the housing demolition work is now underway that is being funded through a $190,000 state grant. She reports city crews are doing the work. "House demoliti...
Mar 04, 2024