Category Archives: Local News
Chicago Police: Shooting kills 8-year-old girl and wounds 10 people including small children (updated)
CHICAGO (AP) - Eleven people standing outside a family gathering Saturday night were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city's S...
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Police Beat for Sunday, March 24th, 2024
A 32-year-old homeless Centralia woman already being held in the Marion County Jail had additional charges added on Saturday. Magen Johnson had counts of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a...
Apr 14, 2024
Lawmakers, cannabis industry calls for ban on 'delta-8' and other psychoactive hemp products
Delta-8 explodes in popularity, but burgeoning cannabis industry says it's a dangerous threat By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' largest can...
Apr 13, 2024 Cannabis Business Association of Illinois Executive Director Tiffany Ingram holds up a bag of Fritos corn chips and a similar-looking bag of “Fritos” snacks with small cannabis leaves on it. CBAI is urging for the state to prohibit sales of delta-8 THC products like the imposter “Fritos.” (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Long time Centralia Fire Protection District Chief laid to rest
Members of fire departments from around the region as well as those involved in the statewide Illinois Fire Chief's Association gathered in Centralia Friday for the funeral of long-time Centralia Fire...
Apr 13, 2024 Fire trucks and ambulances line the entrance to Hillcrest Memorial Park for the burial of longtime Centralia Fire Protection District official Greg Earle. Photo by Pat Hodges.
Three face new felony charges in Marion County Court
Three persons made first appearances in Marion County Court Friday on new felony charges. 31-year-old Zachary Zeller of South Locust in Centralia has been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon ...
Apr 13, 2024 Marion County Courthouse
Police Beat for Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Centralia Police arrested two on no-bond warrants and took them to the Marion County Jail. 27-year-old Aaron Warren of West 14th in Centralia was arrested on a major traffic warrant. 43-year-old Chris...
Apr 13, 2024
Centralia woman faces six charges following head-on collision last April
A Centralia woman has been charged with aggravated reckless driving and five other offenses following an injury head-on crash in Centralia that occurred just over a year ago Heather Marcum was also ch...
Apr 13, 2024
Capitol Briefs: Bill creating new early childhood agency among 244 to advance
Other measures would require insurers to cover IVF, allow social workers to carry naloxone By ALEX ABBEDUTO HANNAH MEISEL & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFI...
Apr 13, 2024 State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, is pictured on the Senate Floor on Friday, April 12. She is the sponsor of a measure creating a standalone early childhood department in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Centralia man charged with threatening public official
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been charged in Marion County Court with threatening a public official. Blake Shafran is accused of telling a Central City Police Officer transferring him to the Marion...
Apr 12, 2024
Regulators weigh future of gas industry in Illinois
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Natural gas is fueling a fight between consumer advocates, a powerful utility company and the state. Amid competing adver...
Apr 12, 2024 The Michael A. Bilandic building, home to the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission, is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)