Category Archives: Local News
Senator Dick Durbin among two retiring law makers looking at ways to prevent Social Security cuts in the future
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - With the few months they have left as senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy have embarked on a mission to save tens of millions...
Aug 29, 2026 FILE - The Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md., Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - When the temperature heats up, so do emergency rooms, according to a massive study of Chicago hospital and urgent care records, which found incre...
Aug 29, 2026 FILE - A construction worker hydrates at the Shedd Aquarium, Aug. 27, 2024, on a hot day in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Illinois to receive up to $768M in Meta settlement over teen social media addiction
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois August 27, 2026 Article Summary Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a $17.1 billion multi-state settlement stemming from litigatio...
Aug 28, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul at the Illinois State Fair in August 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Missing Odin woman found quickly after search begins
Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says a 32-year-old missing Odin woman was found about 15 minutes after a manhunt was launched Thursday night. The woman, who had medical conditions, had left walking from th...
Aug 28, 2026
Man trapped in Xenia grain elevator saved by emergency responders and area farmers
A successful rescue of an employee of a grain elevator in Xenia who was trapped inside a grain bin and buried should-deep in grain. The trapped man was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Three X...
Aug 28, 2026
Unemployment drops across South Central Illinois
Unemployment is down across South Central Illinois. The rate in Marion County fell a half percent from June to 4.2 percent and is eight tenths of a percent lower than a year ago. That translates into ...
Aug 28, 2026
Student attendance normal at Salem High following bullet incident
Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says attendance at the high school is normal on Friday with no students reporting they are absent because of a single bullet, with no gun, ...
Aug 28, 2026
Police Beat for Friday, August 28th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 52-year-old Jerri Gray of Chatum Drive in Salem for domestic battery following a late Thursday afternoon incident at her home. Gray is accused of punching another woman and scrat...
Aug 28, 2026
Centralia High School tentative annual budget shows deficit
Centralia High School is expecting a deficit of between $200,000 and $300,000 for the coming fiscal year. At the regular school board meeting on Thursday, superintendent Chuck Lane said that while the...
Aug 28, 2026
Investigation underway into single bullet, with no gun, found in bathroom at Salem Community High School
A single bullet -- with no firearm -- was found in a men's restroom at Salem Community High School Thursday afternoon. The bullet was presented to the Salem Community High School Administration and th...
Aug 27, 2026
