Category Archives: Local News
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and NAL take top honors in Little Egypt Festival Parade
A colorful and impressive parade of floats and bands made their way through Salem during Saturday's 53rd annual Little Egypt Festival, producing many happy spectators and some well-deserved winners. A...
Oct 06, 2024 The entry from Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church won the Grant Marshall's trophy selected by Doyle Combs who was honored for his success with the Salem Community School Band and the One Way Singers. Photo by Henry Morton.
Salem Police arrest Marion man for allegedly firing gun through motel room door
Salem Police arrested 55-year-old Arthur McLoren of Marion for reckless discharge of a firearm and criminal damage to property after he allegedly fired a gun through the door of his motel room. Police...
Oct 06, 2024
Mt. Vernon Police make arrest for firing gun at house and attempted arson
The Mt. Vernon Police Department has arrested a 33-year-old Mt. Vernon man for aggravated discharge of a firearm and arson following a Thursday morning incident in the 1100 block of Welkins Street. De...
Oct 06, 2024
Police Beat for Sunday, October 6th, 2024
Centralia Police have arrested 40-year-old Joshua Remmer of Sparta on two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of violation of an order of protection as well as single counts of theft and crimi...
Oct 06, 2024
Jury selection begins this week in corruption trial of former Speaker Madigan
Arguments in high-profile case won't begin for another week By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Jury selection will begin next week in the corruption trial...
Oct 06, 2024 Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal
Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
EV Charging stations being placed in some state parks
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is making state parks more friendly for electric vehicle owners. Forty E-V charging stations are being installed at parks and historic sites across the sta...
Oct 06, 2024 urban_light / Depositphotos.com
Pritzker touts Illinois' economic development at data center groundbreaking
Data centers are a key element in fight over electricity costs in northern Illinois By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com AURORA - A Texas-based company broke ground on ...
Oct 06, 2024 Gov. JB Pritzker (Capitol News Illinois file photo).
Centralia Halloween Parade Committee names Herb Williams Grand Marshal
The Centralia Halloween Parade Committee has named Herb Williams as Grand Marshal of this year's parade. Parade Chair Butch Mathus made the announcement at the committee's Thursday night meeting. "He ...
Oct 04, 2024 Herb Williams (center) being recognized as Grand Marshal.
Little Egypt Festival includes free kids activities, car show, and horse show
The Little Egypt Festival in Salem on Saturday includes free kids activities, a car show and a horse show. The car show is being held at Boone and Broadway in Bryan Memorial Park. With the great weath...
Oct 04, 2024 Some of the 96 entries in last year's Little Egypt Festival Car Show.
Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Teutopolis, killing 5
By JOHN O'CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical and killed five people includes an ...
Oct 04, 2024 Map of crash that took five lives on US 40 west of Teutopolis. (National Transportation Safety Board and Illinois State Police.)
