Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, August 1st, 2026
Salem Police arrested 54-year-old Joseph Martino of Chatham Drive in Salem on multiple charges following a traffic stop on West Main and Delmar early Friday night. Martino was initially arrested on an...
Aug 1, 2026
Pritzker signs law regulating how social media platforms interact with children
Cracking down on social media algorithms one of governor's top priorities this year By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed th...
Aug 1, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill into law. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Illinois Prisoner Review Board denies early release for Sean Grayson
Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy serving 20 years for death of Sonya Massey By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois Prisoner Review ...
Aug 1, 2026 Protesters outside the Illinois Prisoner Review Board building in Springfield call for rejecting early release of former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Salem Hospital has good first quarter, gets silver status from American Heart Association
Salem Township Hospital CEO Jim Timpe says the hospital had a good first quarter. He reviewed the hospital's financial numbers at this week's board meeting. "For our first quarter of the year we are r...
Jul 31, 2026
Mt. Vernon woman charged with murder ordered to undergo fitness evaluation
A 31-year-old Mt. Vernon woman charged with three counts of first degree murder has been ordered to undergo a mental fitness evaluation. Quencie Favors is due back in Jefferson County Court for a stat...
Jul 31, 2026 Quencie Favors
Centralia man gets three year prison term for aggravated domestic battery
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by four years of mandatory supervised release after pleading guilty in Marion County Court aggravated domestic ba...
Jul 31, 2026
Centralia man gets three year prison term for failure to register as sex offender
A 35-year-old Centralia man has been sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by one year of mandatory supervised release after pleading guilty in Marion County Court to an enhanced charge of...
Jul 31, 2026
This is opening weekend for the Marion County Fair
The Marion County Fair is getting underway with activities continuing through next Saturday, August 8th. The Marion County Exhibit building is accepting entries until six Friday night and from nine to...
Jul 31, 2026
WJBD-WSIQ concludes series to introduce fair queen candidates
WJBD-WSIQ concludes its series today introducing you to the eight contestants vying to be Miss Marion County Fair 2026. Contestant number five is Jillian Green of Salem. She is a graduate of Salem Com...
Jul 30, 2026
Salem Township Hospital Foundation makes $75,000 contribution to hospital
The Salem Township Hospital Foundation has made a $75,000 contribution to the hospital to allow for renovation of the surgical waiting room area. Hospital CEO Jim Timpe accepted the check. "We're goin...
Jul 30, 2026
