Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker signs bill to phase out subminimum wage for disabled workers
Organizations must implement changes by 2030 By BEN SZALINSKI bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO - Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a long-awaited bill to stop Illinois...
Jan 22, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs the Dignity in Pay Act at a ceremony in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
State Senator Plummer's, Valentines for Seniors Card Drive
by Cole Wimberly State Senator, Jason Plummer, kicks off his Valentines for Seniors Program, where he and his staff deliver cards and letters to nursing homes and long-term care facilities throughout ...
Jan 22, 2025
Salem City Council raises water and sewer rates 2.5-percent a year, garbage rates to go up $1 in April
The Salem City Council Tuesday night agreed to a yearly 2.5-percent increase in water and sewer rates and a one-time garbage collection rate increase of $1 in April. City Manager Annette Sola says the...
Jan 22, 2025
Salem City Council approves two TIF District agreements despite concerns
The Salem City Council approved tax increment financing district agreements for two developments over the concerns of Salem Community High School Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering that the location of ...
Jan 22, 2025 Brad Detering addressing the Salem City Council in January.
Centralia home receives minor fire damage in attic fire
An electrical fire in a Centralia home Tuesday night resulted in several thousand dollars in damage to part of the attic. Centralia City Firefighters say the fire was at the Keith and Misty Finney hom...
Jan 22, 2025
Horse barn damaged by fire in rural Patoka Wednesday morning
A large horse barn on the Fred Cole property on Wisher Road in rural Patoka was damaged by fire Wednesday morning. While Patoka Fire Chief Blake Hyde says with the help of the owner and employees most...
Jan 22, 2025
Salem Police arrest two juvenile boys for damage to Salem business
Salem Police have arrested 14 and 15-year-old Salem juvenile boys for criminal damage to the Glass and Sass business on Delmar Avenue. Police received an alarm to the business at 3:13 Wednesday mornin...
Jan 22, 2025
Fairfield woman receives 30-day jail sanction when sentencing on burglary charge delayed
A 40-year-old Fairfield woman was sanctioned to 30 days in the Marion County Jail with day for day goodtime after not completing a Pretrial Sentence Investigation at Marion County Probation before her...
Jan 22, 2025 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Mt. Vernon Police Detective named Officer of the Year
Mt. Vernon Police Detective Brylan Morlan has been named the department's Officer of the Year. Morlan was honored at the Tuesday night Mt. Vernon City Council meeting. Morlan is assigned to the genera...
Jan 22, 2025 Chief Robert Brands, Detective Brylan Morlan, and Assistant Chief Travis Chapman.
Police Beat for Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
A 44-year-old Salem woman has been arrested by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies on outstanding Clinton, Jefferson and Clay County warrants. Treena Stacey of Wham Drive was later transferred to the Cli...
Jan 22, 2025
