Category Archives: Local News
'A crisis for the nation': ICE accountability commission continues to seek solutions
by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois January 30, 2026 Article Summary The Illinois Accountability Commission held its second public meeting, hearing testimony from legal experts, law enforcement...
Feb 02, 2026 Illinois Accountability Commission Chair Judge Rubén Castillo holds up a copy of the commission’s initial report at its second public hearing in Chicago on Jan. 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Student loan borrowers in Illinois could face federal, state 'tax bomb' in 2026
by Sam Freeman and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois January 30, 2026 Article Summary Certain types of student loan forgiveness face federal and state taxes after a law that protected...
Feb 02, 2026 Students study at the John T. Richardson library in Chicago on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Two Mt. Vernon police officers injured in breaking up attempted vehicular hijacking
Mt. Vernon Police have arrested a 46-year-old St. Louis man on multiple charges including attempted vehicular hijacking after responding to a report of a man trying to enter vehicles at Mach 1 at 1409...
Feb 02, 2026
Homicide Investigation Underway in Jefferson County; Gunshot Victim Found in Belle Rive Parking Lot
A homicide investigation is underway in Jefferson County after an autopsy showed a Dahlgren man died from a gunshot wound. The man, identified as 47-year-old James D. Cross of Dahlgren, was found unre...
Feb 02, 2026
Salem Police arrest bicyclist following chase
Salem Police say a 25-year-old Salem man was arrested on multiple offenses after a bike and then foot chase early Monday morning. 25-year-old Wyatt Dailey of East Church was treated at Salem Township ...
Feb 02, 2026
Two injured when vehicle hits ice on Norton Road in rural Odin
Two people were transported to SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital following a single vehicle wreck on the Norton Road in rural Odin early Sunday morning. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports the...
Feb 02, 2026
Heater for chicken causes fire damage to rear of Centralia home
A Centralia home was damaged late Friday afternoon by a fire that started from a heater designed to keep a chicken warm. Fire Chief Jeff Day says a heat lamp was attached to the rear of the home of Li...
Feb 02, 2026 Centralia City Fire Truck. File Photo.
Unemployment jumps across South Central Illinois in December
Unemployment was up across South Central Illinois in December. Marion County registered a 5.4-percent unemployment rate, up three-tenths of a percent from November and up 1.2 percent from December a y...
Feb 02, 2026
"America 250" - Marion County Celebrates holds second organizational meeting
Planning continues for Marion County's celebration of the 250th birthday of our country and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The main focus is on a July 3rd dinner and a traveling progr...
Feb 02, 2026
Airport Road improvements and Salem joining Major Case Squad on City Council Agenda Monday night
The Salem City Council Monday night will be asked to move forward on reconstruction of Airport Road and allowing the Salem Police Department to join the new Downstate Major Case Squad. The council wil...
Feb 02, 2026
