Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Sunday, April 12th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 28-year-old Joshua Scott of D'Ann Drive in Centralia for domestic battery and threatening a public official. No other details have been released. Scott was taken to the Marion Co...
Apr 12, 2026
After Trump's EPA's reversal of landmark climate change ruling, what does it mean for Illinois?
Environmental organizations fear these changes could extend the lives of coal-fired power plants By GABRIEL MATIAS CASTILHO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summ...
Apr 12, 2026 In November 2019, the Edwards Coal-Fired plant had to close and provide $8.6 million in funding for projects to benefit the Peoria region as a result of a suit brought by environmental groups. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker's abortion fund proposal
Measures expanding access to coupons, cash payments among 81 bills passed Thursday Article Summary The Illinois House passed 81 bills Thursday to bring the week's total to 133, which included several ...
Apr 12, 2026 Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the House floor in April 2024. Morgan sponsored a measure to ban junk fees in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Salem Firemen Rescue Puppy Whose Head Was Stuck in Drain Pipe
The Salem Fire Protection District was successful in rescuing a one-week-old puppy that had gotten its head stuck in a drain pipe on Friday night. Firemen were called to a home on Selmaville Road, whe...
Apr 12, 2026
Motorcyclist Airlifted to St. Louis Following Iuka Road Crash
A 43-year-old Christopher man was airlifted from the scene of a motorcycle crash Saturday morning on the Iuka Road. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Steven Morford ran off the Iuka Road north of t...
Apr 12, 2026
Police Beat for Saturday, April 12th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 25-year-old Corthal Horn of South Franklin in Salem for aggravated domestic battery. He was taken to the Marion County Jail to await final charges and a first court appearance. F...
Apr 12, 2026
Irvington Woman Gets 14 Year Prison Term in Marion County for Meth Possession
A 42-year-old Irvington woman has been sentenced in Marion County Court to 14 years in prison for possession of between 15 and 100 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine. Rossanna Flores of D...
Apr 10, 2026
State education officials present $10.9B budget request to fund public schools
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois April 9, 2026 Article Summary The Illinois State Board of Education presented its budget request for $10.9 billion to fund public schools in the upcoming fiscal...
Apr 10, 2026 Illinois State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders, left, and State Board of Education member Patricia Nugent, present the agency’s $10.9 billion budget request to a House appropriations committee Tuesday, April 7. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Madigan's high-powered appeals team urges 7th Circuit to overturn speaker's conviction
by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois April 9, 2026 Article Summary An attorney for ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday that the former D...
Apr 10, 2026 Former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Sandoval Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening a Public Official
A 32-year-old Sandoval man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to one of two threatening a public official charges pending against him. Joey Evans of South Main was placed on two years' probatio...
Apr 10, 2026
