Category Archives: Local News
Advocates push for guns to be taken from domestic abusers when the order of protection served
Bill named for Chicago domestic violence victim allegedly shot and killed by husband this summer By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - As lawma...
Oct 14, 2023 Flanked by domestic violence advocates and a pair of state senators, State Rep. Maura Hirschauer, D-Batavia, speaks at a Chicago news conference on Thursday announcing intentions to run a gun-related proposal during the General Assembly’s fall veto session later this month. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Police Beat for Saturday, October 14th, 2023
A 44-year-old Mattoon woman remained in the Marion County Jail Saturday for alleged failure to appear in court on a domestic violence case. Laycee Yarbrough was returned to Marion County by prisoner t...
Oct 14, 2023
An Illinois mom and daughter are missing in Israel. Their family says Hamas is holding them hostage
By MELISSA PEREZ WINDER and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Judith Raanan and her teenage daughter, Natalie Raanan, were excited to travel to Israel to celebrat...
Oct 14, 2023 Sigal Zamir, left, and her husband Avi holds hands as they attend a prayer vigil for Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Evanston, Ill. Judith and Natalie are missing while visiting relatives in Nahal Oz for Simchat Torah, a festive Jewish holiday that marks the conclusion of the annual reading of the Torah. Sigal is the sister of Natalie's father Uri. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Marion County Jury finds Ricky Norwood guilty of murder of Dustin Rhynes (updated 5:45 pm Friday)
A Marion County Jury deliberated about four hours before finding Ricky Norwood of Centralia guilty of the August 2015 first-degree murder of Dustin Rhynes of Centralia. Rhynes was found lying near a g...
Oct 13, 2023
Report: Illinois' educator workforce weathered pandemic, but persistent issues remain
Shortages still exist in select regions, teaching specialties By PETER HANCOCK & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The supply of education professionals...
Oct 13, 2023 Ann Whalen, director of policy for Advance Illinois, speaks to the crowd at the City Club of Chicago about her organization's recently released report on the education workforce in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Mobile home destroyed by fire north of Mt. Vernon
A mobile home in the Rolling Meadows Mobile Home Park on Route 37 four miles north of Mt. Vernon was heavily damaged by fire on Thursday. Jefferson Fire reports the rear of the mobile home was engulfe...
Oct 13, 2023 liz west / CC
2nd Pinckneyville correctional officer pleads guilty to beating a restrained inmate
A former correctional officer at Pinckneyville Correctional Center has pleaded guilty to federal charges for beating a restrained inmate. 25-year-old Christian L. Pyles of Christopher admitted to viol...
Oct 13, 2023
Closing arguments planned in Ricky Norwood murder trial Friday morning
Both the prosecution and defense rested their cases in the Ricky Norwood murder trial on Thursday afternoon with closing arguments scheduled for nine Friday morning. Norwood is charged with the August...
Oct 13, 2023
Salem Police release report on injury crash on North Broadway Tuesday morning
Salem Police say two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at North Broadway and Allmon Street Tuesday morning. Police reports indicate a car driven by a 17-year-old female juvenile from Salem wa...
Oct 13, 2023
Two Iron Saddle Ranch Rodeo Queens to advance to national competition
Two winners of the Iron Saddle Ranch Rodeo Queen competition are headed to national competition early next year in Oklahoma. Those advancing are Faith Robbins of Fairview Heights in the Miss Division ...
Oct 13, 2023