Category Archives: Local News
A year after end of cash bail, early research shows impact less than many hoped or feared
Jail populations down, no change in failure to appear rate, analysis shows By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - One year after Illinois became the firs...
Sep 15, 2024 Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice Co-Director David Olson speaks at an event in Springfield about the one-year anniversary of the Pretrial Fairness Act. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
East St. Louis man charged in connection with 'road rage' incident on I-57 south of Champaign
An East St. Louis man has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the aftermath of a 'road rage' shooting on I-57 south of Champaign on Thursday. LeJoshua Smith rep...
Sep 15, 2024 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Shelbyville substitute teacher story rerun by accident
SouthernIllinoisNow.com inadvertently reran a story on the arrest of 29-year-old Hayden Miller from January 2023. Miller is currently free on bond as his case is still pending in Coles County Court.
Sep 15, 2024
Prescription Shared Space in downtown Centralia cuts the ribbon, home to several local businesses
The Centralia Chamber of Commerce held the ribbon cutting on Friday for Prescription Shared Space, a business center in downtown Centralia serving as an office and workspace for several individual and...
Sep 14, 2024 Centralia Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting. Photo by Pat Hodges.
In bribery trial, AT&T lobbyists detail contentious meeting with Madigan ally
Feds allege AT&T boss bribed Madigan with contract for political ally Eddie Acevedo By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - On an afternoon in late April 2...
Sep 14, 2024
Police Beat for Saturday, September 14th, 2024
Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Friday. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 42-year-old Kara Haymaker of Pinfield Street in Odin on a no-bond Marion County major traffic warra...
Sep 14, 2024
Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Bomb Threat to Scott Air Force Base
A district judge in southern Illinois sentenced a Florida man to 87 months' imprisonment after he used social media to make a bomb threat to Scott Air Force Base and cyberstalked an active duty Air Fo...
Sep 13, 2024
Results from South Central FFA Labor Day Car Show
On Monday, September 2nd the South Central FFA hosted its annual Labor Day Car Show at Kinmundy Park. With 127 entries, this year's car show was one of the biggest in the event's history. The event ha...
Sep 13, 2024 Best of Show Winner David Martin takes picture with FFA members.
Illinois emphasizes farm safety during harvest season
Governor JB Pritzker has proclaimed Sept. 15-21 as Farm Safety and Health Week in Illinois with a theme of "Don't Learn Safety by Accident." This year marks the 80th year for the annual observance nat...
Sep 13, 2024
Police Beat for Friday, September 13th, 2024
Salem Police have arrested 37-year-old Dustin Ferrell of West Warmoth Street in Salem for stalking. He was taken to the Marion County Jail. No other details are yet available. Centralia Police ...
Sep 13, 2024
