Category Archives: Local News
Resurfacing sections of Main Street in Salem in IDOT's budget beginning July 1st
There is now an end in sight to the rough surface on West Main Street from Selmaville Road to Baldridge Drive in front of the Salem Walmart Store. The Illinois Department of Transportation reports $1....
Jun 19, 2024 jhansen2 / Depositphotos.com
Federal and State Offices closed Wednesday for Juneteenth
Wednesday is the federal and state Juneteenth holiday. As a result, most state and federal offices are closed along with most county offices in the region, including Marion County. As a result, courth...
Jun 19, 2024
State budget includes hefty taxes, but not on 'everyday ordinary taxpayers,' Democrats say
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The $53.1 billion state budget that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law this month is notable for its increased spending, somethin...
Jun 18, 2024
Plants may benefit from special care as cicadas die off
The 17-year cicadas are past their peak in the Chicago area and will conclude their life cycle by the end of June, according to The Morton Arboretum scientists. The next step, they say, is to take adv...
Jun 18, 2024 Wirepec / Depositphotos.com
Salem Elementary superintendent announces intent to retire
Salem Elementary superintendent Dr. Leslie Foppe announced her intention to retire four years from now during the school board meeting on Monday. Foppe will stay in her position until June 2028. Foppe...
Jun 18, 2024
State Police report plate reading technology effective in 82% of interstate shootings
A report from Illinois State Police (ISP) says that in 82% of interstate shootings this year, automated license plate readers (ALPRs) have helped state police identify an individual involved in or who...
Jun 18, 2024 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Salem City Council moves forward on tax increment financing district projects
The Salem City Council Monday night approved entering into an agreement with Jacob and Klein of Bloomington, Illinois to establish a new tax increment financing district. Salem Economic Development Di...
Jun 18, 2024 Salem Economic Development Director Leah Dellicarpini.
Homeless Centralia man charged with four different offenses in Marion County Court
A 21-year-old homeless Centralia man faces four new criminal charges all on different days. Jacob Dickerson was charged in Marion County Court on Monday with a June 3rd burglary to a building in the 4...
Jun 18, 2024
Mission Salem has a new home
The Salem City Council Monday night approved a ten year renewable lease with Mission Salem on a 150 by 150 square foot parcel of land in the west side industrial park. Angie Courtright who heads Missi...
Jun 18, 2024 Salem City Manager Annette Sola.
Police Beat for Tuesday, June 18th, 2024
Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Monday on no bond outstanding warrants. 33-year-old Cheyenne Linkon, who told Centralia Police she was homeless, was arrested on a Marion County warr...
Jun 18, 2024
