Category Archives: Local News
Illinois State Police investigates officer-involved shooting in St. Elmo involving Farina officer
Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in St. Elmo Saturday night that involved a Farina Police officer. The person who was shot is identified as 36-year-old Tyler J. Roe...
Dec 31, 2023 Tyler Roe
One person injured, dog killed in fiery one-car wreck in rural Alma
One person was injured when a car ran off the Alma Hatchery Road near the Bailey Road intersection on the west side of I-57 Sunday morning. Initial information from the Marion County Sheriff's Departm...
Dec 31, 2023
Government offices closed Monday for New Year's Holiday
Most government offices are closed on Monday for the New Year's Holiday. The list includes Salem and Centralia City Halls, area courthouses, and most state and federal government facilities. Garbage p...
Dec 31, 2023 Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash
Orphans Win 80th CHT Remain Undefeated Heading To 2024
The wait is over for the Centralia Orphans. CHS overcame a rocky start on Saturday night to knock off Marist 50-40 for the Orphans' first Centralia Holiday Tournament title since 2014. After winning a...
Dec 31, 2023
Prohibition on book bans, right to sue for 'deepfake porn' among new laws taking effect Jan. 1
By PETER HANCOCK, ANDREW ADAMS & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com More than 300 new laws will take effect Jan. 1, ranging from a ban on book bans to the regulation ...
Dec 31, 2023 More than 300 laws are slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, including new regulations on driving, a ban on ideological book bans, an expansion of paid leave and another annual increase to the state’s minimum wage. (Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams, photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Extreme drought spreads in South Central Illinois
The weekly Illinois Drought Monitor shows more of South Central Illinois has deteriorated into the extreme drought category even with some recent rains. The very small corner of South West Marion Coun...
Dec 30, 2023
Unemployment drops across South Central Illinois in November
The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports unemployment dipped across all of South Central Illinois in November. In Marion County, the rate dropped eight-tenths of a percent to 4.3 percent...
Dec 30, 2023 Eric Prouzet / Unsplash
Salem break up burglary in progress, man who tried to ride away on bike arrested
Salem Police arrested a 27-year-old Salem man on multiple charges after breaking up a burglary in progress Thursday morning. Dustin Taylor of Hotze Road was ordered held without bond on charges of bur...
Dec 30, 2023
Early Friday morning snow storm causes car to run off I-57 down embankment
The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports a 35-year-old Michigan man escaped with only minor injuries following a Friday morning crash blamed on the snowy conditions. Deputies report Jorge Quinta...
Dec 30, 2023
Salem Police report one tobacco retailer sells to minor during latest compliance check
Salem Police say one of the city's 14 tobacco retailers sold to a minor during a recent compliance check. Police say the Spirit Shoppe sold to an underage person used to test the businesses. Clerk Ste...
Dec 30, 2023 Lindsay Fox / CC
