Category Archives: Local News
Report shows Illinois union participation declining despite growth in new petitions
'State of the Unions' study shows public sector unions shrink following 2018 Janus decision By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Overall participation ...
Sep 02, 2024 While private sector unionization rates have fallen by 1.7 percentage points since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Janus decision in 2018, public sector unionization rates fell by 4.1 points in that span. Public sector unionization remains near 50 percent. (Capitol News Illinois graphic by Andrew Adams)
Tune family takes top honors in Patoka Fall Festival Parade; see parade photo gallery
The Tune family with a float featuring a boat and promoting the library theme won Best Theme and the Mayor's Choice in the Saturday morning Patoka Fall Festival Parade that traditionally kicks off the...
Sep 01, 2024 The Tune family won Best Theme and Mayor's Choice with their entry Hooked on a Book. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Patoka teen hurt in single-car crash
An 18-year-old Patoka man was injured in a single-car crash in Patoka early Sunday morning. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Wade Voelkel of South Maple ran off the 500 block of West Jefferson in ...
Sep 01, 2024
Most government offices closed Monday for Labor Day
Both Salem and Centralia City Hall will be closed and there will be no trash pickup on Monday. The Salem City Council meeting on Monday is being delayed until Tuesday. Area courthouses along with most...
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Westbound entrance and exit ramps at Woodlawn exit on I-64 to be closed starting Tuesday
If you are traveling westbound on I-64 you will not be able to get off or on at the Woodlawn Road in Jefferson County beginning Tuesday. The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the roa...
Sep 01, 2024
Repaving of Green Street Road to begin Tuesday
Expect more traffic delays this coming week as Guinzy Construction begins repaving of Green Street Road from west of Central City to Scout Road. A Guinzy official says work will begin at six am Tuesda...
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Sewer line replacement project to close portion of Illinois and Spruce Street in Salem starting Tuesday
The City of Salem has announced Illinois Avenue will be closed to through traffic from Pine to Spruce Street beginning Tuesday for a sewer main replacement project. Spruce Street will also be closed f...
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Three Marion County congregate care facilities on COVID-19 outbreak status
Three Marion County Congregate Care Facilities are on outbreak status for COVID-19 as the virus has made a rebound in South Central Illinois during the past few weeks. Marion County Health Department ...
Sep 01, 2024
Police Beat for Sunday, September 1st, 2024
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary at a home on the 500 block of Gilliland Road in rural Walnut Hill. Entry was made by prying open a garage door. Salem Police have arr...
Sep 01, 2024
Illinois man convicted in fatal stabbing of child welfare worker attacked during home visit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her kil...
Sep 01, 2024 FILE - This Jan. 5, 2022, photo provided by the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office in Springfield, Ill., shows Benjamin H. Reed. (Sangamon County Sheriff's Office via AP)
