Category Archives: Local News
Illinois seeks two Crest Hill prisons, leaving Lincoln out of Logan Correctional Center rebuild plan
by Jenna Schweikert and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois June 8, 2026 Article Summary Despite local hopes to rebuild Logan Correctional Center in its original Lincoln location...
Jun 09, 2026 Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln will not be rebuilt under the state’s prison rebuild plan. Instead, two prisons will be built in Crest Hill. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Truck Cab Destroyed in Fire on I-57 near Dix
The cab of a semi truck was destroyed by fire while traveling on I-57 at mile marker 103 near Dix Monday morning. Jefferson Fire officials say the driver was able to pull to the side of the road and g...
Jun 09, 2026
Police Beat for Tuesday, June 9th, 2026
Salem Police arrested 29-year-old Jordan Manion of West Bryan Street in Salem on an outstanding no bond Clinton County failure to appear misdemeanor warrant. He was later transferred from the Marion C...
Jun 09, 2026
Heavy rains believed to be involved in two crashes and flooding of car
Heavy rains that moved through the region early Monday night may have been the cause of two single vehicle crashes. A 54-year-old Salem woman lost control of her car on U.S. 50 west of Odin with the v...
Jun 09, 2026
Smoke Inside Sandoval Junior/Senior High School Cafetorium Traced to Air Conditioning Unit
Three area fire departments responded to Sandoval Junior/Senior High School early Monday night to an automatic alarm and later finding of smoke in the Cafetorium. Firefighters traced the problem to an...
Jun 09, 2026
Golden Pancake House to Give 50% of Sales to Centralia Charities
Celebrating their 7th Anniversary on Wednesday, June 10, Golden Pancake House will donate 50% of that day's sales to selected charities in Centralia. Owner Matt Elezi said that he wants to give back t...
Jun 09, 2026
State Representative Blaine Wilhour to Host 4th Annual Fishing Derby for Kids at Carlyle Lake
State Representative Blaine Wilhour will host his 4th Annual Kids Fishing Derby on Saturday, June 13, at Willow Pond, located next to the visitor center at Carlyle Lake at 801 Laker Road in Carlyle. T...
Jun 09, 2026 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District
Salem Elks Lodge to host annual flag retirement ceremony
The Salem Elks Lodge #1678 will host their annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on June 13, at the grounds of the Elk Lodge. The ceremony will begin around 10:00 am with Elks Members, Mike Hooe and Chaplai...
Jun 09, 2026 Kids properly dispose of U.S. Flags at the Salem Elks Flag Day program. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
18-month-old boy run over and killed in driveway of rural Opdyke home died from massive blunt force head trauma (updated 5:30 pm Monday)
Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse says an 18-month-old boy who was run over in the driveway of a rural Opdyke home Friday night died from blunt force trauma to the head. He has identified the boy a...
Jun 08, 2026
Centralia City Council to Get Update on New Water Plant and Extension of TIF 3 Districts
The Centralia City Council Monday night is scheduled to get an update on construction of the new water treatment plant and a proposed 12-year extension of the downtown Tax Increment Financing District...
Jun 08, 2026
