Category Archives: Local News
Springtime is fishing time: Get your Illinois 2026 fishing license now
Illinois fishing licenses - among the most affordable in the nation - are now on sale for the 2026 season. Illinois fishing licenses and stamps for 2026 are available for purchase online and at depart...
Mar 03, 2026
Salem Applies for $1.5-million Grant for Waterline Replacement
The Salem City Council Monday night agreed to seek a federal grant up to $1.5 million to replace waterlines in an area bound by North Broadway, East Main, North Shelby and East Boone. Mayor Nic Farley...
Mar 03, 2026
Rural Junction City Home Total Loss Following Tuesday Morning Fire
A rural Junction City home burned in an early Tuesday morning fire. Sandoval Fire Chief Scott Toler says owner Steve McClaren and two other adults were inside the home at 2636 Old US 51 when they smel...
Mar 03, 2026
Wamac Prepares to Host Annual Easter Egg Hunt
By Steven Stilt The Wamac City Council took action Monday evening to help continue a long-running springtime tradition in the community. The council approved a motion to purchase 15,000 plastic eggs f...
Mar 03, 2026 File photo: Wamac City Hall
Police Beat for Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
There were two separate domestic battery arrests in Marion County on Monday. Sandoval Police arrested Toshia Dodson of South Mulberry in Sandoval and Centralia Police arrested 45-year-old Landon King ...
Mar 03, 2026
Two Iowa Women Killed in Single Car Crash on I-64 East of Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County Coroner Roger Hayse says two Ames, Iowa women were killed in a single car crash on I-64 east of Mt. Vernon early Sunday morning. Hayse says the driver was 61-year-old Carmie Sills and...
Mar 03, 2026 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
How Illinois' Road Fund will help fund transit, especially in the Chicago region
by Jacques Abou-Rizk, Amy L Wong and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois March 2, 2026 Article Summary A new state transit law redirects revenue from the state's motor fuel tax and inte...
Mar 02, 2026 Interstate 80 in Grundy, a part of Senate District 38, was set to receive $112.6 million for the reconstruction of 6.5 miles and other improvements from east of the Seneca interchange to west of Illinois 47. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Jacques Abou-Rizk)
Even amid partial DHS shutdown, Illinois remains on edge over ICE coming back
by Sam Freeman and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois February 28, 2026 Article Summary Illinois and Chicago leaders are considering their legislative options while remaining on guard ...
Mar 02, 2026 State and local officials discuss proposed revisions to the Welcoming City Ordinance at Chicago’s City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
Salem Lions Club Celebrates 90th Year
The Salem Lions Club celebrated its 90th Anniversary at a Luncheon over the weekend at the Salem Elks. The organization's accomplishments since its founding in 1936, as well as its ongoing programs to...
Mar 02, 2026 Salem Lions Club President Dave Black accepts a Proclamation from Mayor Nic Farley honoring the club on its 90th Anniversary.
Barn and Camper Inside Destroyed in Early Sunday Fire
A barn that had a camper inside where two people were living was destroyed in an early Sunday morning fire in rural Alma. Kinmundy-Alma Fire Chief Kevin Day says the fire was on the Gary and Pam Hawki...
Mar 02, 2026 File photo: Kinmundy emergency vehicles.
