Category Archives: Local News
State Representative Wilhour's Senior Fair returns to Salem April 23rd
State Representative Blaine Wilhour has announced after a three-year suspension due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Senior Fair will return to Salem on Tuesday, April 23rd. The event is scheduled from n...
Apr 11, 2024 State Representative Blaine Wilhour
Work begins Thursday on I-64 improvements from US 51 to I-57
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced work is scheduled to start Thursday on improvements to I-64 in Jefferson and Washington Counties. The project includes pavement reconstruction a...
Apr 11, 2024 wabeno / Depositphotos.com
Small fire causes only minor damage to a Salem home
Salem Fire Protection District Firemen were called to a report of a house fire in the 300 block of North Pearl Street early Thursday morning. Firemen upon arrival found a fire in the fireplace and sev...
Apr 11, 2024
Police Beat for Thursday, April 11th, 2024
A 30-year-old Centralia man has been arrested by Central City Police on multiple charges. Blake Shafran of Lakewood Drive was taken to the Marion County Jail for alleged driving under the influence, o...
Apr 11, 2024
Komatsu mining truck named 2024 'coolest thing made in Illinois'
Truck was one of more than 200 entries in the 2024 'Makers Madness' contest By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois Clongcor@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A mining truck manufactured by Komatsu ...
Apr 11, 2024
Pritzker names Sen. Ann Gillespie new head of state insurance oversight agency
Governor calling for sweeping changes in regulation; report shows state facing skyrocketing costs By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker...
Apr 11, 2024 Sen. Ann Gillespie, D-Arlington Heights, speaking at an event in 2023. Gillespie was recently named acting director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Deadly Chicago traffic stop where police fired 96 shots raises serious questions about use of force
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A deadly traffic stop where plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in under a minute has raised serious questions about the use of...
Apr 11, 2024
Marion County Sheriff gets approval to assign deputy fulltime to DCFS caseworkers
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps received Marion County Board approval Tuesday night to assign a sheriff's deputy fulltime to work with DCFS caseworkers during field visits. Cripps says there will b...
Apr 10, 2024 File photo: Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem Planning Commission approves zoning change for 72 unit apartment complex
The Salem Planning Commission Tuesday night unanimously approved a zoning change that would allow the construction of a 72-unit apartment complex on Airport Road south of the current apartment complex...
Apr 10, 2024 Salem Planning Commission secretary Cindy Mitchell, Commission Chair Rick McCullum and Salem Economic Development Director Leah Dellicarpini listen to testimony about a proposed 72 unit apartment complex planned along Airport Road. Photo bu Bruce Kropp.
Police Beat for Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
Salem Police arrested two people on outstanding Clay County warrants on Tuesday. 32-year-old Kyle Lewis of Campbell Street in Flora was arrested on a contempt of court warrant issued in a felony case....
Apr 10, 2024
