Category Archives: Local News
Illinois county board incumbent wants primary opponent disqualified for misspelling 'Republican'
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) - A county board incumbent in Illinois wants election officials to disqualify his primary opponent because he misspelled "Republican" on his nomination papers. McHenry County B...
Dec 15, 2023
Dad who said 'If I can't have them neither can you' pleads guilty to killing 3 kids
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who told his estranged wife "If I can't have them neither can you" pleaded guilty but mentally ill Friday to three counts of first-degree murder for killin...
Dec 15, 2023 gt8073a / CC
Centralia man injured early Friday morning when hit by a vehicle
A 63-year-old Centralia man was injured when struck by a vehicle near the intersection of East 3rd and South Elm Street in Centralia early Friday morning. Centralia Police say Terry Norville of West 1...
Dec 15, 2023
State regulators once again flex muscle in rejecting utilities' grid plans, lessening rate hikes
Decisions continue to shift at the Illinois Commerce Commission toward tighter regulation of utilities By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - The Illinois Comme...
Dec 15, 2023 Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Doug Scott is pictured at a packed meeting in Chicago on Thursday as he reads a decision that will limit spending by two major electric utilities. The agency rejected grid plans from Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Centralia Police names officer and first civilian employee of the year
The Centralia Police Department has named its officer of the year and its first ever civilian employee of the year. Chief Christopher Locke handed out the awards at the department's 19th annual Christ...
Dec 15, 2023 Left to right:
Centralia Police Civilian of the Year Derek Moss, Police Chief Christopher Locke, and Officer of the Year Nolan Beggs.
Three Centralia Police Officers injured in two incidents involving St. Peter man
A 22-year-old St. Peter man has been charged in Marion County Court with aggravated battery to a police officer and felony resisting arrest in connection with the latest of two incidents where three C...
Dec 15, 2023 Drew Gherardini
Half of Illinois counties now at medium or high level for COVID-19, Marion County still low
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 51 counties, or half of the counties in the state, are now at the medium or high level for COVID-19 hospitalizations. As a result,, they are advis...
Dec 15, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block assault weapons ban as full legal challenges progress
Pritzker says he still believes law is constitutional By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Supreme Court issued two orders this week turning d...
Dec 14, 2023 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at a news conference Thursday in Springfield. Pritzker said he believes Illinois' assault weapons ban is constitutional as gun rights advocates prepare to challenge the law before the U.S. Supreme Court. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
After pushing for law targeting 'crisis pregnancy centers,' attorney general backs off legal fight
Bill sponsor calls Kwame Raoul's decision 'heartbreaking' and a 'gut punch' to women By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com A little over six months after pushing Democ...
Dec 14, 2023 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives during debate over a measure he supported in the spring legislative session. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Centralia man pleads guilty in Marion County Court to criminal sexual abuse
A 43-year-old Centralia man has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual abuse from an incident that occurred in November 2005. Francisco Rojas of West Rexford admitted to committing sexual abuse with a pers...
Dec 14, 2023
