Category Archives: Local News

The Salem City Council Monday night gave final approval to a 12 year extension of the west side tax increment financing district. The extension needed approval from the state legislature and the Gover...

Salem Police arrested 33-year-old Curtis Moghadam of Boone Street Road in Salem for misdemeanor criminal trespass to land and resisting arrest. The charges follow an incident earlier this month at the...

Pritzker speaks to delegation, visits other state breakfasts on opening day By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - In announcing Chicago would host of the 202...

The first place winner of the Centralia Balloon Fest cardboard boat races is Julia Cushman. She outlasted 2nd place finisher Tiberius Kingery and 3rd place finisher Saige Wallis. Three other awards we...

Plenty of cars and motorcycles showed up for the car show in Foundation Park on Balloon Fest Sunday. Here are some of the award winners: Best Car: Darry Benjamin Best Truck: Alan Schneider Chairman's ...

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia welcomes wound care & hyperbaric oxygen therapy expert Alicia Santel, APRN-CNP. Alicia is a certified Nurse Practitioner with over 16 years of experienc...

An estimated 35,000 entered Centralia Balloon Fest during the three-day event at Foundation Park that concluded on Sunday. Centralia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marcus Holland was pleased. ...

A good crowd was on hand Saturday for the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the installation of the stained glass windows that have been moved from the old Trout Gym to the Trout Arena at the...

A 31-year-old Salem man has been arrested on an outstanding failure to appear no bond Clinton County warrant for driving on a revoked license. T.J. Wilkins of North Jefferson Street was initially take...

Governor JB Pritzker has signed the bill to extend the westside Salem TIF district for another 12 years. The city council will be asked to follow suit at its meeting Monday night. The TIF District pro...