Category Archives: Local News

State enters 2023 with official State Snake and Rock
Illinois is getting a few new designations in 2023. Among the new laws taking effect in January included naming Dolostone as the official state rock of Illinois and choosing the Eastern Milksnake as t...
Bruce Kropp Jan 02, 2023 smashtonlee05 / CC

Police Beat for Monday, January 2nd, 2023
Centralia Police have arrested a 41-year-old Centralia man for alleged home invasion, aggravated battery, and aggravated assault. Romero Braullo of Case Street was taken to the Marion County Jail. No ...
Bruce Kropp Jan 02, 2023

Police: 9-year-old boy fatally shot inside his Chicago home
CHICAGO (AP) - A nine-year-old boy has been fatally shot inside his home on Chicago's South Side, police said. The boy died at Comer Children's Hospital after being shot multiple times Sunday night, p...
Bruce Kropp Jan 02, 2023

Illinois' minimum wage goes up January 1st
The State Minimum Wage went up on January first. Illinois Department of Labor Director Jane Flanagan says the new minimum wage in 2023 will be $13 an hour. "We encourage hourly workers to look closely...
Bruce Kropp Jan 01, 2023 Kenny Eliason / Unsplash

Hit and run driver downs power pole and lines early New Year's morning
The Marion County Sheriff's Department is looking for a pickup truck that struck and shattered a power pole in the 4200 block of Tonti Road just west of Route 37 early New Year's morning. The sheriff'...
Bruce Kropp Jan 01, 2023

Train traffic halted after car gets stuck on tracks in Odin
The Marion County Sheriff's Department alerted Canadian National Railroad Police to stop train traffic after a car got stuck across the tracks in Odin. The driver apparently didn't realize Linton Stre...
Bruce Kropp Jan 01, 2023 Ali West / CC

Police beat for Sunday, January 1st, 2023
Centralia Police arrested a 38-year-old Centralia man for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a narcotic instrument, and criminal trespass to land. Jeremy Clark of North Elm was taken ...
Bruce Kropp Jan 01, 2023

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $785-million after no big winner
The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one after no one won an estimated $685 million jackpot. No ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night, Me...
Bruce Kropp Jan 01, 2023 Whitney Donohue / CC

Cashless bail on hold as Illinois Supreme Court stops midnight implementation (Updated 8 pm)
The Illinois Supreme Court has stayed the implementation of the entire Pretrial Fairness Act pending an appeal of the constitutionality of the law. Marion County State's Attorney Tim Hudspeth says tha...
Bruce Kropp Dec 31, 2022 Illinois Supreme Court.
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New year to bring new laws in Illinois
Elimination of cash bail one of many changes scheduled to take effect Jan. 1 By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - By now, almost everyone in Illinois has...
Bruce Kropp Dec 31, 2022