Category Archives: Local News
Wamac City Council reduces appropriation ordinance from last year
The Wamac City Council, during its meeting on Monday evening, approved an appropriations ordinance for the fiscal year that began on June 1 and runs through May 31, 2025. The approved appropriations f...
Aug 06, 2024 Wamac City Hall
Boulder Campground on Carlyle Lake to get new shower building; will close early for the season
The Boulder Campground at Carlyle Lake is getting a new shower building facility. The US Army Corps of Engineers says the campground will close early for the season, on Sunday, September 29th, to allo...
Aug 06, 2024
Salem City Council approves engineering firm to find roof problems on city hall
After earlier repairs failed to correct the water flowing into the rear of city hall, the city council Monday night hired an engineering firm to try and find the problem. City Manager Annette Sola say...
Aug 06, 2024
Governor signs bill eliminating 1 percent grocery tax but leaves option for local governments to adopt same tax
As part of state budget negotiations this year, lawmakers approved Pritzker's plan to eliminate the statewide 1 percent grocery tax beginning in 2026. He signed that provision into law on Monday. The ...
Aug 06, 2024 teamtime / Depositphotos.com
Pritzker signs measures reining in biometric data privacy law
By HANNAH MEISEL & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois' first-in-the-nation law that allows residents to sue companies over the improper collection of their b...
Aug 06, 2024
Salem City Council rejects three bids for purchase of Save-a-Lot building
The Salem City Council has rejected all three bids received for purchase of the Save-a-Lot building because they were too low. Joe Wagner of ATV's and More bid $1 with the intention to utilize the bui...
Aug 06, 2024 Former Save-a-Lot building. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Salem to seek $2.4 million downtown sidewalk and lighting improvement grant
The City of Salem has passed a resolution to seek a $2.4 million Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant. Milano and Grunloh Engineer Lee Beckman told a public hearing prior to Monday night'...
Aug 06, 2024
City of Centralia Launches new website
The City of Centralia has launched a new city website at cityofcentralia.org. In an announcement, the city says the website is "mobile-responsive and highly functional." The updated website features i...
Aug 05, 2024
Big Lots in Centralia is closing
The Big Lots store in Centralia is closing. No exact closure date has been given. The store is one of 289 closures nationwide closures as the company struggles with dropping sales. Eight other stores ...
Aug 05, 2024
Marion County Fair ends with car show and tractor pull
The Marion County Fair came to an end on Saturday with a car and truck show and the Pro Pulling League Tractor Pull. More than 50 vehicles were registered for the New and Classic Car, Truck and Bike S...
Aug 05, 2024 Marion County Fair car and truck show attracted more than 50 entries. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
