Category Archives: Local News
15 homeless after fire destroys large home in Cravat (updated 11/7/23 7:00 am)
Fire destroyed a large residential structure in the 2800 block of East Jefferson Street in Cravat in northwestern Jefferson County Saturday night. Irvington Fire Chief Andy McDaniel says flames were v...
Nov 7, 2023 Fire burns a large house in Cravat in northwest Jefferson County Saturday night.
Illinois lawmakers scrutinize private school scholarships without test-result data
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Reporter SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Critics of an Illinois program providing private school scholarships say there's no proof it improves academic achievement. But state ed...
Nov 6, 2023 Senate Minority Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, addresses a group of protesters outside temporary Senate chambers hoping to convince lawmakers to reinstate the Invest in Kids private school scholarships in this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 photo. The five-year-old program expires Dec. 31 and Curran wants to see it extended. Critics led by public school teachers' unions such as Dan Montgomery of the Illinois Federation of Teachers say it drains money from public education. (AP Photo/John O'Connor)
Father of July 4th parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to misdemeanors linked to son's gun license
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeano...
Nov 6, 2023 Robert E. Crimo Jr., talks to his attorney George Gomez as he appears before Judge George D. Strickland at the Lake County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Waukegan, IL. . (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
Gun rights groups to seek Supreme Court ruling on assault weapons
High court already set to consider several gun-related cases this term By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gun rights advocacy groups say they intend ...
Nov 6, 2023 Dirksen Courthouse. (Capitol News Illinois)
Salem City Council Monday night to discuss trash collection bids and housing study
The Salem City Council Monday night will consider recently opened bids for residential trash collection service and completing a study of the city's housing needs. City Manager Rex Barbee says four co...
Nov 6, 2023
Salem Community High School annual canned food drive begins Monday
The Salem Community High School Student Council annual canned food drive begins Monday and continues through November 20th. Student Council Sponsor Matt Donoho says they hope to top last year's collec...
Nov 6, 2023 The winning team last year from Sheri Hargis and Amy Telford's home rooms pose with their collection of can goods.
Centralia resident hurt in Sunday morning Walnut Hill Road crash
An 18-year-old Centralia woman was injured in a Sunday morning crash on the Walnut Hill Road near the Rebecca Lane intersection southeast of Centralia. Initial information indicates Madison Grady of E...
Nov 6, 2023
Tyson recalls 30,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after consumers report finding metal pieces
Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds (13,600 kilograms) of breaded chicken ""Fun Nuggets'' after consumers complained of finding metal pieces in the dinosaur-shaped patties. The nuggets, sold...
Nov 6, 2023 edkohler / CC
Police Beat for Monday, November 6th, 2023
Salem Police arrested a 42-year-old Salem woman for aggravated battery to a nurse. Kisha Hopkins of South Lincoln had earlier been brought to the emergency room for treatment when she allegedly became...
Nov 6, 2023
Father of July 4th parade mass shooting suspect to stand trial for assist in gun license application
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago will stand trial starting Monday a...
Nov 6, 2023 This image provided by the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Waukegan, Ill., shows Robert Crimo Jr., on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, after turning himself in. Crimo Jr.,, the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct, prosecutors announced Friday. (Lake County Sheriff's Office via AP)
