Category Archives: Local News
Police: Three men found dead in northern Illinois home
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after three men were found dead in a northern Illinois house. Kankakee Police Chief Robin Passwater says at approximately 2 p.m., police responded t...
Jun 30, 2022 Tom Britt / CC
Resilience Story: A bullet, a wheelchair, then perseverance
CHICAGO (AP) - Jonathan Annicks was 18 when a gunman shot him outside his Chicago home, leaving him paralyzed and in a wheelchair. His shooter was never caught. The Associated Press first reported on ...
Jun 30, 2022 Person Name / CC
Judge McHaney of Salem wins Republican primary for Appellate Court Justice
Fourth District Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney of Salem has won the Republican primary to become a Justice on the Appellate Court at Mt. Vernon. While a final vote tally wast yet available, appoi...
Jun 29, 2022
Marion County unemployment increases slightly in May
Unemployment in Marion County increased two-tenths of a percent in May from April. The 5.5-percent rate is the same as in May of last year. Statistics from the State Department of Employment Security ...
Jun 29, 2022 Innov8social / CC
Police Beat for Wednesday, June 29th, 2022
Salem Police arrested 39-year-old Michael Talley of Rubel Lane in Salem for violation of the sex offender registration. Police report Talley was not living at the address he had provided to the police...
Jun 29, 2022
Kinmundy woman gets 18 years in prison on sex charges
A 31-year-old Kinmundy woman was been sentenced to 18 years in prison for predatory criminal sexual assault and child pornography. Vickie Odem of Wilcoxen Road had entered an open plea to the charges ...
Jun 29, 2022
Election news from the rest of South Central Illinois
Carlyle residents approved a half-cent sales tax to pay for a new pool complex, 428 to 122. The new pool will cost $4.3-million and will replace the current complex built in 1955 that has numerous pro...
Jun 29, 2022
Statewide and Congressional Results: GOP's Kathy Salvi to face Senator Tammy Duckworth in November
Suburban Chicago personal injury lawyer Kathy Salvi has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois. Salvi topped a field of seven candidates Tuesday to win the nod to take on first-term...
Jun 29, 2022 Kathy Salvi. Campaign photo.
Marion County Board presents $80,000 in checks to county's fire protection districts
The Marion County Board presented each of the county's eight fire protection districts with $10,000 checks during Tuesday night's meeting. The checks are coming from $60,000 in CURES money the county ...
Jun 29, 2022 Marion County Fire Protection District Chiefs pose behind Marion County Board after receiving $10,000 checks at Tuesday night's meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
New election voting equipment in Marion County gets good marks
Marion County Clerk Steve Fox says the new voting equipment used for the first time in Tuesday's election worked well. He notes the first precinct was in the courthouse by 7:30 and all but one precinc...
Jun 29, 2022 Marion County Clerk employee Jonathan Tolley feeds through all of the Iuka Township ballots one by one after an initial error resulted in a recount that delayed the final voting results on Tuesday night. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
