Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
Centralia Police have arrested 30-year-old Cameryn Wills of South Lincoln in Centralia for alleged aggravated domestic battery and aggravated battery to a pregnant person. Wills was taken to the Mario...
Dec 17, 2025
IDPH Reaffirms Science-Based Recommendation for All Newborns to Receive Hepatitis B Vaccine at Birth
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reaffirmed the recommendation for a universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth to prevent hepatitis B, a serious viral infection that can lead to acute ...
Dec 17, 2025
More Seniors Now Eligible for Property Tax Relief Under New Illinois Law
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding senior homeowners of the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program, which has been expanded due to legislation signed by Governor JB Pritz...
Dec 17, 2025
Greenville inmate sentenced to additional prison time for possessing contraband
A district judge added 24 additional months to an FCI-Greenville inmate's sentence for possessing a makeshift weapon. Raekwon M. Patton, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of contraband in ...
Dec 17, 2025
Salem City Council approves two TIF projects
The Salem City Council has approved two Tax Increment Financing District projects that will give new uses to currently vacant buildings. The council approved a $300,000 incentive package for Dustin Ga...
Dec 16, 2025 File photo: May 2025 Salem City Council meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Completion of new Kaskaskia College Gymnasium Delayed
By: Steven Stilt The opening of the new Kaskaskia College gymnasium has been delayed, but college officials expect the facility to be hosting events by early 2026. During Monday's meeting of the KC Bo...
Dec 16, 2025
Centralia applies for Intermediary Relending Program loan
The Centralia City Council on Monday approved an application for a $500,000 Intermediary Relending Program loan. The application, if approved, would give the city money to lend in support of local eco...
Dec 16, 2025
A once dying mall in Southern Illinois is getting a mighty makeover, thanks to $112M bond deal but the project has hit a speed bump
by Beth Hundsdorfer and Illinois Answers Project, Capitol News Illinois December 15, 2025 By JANELLE O'DEA jodea@bettergov.org And BETH HUNDSDORFER bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com This story is a...
Dec 16, 2025 A sign outside a once dying mall in Marion in Southern Illinois promises a brighter future, thanks to a $112 million bond deal made possible by the state and taxpayers dollars. (Credit: Janelle O’Dea, Illinois Answers Project)
Salem Community High School Board moves forward on roofing project
The Salem Community High School Board will see a major roofing project completed next summer that will include all educational sections of the main building. Superintendent Dr. Brad Detering says the ...
Dec 16, 2025
Attorney General Raoul Announces Hyundai, Kia Settlement for sales of vehicles lacking industry standard, anti-theft technology
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general, reached a settlement with automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia over their sale of millions of vehicles nati...
Dec 16, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
