Category Archives: Local News
Kaskaskia College to host Enduring Freedom Celebration Wednesday
Kaskaskia College hosts its annual Enduring Freedom Celebration on Wednesday. This year's program will feature the non-profit Land of Lincoln Honor Flight program that arranges one day trips for veter...
Nov 03, 2025
Salem City Council to discuss comprehensive plan, approve tax levy
The Salem City Council Monday night will provide input on the city's comprehensive plan that will help direct the city's future for the next ten years. A citizen listening session and input from the p...
Nov 03, 2025
Police Beat for Monday, November 3rd, 2025
Centralia Police arrested a 25-year-old Odin man on a no bond felony failure to appear warrant on Sunday. Anthony Hays of Kingshighway was transferred to the Marion County Jail.
Nov 03, 2025
Fire at Salem Police Department Damages Electric Pressure Washer
An electric pressure washer in the repair bay at the Salem Police Department caught fire for an unknown reason Saturday morning. Salem Fire Chief Jim Cerny says the washer was isolated from other equi...
Nov 02, 2025
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Salem Following Traffic Stop
Two Salem residents were arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop early Sunday morning in the parking lot of the McDonald's Restaurant. Salem Police say the passenger ran on foot after the Salem ...
Nov 02, 2025
Police Beat for Sunday, November 2nd, 2025
A 25-year-old Salem man was arrested Saturday night for domestic battery, unlawful restraint, and fleeing and eluding an officer following an earlier incident. Salem Police had initially been called t...
Nov 02, 2025
No One Taken to Hospital Following Minor Injuries in Car-Deer Crash on I-57 North of Salem
Two of the three people in a car that struck a deer on southbound I-57 two miles north of Salem early Sunday morning complained of minor injuries, but did not require hospital treatment. Initial infor...
Nov 02, 2025 ISP FILE PHOTO: An Illinois State Police squad car is pictured in a file photo.(Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
'They are literally targeting people.' ICE comes to Clinton County
Man detained at Spanish-speaking traffic court in Clinton County is a first in the area Article Summary A man who is undocumented was detained inside the Clinton County Courthouse in Carlyle as...
Nov 01, 2025 Jose Jeronimo Guardian, 48, was detained for deportation at the Clinton County Courthouse on
Monday, October 27, 2025, in Carlyle, Illinois. The men who arrested Guardian declined to
identify themselves and took him out of the courthouse in handcuffs. Guardian is
undocumented and was attempting to go to a Spanish-language traffic court for charges
unrelated to his immigration status. (Illinois Answers Project photo by Janelle O’Dea)
Photo Gallery: Near Perfect Halloween Weather Draws Out Large Numbers for Trick or Treat Activities in Salem
Kids spread out throughout a number of area communities on Friday night for Halloween Trick or Treat. Salem was no exception, with trick or treating on Main and Broadway, including stops at the Salem ...
Nov 01, 2025 Salem Community High School play out a number of characters in their Trunk or Treat in the high school's front parking lot Friday night.
About 40 Enter Salem Recreation Department Costume Contest
The Salem Recreation Department continued its tradition of holding a Halloween Costume Contest on Friday night before the trick-or-treating activity. Thatcher Dobyns took first place in the age 3 and ...
Nov 01, 2025
