Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville will join communities across the country for We Want More History, a nationwide celebration of history programming designed to connect people with stories about the places they call home. As part of the celebration, Cahokia Mounds will host two presentations, "National American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Cahokia Mounds" and "Life at Cahokia: America's Largest Indigenous City," from 10:45 a.m. to no...

A 46-year-old Centralia man has been found guilty on multiple counts of domestic violence at the FasMart on West Main in Salem following a two-day jury trial. Robert Williams was found guilty of two counts of aggravated battery, unlawful restraint, and domestic battery. The Marion County Sheriff's Department and the Salem Police Department arrested Williams on January 16, 2024, after officers responded to a reported domestic battery. Officers arrived on scene and located Williams along with t...

The Sandoval Village Board met last night and according to Village President Michael Gelsinger, they passed a Kratom/synthetic opioid ban joining other area cities and municipalities who have or are considering some form of ban. The board also announced that they will be taking applications to replace their Village Superintendent who is retiring after over 20 years with the Village. They also are finalized some details for the Halloween Street Fair and set a date for Christmas in the Village....

by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois September 15, 2026 Article Summary The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 to leave a lower court order in place blocking the Trump administration from implementing new rules governing mail-in voting. The rules would have given the U.S. Postal Service broad authority to regulate mail balloting nationwide and withhold ballots from individuals not included on a federally approved list of confirmed U.S. citizens. This summary was written by the reporters and edit...

The Centralia City Council on Monday night, as part of the consent agenda, approved an ordinance permitting the Centralia Chamber of Commerce to host Balloon Fest annually in Fairview Park. The Chamber relocated the event to Fairview Park this year from its past home of Foundation Park, claiming that an understanding with the Centralia Foundation could not be reached about electrical improvements needed in Foundation Park. Chamber director Marcus Holland said at Monday's meeting that followin...

The Centralia City Council approved a right-of-way license agreement for Wabash Communications to install fiber optic cable within Centralia city limits. Wabash Communications is planning to provide fiber optic internet service to residents and businesses in and around Centralia. The city will work with Wabash to approve permits throughout the process of installing fiber, which is expected to be completed by December 31. An engineering agreement was approved with Milano and Grunloh Engineers ...

Centralia Police arrested 35-year-old Bridget Scroggins of East Canton Road in Texico on an outstanding Marion County misdemeanor warrant. She was taken to the Marion County Jail. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 43-year-old Michael Hossler of Mt. Moriah Road in Centralia on an outstanding warrant related to a family case. He posted an $830 bond and was released. Illinois State Police arrested 32-year-old Danielle Brown of Martin Luther King Drive in Centralia for possession of dr...

by Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois September 14, 2026 Article Summary Illinois regulators conducted the first battery storage procurement event required by energy legislation that became law this year. More battery storage is needed if the state is to meet its decarbonization goals while keeping ratepayer bills down. The event led to the procurement of 600 MW of energy, or just over half of what regulators hoped to procure. Despite coming up short of goals, experts say the result bode...