The best-kept secret in Illinois dining isn't hidden in some exclusive Chicago neighborhood or tucked away in a trendy suburb. It's sitting right off Interstate 57 in Salem, a town of 7,000 people who ... Read More

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Nicholas Fulton, 35, of Salem, Missouri, and Michael Curry, 37, of Ashley, Illinois, were in the helicopter that struck power lines and crashed into a barge on Thursday. Read More

The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports at least three semi trucks and one other vehicle slid off Interstate 57 just south of the US 50 exit at Salem around 8:30 Friday night. The road surface ... Read More

One person was injured Friday afternoon when two semi-trucks collided on I-57 southbound about three miles south of the US 50 exit at Salem. Read More

A 37-year-old man died after suffering from a '?medical event'? while driving on the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Salem, Friday morning. Salem Police Officers were called out to a crash on ... Read More

A 63-year-old Carbondale man who told the 911 dispatch center he had crashed his car along I-57 was eventually found following a search of highway. George Cirzan was then taken to Salem Township ... Read More

A 56-year-old Salem man has been arrested for driving under the influence after allegedly striking two vehicles in front of the Marion County Law Enforcement Center early Thursday night. Salem Police ... Read More

Salem, IL (April 5, 2024) - A two-car crash at the intersection of S. Broadway and W. Whitaker St on Wednesday afternoon left two injured. Iesha Knox, 29, from Carlyle, was turning left onto W. Read More

A four-vehicle accident is being reported on I-57 at the northbound 122-mile marker six miles north of Salem. Police, fire, and ambulance are all responding. All ro ... Read More