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Iuka 5th Grade Teacher WJBD-WSIQ Teacher of the Week
Iuka Fifth Grade Teacher Julie Berry with Superintendent John Consolino as she is awarded the Teacher of the Week honor by WJBD and WSIQ Radio. Photo by Bruce Kropp. Iuka Fifth Grade Teacher Julie Ber...
Dec 14, 2020
Big Ten Conference sports news 12/14/20
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has fired coach Lovie Smith with one game left in its ninth consecutive losing season. Smith became Illinois' first Black head football coach when he was hired by athle...
Dec 14, 2020
Chiefs wrap up division crown
UNDATED (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs turned the ball over four times, fell into an early 10-point hole and watched Patrick Mahomes taken down for a 30-yard sack. None of that stopped the Chiefs from ...
Dec 14, 2020
Illini fire Smith
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has fired coach Lovie Smith with a game left in its ninth consecutive losing season. Smith became the school's first Black head football coach when he was hired by athl...
Dec 14, 2020
Sunday COVID-19 Update: Six more deaths in South Central Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting six more COVID-19 related deaths in South Central Illinois on Sunday. Two of the deaths are in Marion County, a male in his 70s and another in his...
Dec 13, 2020
Marion County Sheriff's Department investigates burglary
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a residential burglary to an apartment in Kinmundy. An occupant who was in the process of moving out of the apartment in the 100 block of ...
Dec 13, 2020
50 years ago, constitution updated Illinois; can it do more?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - It was 50 years ago that Illinois voters approved a state constitution that was forward-looking and made government more efficient. A half-century later, could an update tackl...
Dec 13, 2020
Illinois fires coach Lovie Smith after 5 seasons
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has fired coach Lovie Smith with one game left in its ninth consecutive losing season. Smith became Illinois' first Black head football coach when he was hired by athle...
Dec 13, 2020
Porter leads way as No. 15 Northwestern runs over Illinois
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Cam Porter ran for a career-high 142 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 15 Northwestern tuned up for the Big Ten championship game by beating Illinois 28-10. Porter came in with j...
Dec 13, 2020
MLB cuts over 40 Minor League teams
Major League Baseball announced this week 119 of the 120 teams that have been formally invited to remain as minor league affiliates, chopping over 40 franchises in a move that's been anticipated for o...
Dec 13, 2020
