Author Archives: WJBD Staff
DeRozan and the Bulls play the Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder (17-38, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (35-21, third in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -13; over/under is...
Feb 12, 2022
Jacobellis gets second gold
BEIJING (AP) - Things continue to look up for the United States Olympic Team. Lindsey Jacobellis has won her second gold medal of the Olympics, teaming with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner for the title ...
Feb 12, 2022 Peter Burgess / CC
Sixers beat Thunder
UNDATED (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers are 1-1 on their four-game homestand after pulling away in the second half against Oklahoma City. Joel Embiid had 25 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks as the 76...
Feb 12, 2022
12-year veteran Ron Torbert to referee first Super Bowl
UNDATED (AP) - A 12-year veteran NFL official who has been a referee since 2014 will handle his first Super Bowl on Sunday. Ron Torbert, a 58-year-old Harvard Law School graduate and former lawyer, wi...
Feb 12, 2022 Mark Morgan / CC
Bolts beat Coyotes....Flyers center Couturier has season-ending back surgery
UNDATED (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning still haven't lost back-to-back games in regulation this season. The Lightning bounced back from Thursday's 3-2 loss at Colorado by downing the Coyotes, 4-3. Ste...
Feb 12, 2022
Marion County Circuit Clerk's office mails 1,565 annual fee notices
Marion County Circuit Clerk Tiffany Schicker says annual fee notices to those who pay child support through the circuit clerk's office are in the mail. Schicker reports 1,565 notices have been sent to...
Feb 11, 2022
Marion County Board agrees to changes in upcoming courthouse renovations
The Marion County Board has approved changes in courthouse bathroom renovation plans to allow for a large first-floor men's bathroom while shrinking the size of the former county board room. Building ...
Feb 11, 2022 Marion County Board Building Committee Chair Dr. Creighton Engel. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Ameren announces new $9-million Salem substation
Ameren Illinois has announced plans for a new $9-million Salem substation adjacent to their current substation in the west side Salem Industrial Park. Pending completion of the sale of ten acres of pr...
Feb 11, 2022
Investigation continues into fatal shooting that leads to police standoff in Greenville
Illinois State Police say a standoff with a subject of interest in a fatal shooting in Greenville Thursday night ended peacefully early Friday morning. Both Greenville Police and Illinois State Police...
Feb 11, 2022
Marion County Health Department resumes Colon Cancer Screening Program
The Marion County Health Department will be restarting their FIT (colon cancer screening) program. Marion County Health Department Administrator Melissa Mallow says getting screened for colorectal can...
Feb 11, 2022
