Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The hours of Salem City Hall will be changing with the first of the year. The Salem City Council Monday night agreed to move the opening time to 7:30 and also close a half hour earlier at 4:30 pm. Cit...

After considerable discussion Monday night, the Salem City Council agreed to go through the public hearing process in front of the planning commission to decide if shipping containers could be used as...

Salem city council members were upset Monday night to learn there had already been vandalism to the new Salem Lions Addy and Friends Inclusive Playground in Bryan Memorial Park. Public Works Director ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor has signed a law making voting easier for persons with disabilities and creating a group to study the removal of further barriers. The law Gov. J.B. Prit...

Last night were the Fall Athletic Awards at Salem High. The Football MVP was given to Caden Bee, Offensive MVP was Cayden Harris, Defense MVP was Brayden Smith, Scout Team MVP's were Landin Binnion an...

The South Central Lady Cougars opened their prep basketball season last night with a 68-61 loss at CHBC. Laney Webster finished with 19 to lead SC, Halle Smith added 15 and Brooklyn Garrett finished w...

Franklin Park improved to 4-2 on the season with a home win over Altamont Lutheran 44-35. Morgan Mickens had 18 to lead Salem with Ryegan Warren finishing with 12. The JV used their swarming defense t...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats try to improve on their 7-4 record when they host Olney tonight. Last night, Willow Grove/St Mary Centralia fell to Raccoon 27-24. In the loss, Emrie Quick had 8 points ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Tyler Kolek converted a steal into a go-ahead layup with 18 seconds left and Marquette forced 26 turnovers for a 67-66 comeback victory over No. 10 Illinois on Monday. Marquette (3-0)...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 38 points and Zach LaVine added 26 in the Chicago Bulls' 121-103 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Lonzo Ball had 27 points and eight assists a...