Author Archives: WJBD Staff

UNDATED (AP) - It was a Hollywood ending in a Hollywood ballpark. The Chicago White Sox won the Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, blowing a 7-4 lead in the ninth before Tim Anderson slammed a ...

UNDATED (AP) - Right-hander Jake Arrieta has been released by the Cubs. Arrieta won a Cy Young Award and helped the Cubs capture a drought-busting World Series championship in his first stint with the...

UNDATED (AP) - Kawhi Leonard is staying put, although his return to the Los Angeles Clippers' lineup is uncertain. The Clippers have re-signed their free-agent superstar, one week after he opted out o...

Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1851, Isaac Merrit Singer patented his sewing machine and formed I.M. Singer & Company to market the product. Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1908, Henry Ford...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Illinois State Fair butter cow. The butter cow was unveiled Wednesday ahead of the State of Illinois State Fair on Thursday. 800 pounds of butter was used ...

A new initiative from the Illinois State Police aims to increase the number of women in its ranks. The goal of the 30 by 30 initiative is for recruit classes to be made up of at least 30% females by t...

State Police have announced they will be joining the effort to keep trucks weighing more than ten tons off the Illinois Route 161 Extension Bridge over Skillet Fork Creek. Marion County Highway Depart...

The Illinois Department of Public Health is launching a new portal to show proof of vaccination. Spokesperson Melaney Arnold says the Vax Verify System lets users check their vaccination records and t...

A 36-year-old Sandoval woman has been arrested on an outstanding Marion County traffic warrant. Michelle Bradley of Old US 51 was taken into custody by Sandoval Police who transported her to the Mario...

A 73-year-old Salem woman went on a wild ride late Wednesday afternoon after missing the lane reduction at the start of the southbound construction zone on I-57 north of Salem. Preliminary information...