Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Governor JB Pritzker is signing a new law expanding access to telehealthcare in Illinois. The Governor says the landmark legislation will expand on efforts launched during the pandemic to make sure pe...

Centralia's Interim City Manager Forest Langenfeld has set his last day on the job for Tuesday. The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to designate an administrative officer to perform ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named a second Republican critic of Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to a special committee investigating the Capitol riot. She's pledging that the D...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A federal investigation shows the city of East St. Louis violated labor standards for not tracking or paying overtime hours for police officers. The U.S. Department of Labo...

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois is leading a handful of Democratic-run states in extending health insurance coverage to adult immigrants living in the country illegally, including seniors. The state was the f...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Two companies seeking to build thousands of miles of pipeline across the Midwest are promising the effort will aid rather than hinder the fight against climate change. Some en...

The Salem Wildcats football team finished the summer at the Robinson 7 on 7 / Linemen Challenge. 7 on 7 goes 4-1, losing to a good Benton Rangers team 26-12 in the championship. #1 linemen team wins t...

The Salem 10u Wildcats competed at the Little League Section tournament in Brown County over the weekend. The top 2 teams in the 3-team field advanced to next week's State Tournament held in Ogelsby. ...

The Salem Disc Golf Club had a great showing at the 1st annual Illinois Junior Championships in Mokena. Sponsor Ryan Petrea said that after seeing the kids in action, he is beyond proud of how they re...

The Salem Swordfish competed over the weekend and had a great showing. Several Swordfish won their Pentathlon divisions. Charlotte Johnson won the 9/10 girls, Martin Douglas, Kyler King and Jacob Crom...