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Believe It or DON'T On this day in 1926, Harry Houdini found the one thing he couldn't escape . . . DEATH. He died in a Detroit hospital of gangrene and peritonitis, resulting from a ruptured appendix...

The Salem Lady Wildcats volleyball season was abrubtly ended last night being upset in the regional semifinal by Charleston 22-25, 25-22, 22-25. Salem's season ends at 19-14. The Centralia Annies pull...

With high school bowling season now underway with the first tournament at Herrin a week from this Saturday, the four Salem seniors will try to do something that no team has ever done in IHSA history, ...

The Franklin Park Bobcats are on the road at Woodlawn in junior high basketball. Last night, St Mary/Willow Grove improved to 4-1 with a 54-30 win over North Wamac/Irvington/Grand Prairie. Reid hall s...

Franklin Park held their cross country awards night. The Most Valuable Runners were Stevie Nix and Aiden Winterhalter. Laney Kuhns and Jasen Lindsey were Most Improved, Kinsley Gansauer and Grayson Fr...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Brady Tkachuk, Tim Sttzle and Adam Gaudette each scored two goals as the Ottawa Senators beat the St. Louis Blues 8-1 on Tuesday night. The game was delayed 30 minutes due to po...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. The Lego company has been around for 90 years now. The name is a simplified version of two Danish words "leg godt," which means "play well." 2. Th...

The Salem Lady Wildcats will kick off their 3a volleyball post season tonight with a trip to the Olney Regional semifinals where they will play Charleston at 6pm followed by the 7pm match between Tria...

The days and times are set by the IHSA for playoff football this weekend. In Class 5a, the Centralia Orphans will kickoff with Metamora at 3pm on Saturday from Evers Field. Saturday night, Triad hosts...

In middle school girls basketball, Franklin Park traveled to SC and came away with a 35-17 win. Braelan Knaak had 12 for Salem, Lexie Malan added 8, Kenna Benjamin 7 and Brynn Kessler 6. Salem also wo...