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CHICAGO (AP) - Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over Houston on Tuesday night that dropped the Astros 10 games ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Right-hander Kyle Hendricks and left-hander Drew Smyly were placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago Cubs before Tuesday night's series opener against the Houston Astros. Hendri...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears know who they're taking with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft and so does just about everyone else too. General manager Ryan Poles just wasn't ready to announ...

Here are the results from last week's YMCA/City of Salem Recreation Youth/Beginners Soccer League. On Wednesday in Youth League, Moore Than Behavior beat Johnson Self Storage 2-1. (Players of the Game...

On Saturday evening, the 7th annual Odin High School Hall of Fame Ceremony was held at Ples H. Wilson Gymnasium. Here were the inductees.   Glenn Benjamin: Glenn is highly regarded as one of the ...

The Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees took action Monday night toward the construction of a new on-campus gymnasium that could be in place as soon as late 2025. Board members approved a design for t...

A large tree fell onto a vacant home undergoing renovation in the 3100 block of State Route 37 just north of CJ Heck Road Monday morning. The Salem Fire Protection District was called as the electric ...

An oven fire spread to the rest of the stove, range hood, and nearby cabinets in Centralia Monday afternoon. The fire was at the Danielle Stafford home in the 1400 block of East Third. Centralia Fire ...

The Centralia City Council Monday night approved downtown street and sidewalk closures for the Crooked Creek Winery's Summer Concert Series. City Manager Kory Smith says the events are scheduled on Su...

The Salem Wildcats try to snap a 5-game skid when they head to Columbia to take on the Eagles. Salem is 9-14 on the season and 2-4 in the Conference. The Eagles enter at 1-3 in the League and 15-4 ove...