Author Archives: WJBD Staff

The IHSA is targeting 26-27 school year for full implementation of a 35-second shot clock for basketball in the state. IHSA Executive Director Kurt Gibson spoke this past weekend at the boys' state to...

In the City of Salem/YMCA coed volleyball A League Tournament play last night it was The Broadway Tavern beating ABC Pub 25-22, 25-11. Broadway then fell to Bierman's General Store 25-14, 25-18. The o...

CHICAGO (AP) - Luka Doncic came through with yet another triple-double. About the only thing he didn't do was keep his record streak going. Doncic had 27 points, recording another triple-double but do...

BOSTON (AP) - Kasperi Kapanen and Robert Thomas each scored in the first period, Joel Hofer stopped 36 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Monday night. Entering the night eigh...

The South Central Lady Falcons 7th graders recently finished up a 4th place trip to the IESA State Volleyball 2a Tournament hosted by Brimfield High School. SC opened the tournament with a win over Ga...

State Representative Charlie Meier is leading a charge to oppose legislation that would require sheltered workshops like the Kaskaskia Workshop to pay minimum wage to their clients with intellectual a...

Graphic Packaging International has agreed to pay more than $997,000 as part of a Class Action federal lawsuit to resolve claims it violated Illinois's Biometric Information Privacy Act at its Central...

A 30-year-old Iuka man has been arrested on an outstanding Fayette County small claims warrant. Aaron Williams of South Avenue was released after posting $200 bond.

The Salem Fire Protection District received two calls within seven minutes of each other Sunday night. Fortunately, a report of a house fire was confined to a flue and a restaurant fire was actually a...

The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to move forward on demolition of 15 additional homes the city intends to declare as derelict structures to reduce blight in the impacted neighborh...