Author Archives: WJBD Staff

A 33-year-old Salem man faces multiple charges after Effingham County Sheriff's Deputies broke up a burglary in progress at the Beer Port in Edgewood early Tuesday morning. Marcus Hicks of Hamilton St...

Wise World of Wellen presented by Salem Eye Clinic 1. The guy who invented Vicks VapoRub also invented junk mail. 2. The little layer of chocolate in between the wafers in a Kit Kat bar is actually re...

For the 3rd straight year, a team from Southern Illinois has won the Colt World Series. With 2-time defending champion Marion eliminated, it was time for Southern Illinois to pull it off as they beat ...

Weather permitting, tonight will be the championship game of the 11u Little League Baseball State Tournament hosted at the Salem Little League Complex. Elmhurst knocked off Western Springs last night ...

In Salem Recreation/YMCA men's softball last night, Eliminators won a pair of games beating ABC Pub 21-9 and shutting out Wild Stallions 15-0. Pennington Chevrolet beat Wild Stallions 17-7.

CHICAGO (AP) - Dansby Swanson homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Cincinnati Reds 20-9 on Tuesday night. Mike Tauchman also went deep and finished with four RBIs as ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Jeimer Candelario felt right at home in his return to the Chicago Cubs. A day after he was acquired in a trade with Washington, Candelario started at first base and batted sixth for Tue...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Donovan Solano hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh inning and Pablo Lopez tossed six effective innings as the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins snapped a five-game skid ...

Twelve contestants will vie to become the next Marion County Fair Queen at Tuesday night's Queen and Little Miss competition before the fair grandstand. The twelve are Maya Susmena, Kailey Brubaker, K...

A good crowd was on hand to watch the Illinois Tractor Pullers Association Tractor Pull at the Marino County Fair Grounds Monday night. Four classes were run. The winner of the Limited Pro Stock 8,500...