Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Harvest progress has caught up and surpassed the average pace in Illinois. There were a little over five days suitable for fieldwork this past week says Crop Statistician Mark Schleusener. 95% of wint...

Kaskaskia College will host its Veterans Day Remembrance Celebration on Wednesday. The program will honor the service of those men and women who have given their time and energy to benefit our country...

Several local States Attorneys are among 62 statewide who have filed a motion for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief to have the SAFE-T Act declared unconstitutional. The State's Attorneys sig...

The Salem City Council Monday night approved its annual tax levy for next year's property tax bills. The $1.8-million levy is 2.85-percent higher than property tax collections this year. Finance Direc...

Bobcats Open Home Season With Blowout Win Over Aviston The Franklin Park Bobcats opened up their home schedule with a 53-23 dismantling of visiting Avistion. Salem's defense was tenacious and relentle...

The Franklin Park Lady Bobcats dropped to 5-5 on the season with a road loss at Benton 42-26. Brylee Pennypacker led Salem with 13. The JV topped Benton in overtime 22-20. Quinn Wolfe had 14 including...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Dalton Banks and Lance Jones each had 14 points in Southern Illinois' 94-63 victory against Little Rock on Monday. Marcus Domask finished with 11 points for the Salukis in a se...

CHICAGO (AP) - Zach LaVine scored a season-high 30 points and the Chicago Bulls coasted to a 111-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. LaVine, who didn't play in Sunday's nine-point los...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points and Coleman Hawkins had 23 points and 12 rebounds as No. 23 Illinois cruised to an 87-57 win over Eastern Illinois on Monday night. Dain Da...

Bond has been set at a half-million dollars in Marion County Court on Monday for a 61-year-old Centralia man facing seven felony charges in connection with a September home invasion and shooting. Roge...