Author Archives: WJBD Staff

Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters: Class 8A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (14) (4-0) 140 1 2. Li...

SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin was getting nervous about Blake Snell's pitch count in the seventh inning when Albert Pujols helped the skipper avoid what could have been an unpop...

MIAMI (AP) - Ian Happ hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Wednesday night. Patrick Wisdom hit his 23rd homer for the Cubs, w...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Chicago quarterback Justin Fields took time Wednesday to clarify comments he made following the Bears' loss to the Green Bay Packers, saying he did not mean to come off as dis...

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is scheduled to have surgery on his left knee next week for the second time in less than a year and figures to miss the start of the season. The Bulls sai...

Mayors, city officials, fire chiefs and emergency services personnel gathered Tuesday night to discuss the future of the tornado warning sirens and the need for other notification systems. The meeting...

"Falling for Festive Fun' is the name for the Fall Family night sponsored by the Salem Recreation Department and YMCA this Friday evening. Jed Casburn says all the activities will be in the area of th...

Trick or Treat night has been set in both Salem and Centralia. Salem Police Chief Kyle Ambuehl has set Trick or Treat in Salem for Monday night, October 31st, from six to eight pm for those 12 and und...

Salem Township Hospital has set Thursday, October 6th, as their next Wellness Program where you can purchase low cost blood test vouchers. Hospital officials say the vouchers will be available from se...

Salem Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Bill Fulton says a car was destroyed by fire at the Joe Barcroft home at 38-01 Peach Tree Road southeast of Salem late Tuesday morning. Fulton reports the f...