Fireworks Celebration

Who said you only had to see one set of fireworks this 4th of July? WJBC has you covered, check out all the places you can celebrate!

Town Date Location Time
Bloomington 7/4/19 Miller Park 9:15PM
Bloomington 7/4/19 Lake Bloomington Dusk
Normal 7/4/19 Fairview Park 9:15PM
Chenoa 7/4/19 South Division St. Football Field Dusk
Downs 7/4/19 Dooley Park 9:15PM
Dwight 7/4/19 Dwight Grade School 9:00PM
Pontiac 7/5/19 Pontiac Elks Club Dusk
Sibley 7/4/19 Sibley Lake Dusk
Paxton 7/4/19 Bixby Park Dusk
Eureka 7/4/19 Eureka Lake Dusk
Minonk 7/4/19 Suttons Park Dusk
Pekin 7/4/19 Pekin Memorial Stadium 9:15PM
Peoria 7/3/19 Glen Oak Park Dusk
Peoria 7/4/19 Peoria Riverfront Dusk
Chillicothe 7/4/19 Three Sisters Park 9:00PM
Clinton 7/5/19 Rt. 51 South and Kleeman Dr. 9:15PM
Bement 7/4/19 Forest Preserve Park Dusk
Streator 7/3/19 Streator High School Field 9:15PM
Farmer City 6/28/19 Farmer City Raceway Dusk
Towanda 7/2/19 Towanda Township Building Dusk
Lincoln 7/4/19 Lincoln Park District Dusk
Atlanta 7/7/19 Ball Diamond on 6th St & North St. Dusk

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…