McLean County Sheriff’s Police are continuing to ask for the public’s help following the arrest of a former Saybrook foster parent accused of molesting two children.… MORE
Reunion remembering fastpitch heydays Saturday in Towanda
Men’s fastpitch softball was huge in Bloomington-Normal in the 1970s and 1980s, and a reunion is planned for this holiday weekend for former players and fans.… MORE
State prepares for Labor Day travel
The last big travel weekend of the summer is upon us and the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Department of Transportation are prepared. … MORE
Local Salvation Army leaders changing
New leaders are coming to the Salvation Army of McLean County.… MORE
WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers
By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar. Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…… MORE
Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure 2018
On Saturday, September 8th join friends and family on the State Farm Corporate South Campus for the 8th annual Race for the Cure here in Bloomington/Normal.… MORE
Obituary: Campbell
Sherell Eugene “Gene” Campbell, 96, of Bloomington, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018 at his home. Visitation will be from 3:30-5:30 p.m., Friday, September 7, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with a brief service at 5:30 p.m. Military rites will follow and be accorded by the Bloomington-Normal American Legion Honor Guard. A…… MORE
School threat not linked to Bloomington High School
A threat circulating on social media that stated someone was going to shoot up ‘BHS” caused some confusion in District 87 Friday morning.… MORE
Mayor Renner’s not on the ballot next year, but he won’t be silent
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner’s name won’t be on the ballot in next spring’s municipal elections, but he plans to be heard before voters choose their aldermen in four of the city’s wards.… MORE
Unit 5 rivalry highlights Week 2 high school football
The Unit 5 high schools square off in the annual Chili Bowl in the featured game of Week 2 of the WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza. … MORE
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…