The need for food, shelter, healthcare and more keeps growing in Kenya.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC AM 1230: 2:00 p.m. – Basketball – ISU women vs. Wisconsin Listen live here 6:30 p.m. – Football – Carolina at Seattle Listen live here… MORE
Midwest farmers deal with agricultural downturn
An agriculture downturn is hitting the Midwest, and there’s not much farmers can do about it except be patient and efficient, an economist at a Tuesday forum in Chicago said.… MORE
Thunder bid for sweep of Sioux City falls short
The Sioux City Musketeers salvaged a series split with a 4-2 win over the Bloomington Thunder on Saturday night at the Coliseum.… MORE
Redbirds hold off New Mexico to win Challenge game
Paris Lee led Illinois State men’s basketball to a 79-74 victory over New Mexico on Saturday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Titans drop CCIW opener to No. 6 North Central
Alec Bausch’s three-point shot from the top of the key with 4:24 to go gave Illinois Wesleyan its final lead as No. 6 North Central would respond with an 8-0 run to pull away to an 84-75 win in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin opener at Gregory Arena. … MORE
Dennis Hastert seeks pension despite felony conviction
Disgraced former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert wants his teacher pension returned to him.… MORE
Bloomington’s water department lands fluoride compliance award
The City of Bloomington’s Water Department has received an award from the Illinois Department of Public Health for compliance with the Illinois Fluoridation Act.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC AM 1230: 6:00 p.m. Basketball – ISU vs. New Mexico Listen live here WJBC.com: 7:00 p.m. Hockey – Sioux City at Bloomington Listen live here… MORE
Bennett scolds lawmakers for not passing budget
Illinois’ current stop-gap budget expires in a few weeks and a Central Illinois lawmaker is appalled by what he considers a lack of urgency.… 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…