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
BPD searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect
Bloomington police are on the lookout for a suspect wanted in connect with a shots fired incident on Nov. 24 at Main Street Convenience.… MORE
Ceremonies to mark 75 years since Pearl Harbor attacks
Few survivors are left from the Pearl Harbor attacks as we approach the 75th anniversary, but a groups of sons and daughters are still going strong.… MORE
Obituaries: Gutherz-Howick
Janet C. Gutherz-Howick, 55, Bloomington and formerly of Colfax, died at 7:25 pm Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00pm Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. Inurnment will be in Minonk Twp. Cemetery, Minonk at a later date. In lieu of flowers…… MORE
MLK Luncheon to promote tolerance and understanding
Next month, ISU will hold the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon in the Bone Student Center.
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Schock wants his trial moved to Peoria, the district he once served
Facing multiple felony charges, ex-Congressman Aaron Schock is asking for a home-court trial.… MORE
Hometown Military News: Dec. 2, 2016
Hometown Military News for Dec. 2, 2016:… MORE
WJBC Forum: Traditions
What are some of your traditions?… 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…