Day of the Dozer returns to Bloomington again for some good, dirty fun for the kids. … MORE
Category Archives: Event
2024 St. Jude Walk/Run and We Care Half Marathon
Join us Saturday September 14, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, for the St. Jude Walk/Run and We Care Half Marathon, to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.… MORE
29th annual American Red Cross Evening of Stars to feature golf legend Lee Trevino
Six-time major champion and 29-time PGA Tour winner Lee Trevino will be the special guest and keynote speaker at the 29th annual American Red Cross Evening of Stars.… MORE
Volunteers needed for Million Meal Pack event
The Million Meal Pack event, sponsored by State Farm, US Hunger, and Illinois State University, will be held from 8:30am to 6pm on Saturday, September 7th, 2024, at ISU’s CEFCU Arena, located at 232 W College Avenue, Normal, Illinois. This event will requires approximately 5,000 volunteers working alongside each other to pack and assemble one…… MORE
Join us at the 2024 Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk
Susan G. Komen is bringing the MORE THAN PINK Walk back to Bloomington-Normal on September 7 and they’re asking you to join their fight against breast cancer.… MORE
Nominate a Laborer of the Year
WJBC and the Midwest Laborer are looking for our 2022 Laborer of the Year. Know a laborer deserving of recognition? Nominate them today!… MORE
Join US for FREE 2024 ISU Community Movie Night
Bring the whole family for FREE to the 2024 Illinois State University (ISU) Community Movie night at Hancock Stadium… MORE
Ditch Work and go to St. Louis With us on August 22
WJBC is skipping out of work on Thursday, August 22nd to go watch some baseball in St. Louis and we want you to go with us!… MORE
WJBC/Scott Miller Great Escape 2024: Direct Travel’s “Alaska The Last Frontier”
25 Central Illinoisans joined me and headed to Alaska to experience the majestic wilderness of the 49th State organized by DirectTravelCI.com… MORE
2024 Back to School Shoe Drive to Help Local Kids in Need
No kid should have to go back to school with shoes full of holes or NO SHOES AT ALL!… 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…