The St. Louis Cardinals return home for a brief three-game homestand against the Detroit Tigers. … MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
ISU’s Heineman, Romshek named to NFCA All-Region Team
Illinois State softball pitcher Regan Romshek and outfielder Annie Heineman have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Mideast Region Third Team the NFCA announced Thursday morning.… MORE
Cardinals vs. Indians, Sportstalk on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their road trip with an early start against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.… MORE
UPDATED: Illinois State’s Coprich suspended following drug charge
Illinois State’s record-setting running back Marshaun Coprich faces a drug charge following his arrest last week. … MORE
Redbird baseball tops Bradley in series finale
The Illinois State baseball team used a nine-run sixth inning to earn a 13-4 win in the rubber match of a three-game series at Bradley Sunday at Dozer Park.… MORE
Cardinals at Pirates, Redbirds at Braves on WJBC
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON -Tyler Lyons makes his second start of the season for the St. Louis Cardinals as they conclude their three-game series with Central Division rival Pittsburgh beginning with the pregame show at 11:40 a.m. on WJBC 1230 AM. The first pitch is at 12:25 p.m. as the Pirates send Jeff Locke to…… MORE
Redbirds split two at Bradley
By WJBC staff PEORIA, Ill. – The Illinois State baseball team rallied back to win the nightcap of a twin bill with Bradley Saturday at Dozer Park. Bradley won the opener, 7-3, before the Redbirds earned a split with an 8-0 shutout win in the second game. Jacob Hendren tied an Illinois State single-season record…… MORE
Cardinals, Illinois State baseball doubleheader on WJBC today
Carlos Martinez, who has three victories without a loss, takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals as they continue their three-game series with Central Division rival Pittsburgh beginning at 5:55 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM.… MORE
Illinois State’s softball season ends in MVC semifinal loss
Illinois State softball’s run in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament came to a close Friday with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Missouri State in Wichita, Kansas.… MORE
Kentucky highlights Illinois State’s 2015-16 men’s hoops schedule
Four 2015 NCAA Tournament teams and at least two National Invitation Tournament qualifiers highlight the Illinois State men’s basketball program’s 2015-16 non-conference schedule.… 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…