NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, according to a statement Thursday.… MORE
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Big Ten, other conferences cancel basketball tournaments due to coronavirus
The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday that it will be canceling the remainder of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, effective immediately.… MORE
IHSA to limit attendance at state tournament
The Illinois High School Association announced Thursday that it will significantly limit attendance at the remaining games in the boys basketball state tournament to preemptively reduce the potential spread of COVID-19.… MORE
Scoring a Goal: Members of Chicago Blackhawks staff hosts hockey clinic at Bloomington school
Designed to teach kids the foundations of hockey, members of the Chicago Blackhawks staff donated equipment and training sessions to Washington Elementary School.… MORE
Former ISU coach gets three-year show cause penalty for NCAA violations
Former Illinois State basketball coach Kevin Stallings has been hit with a three-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA.… MORE
Bloomington High School set to name wrestling room after long-time coach Jim Bowers
Dedicating 29-years of his life to Bloomington High School wrestling, BHS will dedicate their wrestling room after long-time coach Jim Bowers.… MORE
Lyons: Pleased with beer, wine sales in general seating areas
In about four months of alcohol sales at Hancock Stadium and Redbird Arena it has been smooth sailing, according to Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons.… MORE
District scheduling for football rescinded by IHSA membership
High school football regular season scheduling and the playoff format will remain unchanged.… MORE
Redbird volleyball headed to Wisconsin for NCAA 1st round
Illinois State volleyball will travel to Madison to take on the nation’s Number 4 seed Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday.… MORE
Illinois State football earns at-large playoff berth
Illinois State has earned a berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs and will travel about four hours south for their first round game.… MORE
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Everyone counts and you could make the difference
By Mike Matejka How many federal dollars will there be for road repairs? To feed hungry families? How many Illinois representatives will there be in Congress? Are Illinois communities going to get their fair share? There’s only one way to ensure our community gets treated properly – answer the census. The every ten year U.S. census,…
Reactions to the “A Community in Conflict” exhibit
By Mike Matejka Every community has its home-town pride; Bloomington-Normal is proud to claim Steak n’ Shake and MASH TV star McLean Stevenson. We’ve also had a moment of contention and conflict. Sometimes these are uplifting stories of human progress. At other times, they cause us to shake our heads and wonder why. The McLean…
WJBC Voices: Let’s build the Normal underpass
With winter upon us, consider what it takes to catch a northbound train at Amtrak’s Normal Uptown Station.
WJBC Voices: The irreplaceable gift
Periodically, and always at unexpected times, I get real insights from my son, Kyle, who lives in the Denver area.