Illinois Wesleyan softball coach Tiffany Prager feels her predecessor’s presence is still being felt on a team that’s one the verge on a return trip to the College World Series.… MORE
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Illinois State’s Wallace advances to NCAA golf championship
Illinois State men’s golf standout Trent Wallace is heading to the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.… MORE
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Haynes named to ISU men’s basketball coaching staff
DeAndre Haynes, a former Mid-American Conference Player of the Year at Kent State who played professionally for six years and served as a Division I assistant coach for the past five seasons, has been hired as an assistant coach at Illinois State.… MORE
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Thunder names new coach, GM after Williams departure
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Thunder will have a new head coach and general manager for their fourth season in the USHL, but it will be two familiar faces serving in those positions. Mike Watt, an assistant coach for the Thunder for the last two seasons, has been appointed the second head coach…… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: May 15, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Illinois State softball to host NISC regional tournament
After receiving a bid to the NISC, Illinois State has been selected to host a regional round of the National Invitational Softball Tournament Tuesday through Thursday at Marian Kneer Stadium.… MORE
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Bloomington High School turf to help much more than football
Bloomington High School could soon become the latest Central Illinois school to switch to field turf for its high school football field.… 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…