The Illinois State baseball team played its first game of the 2017 season at Duffy Bass Field Tuesday and celebrated the homecoming with a 2-1 victory over visiting Saint Louis, the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic 10 Conference.… MORE
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WJBC Athletes of the Week: March 27, 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.
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Redbird softball falls to MVC rival
After a pair of commanding wins to open the series in Wichita, Illinois State could not clinch its second sweep of the season, falling to Wichita State, 11-3 in five innings on Sunday afternoon.… MORE
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Bloomington Thunder fall to Team USA
Team USA jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and didn’t look back en route to a 6-0 win over the Bloomington Thunder on Saturday night at USA Hockey Arena.… MORE
Redbird Softball Shakes off Shockers
Outhitting the Shockers 20-13, Illinois State did not trail throughout the twin bill, topping Wichita State twice on Saturday at Wilkins Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. Sarah Finck tossed the Redbirds’ 5-3 win to begin doubleheader while the committee of Ali Domkuski, Veronique Johnson, and Shannon Felde closed out the day for the 8-3 victory.… MORE
Redbird Baseball Split pair against Xavier
Illinois State and Xavier split a baseball doubleheader Saturday at Hayden Park as the Redbirds won the opener, 7-5, before dropping the nightcap, 3-2.… MORE
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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…