Defending conference co-champion North Central was picked to win the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin baseball title according to the conference’s annual preseason coaches’ poll announced Wednesday.… MORE
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Titans breeze past Bluejays
Senior Andy Stempel had 21 points and senior Trevor Seibring had 16 points and a season-high 11 rebounds as the Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball team soared past Elmhurst, 87-60, at the Shirk Center on Wednesday.… MORE
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Redbirds bounce back by routing Drake
An 18-5 second-half run helped push the Illinois State men’s basketball team to an 82-53 Missouri Valley Conference win over Drake Tuesday night at the Knapp Center.… MORE
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IWU’s McGraw named CCIW Player of the Week
Illinois Wesleyan junior guard Molly McGraw was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season, and the third time in her career, on Monday.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Feb. 6, 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
Spack works to release Redbird football signee from NLI
Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack has initiated the process to release recent signee Rashaun Woods from his National Letter of Intent signed last Wednesday.… MORE
Redbirds handle Ramblers in MVC match up
Senior Brechelle Beachum scored 20 of her game-high 23 points in the second half, and sophomore Katrina Beck added a career-high 19 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Illinois State women’s basketball team to a come-from-behind 63-51 victory over Loyola Chicago in Missouri Valley Conference action Sunday on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
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WJBC 1230 AM 1:00 p.m. – Basketball (women) – Loyola at Illinois State Listen live here 3:00 p.m. – Football – Super Bowl XLI – New England vs. Atlanta… 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…