By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL- Illinois State football coach Brock Spack termed this year’s recruiting class another strong one. Spack announced the signing of 22 players, including one mid-year transfer and one walk-on, Wednesday, the first day high school seniors could officially sign letters of intent. “Things went well. We’re pretty happy the way things worked…… MORE
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The Illinois State baseball team was pegged for an eighth-place finish in a preseason poll of Missouri Valley Conference coaches, the league announced Tuesday.… MORE
MiKyle McIntosh’s status for Wednesday’s game against Northern Iowa at Redbird Arena is up in the air, according to Illinois State coach Dan Muller.… MORE
Illinois State’s football program figures to sign 18 to 22 players in this year’s recruiting class Wednesday on the first day of the spring signing period for high school seniors.… MORE
A dozen athletes from Intercity high schools will celebrate their signings with college programs Wednesday on national signing day.… MORE
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Illinois State men’s basketball sophomore forward Phil Fayne is the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, the league announced Monday.… MORE
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 led for all but 22 seconds in a 69-59 victory at Evansville to win 11-straight games and improve to 10-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference for the first time in program history Sunday afternoon at the Ford Center.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…