Chicago Cubs’ World Series Most Valuable Player Ben Zobrist will get a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Eureka next weekend.… MORE
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Cardinals cancel caravan stops due to threat of ice
Due to severe winter weather forecasts and travel safety concerns for players, staff and fans, the St. Louis Cardinals have announced that the Cardinals Caravan stops scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been canceled.… MORE
Redbirds use strong second half to top Salukis
Illinois State men’s basketball overcame a four-point halftime deficit to outscore Southern Illinois by 11 in the second half for a 60-53 victory on Wednesday night at SIU Arena.… MORE
Strong second half fuels Augie to win over IWU
Augustana opened the second half on an 8-0 run as the Vikings took command in a 92-77 win over No. 22 Illinois Wesleyan in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at the Carver Center. … MORE
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World Series trophy headed for Twin Cities
The Chicago Cubs Trophy Tour will make stops at Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University on Jan. 18.… MORE
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MPBA plans to move to summer schedule
The Midwest Professional Basketball Association has decided to move its upcoming season from a traditional winter start to the summer of 2017, in an effort to determine whether playing closer to the autumn overseas signing period will result in more foreign advancements for MPBA players.… MORE
IWU’s Merritt named CCIW Player of the Week
Illinois Wesleyan center Maddie Merritt was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: Jan. 9, 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
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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…