The Illinois State men’s basketball team is one of eight programs slated to play in the 2017 Tire Pros Puerto Rico Tip-Off, scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 16, 17 and 19 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente. … MORE
Bloomington High School’s girls basketball team will rely on quickness and defense in hopes of improving on its 10-17 record from a year ago.… MORE
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Illinois State built a double-digit advantage without missing a shot in the opening five minutes, and the Redbirds never relinquished the lead in a 75-57 home-opening victory over Fort Wayne .… MORE
WJBC 1230 AM Basketball – 5 p.m. – Illinois State vs. Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne… MORE
Last season didn’t start out on the right foot for the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan, but IWU started their rebound season of 2016-17 with an emphatic win over Dominican University, 86-65, Tuesday night at the Shirk Center.… MORE
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Bloomington Thunder goaltender Logan Halladay has been named CCM/USHL Co-Goaltender of the Week after backstopping Bloomington to a weekend sweep of the Youngtown Phantoms this past weekend.… MORE
After finishing the regular season on a three-game winning streak with a pair of wins over top-25 ranked opponents to finish at 6-5 overall, the Illinois State football team nudged its way back into the FCS Coaches Poll at No. 25 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
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…