Drake’s strong block presence and rash of Illinois State errors helped the host Bulldogs to a three-set win over the visiting Redbirds Monday night at the Knapp Center. Drake won by scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-20.… MORE

Drake’s strong block presence and rash of Illinois State errors helped the host Bulldogs to a three-set win over the visiting Redbirds Monday night at the Knapp Center. Drake won by scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-20.… MORE
The Illinois State Athletics Department will honor a group of four deserving individuals with induction into its Percy Family Athletics Hall of Fame during Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7-8, 2016. … 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
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Ron Smith Printing, is proud to present the Intercity Football Player of the Week.… MORE
The Peoria Chiefs have announced their 2017 Midwest League schedule with the first pitch of their 35th season coming on the road in Burlington, Iowa Thursday, April 6.… MORE
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WJBC 1230 AM: 1:20 p.m. – Baseball – Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh 6:30 p.m. – Football – Kansas City at Pittsburgh … MORE
Wheaton scored 34 unanswered points to erase a 10-point second quarter deficit as the No, 6-ranked Thunder pulled away to a 48-24 victory over Illinois Wesleyan to spoil the Titans’ homecoming. … MORE
WJBC 1230 AM: 11:00 a.m. – Game Day Noon – Football – ISU at North Dakota State WJBC.com: 1:00 p.m. – Football – IWU vs. Wheaton Listen live here 7:00 p.m. – Hockey – Bloomington vs. Cedar Rapids Listen live here… MORE
A back-and-forth affair highlighted the Week 6 high school football schedule on Friday night as Normal West beat visiting Bloomington.… 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…