Coming off back-to-back shares of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title and playoff appearances, a trio of three Illinois State football standouts have earned a spot on the 2016 STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team announced Monday. … MORE
Category Archives: Local Sports
CornBelters complete sweep of Crushers
The Normal CornBelters won their fourth straight game and completed a season series six-game sweep of the Lake Erie Crushers with a 3-1 victory on Sunday at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Chiefs homer twice in win over Timber Rattlers
The Peoria Chiefs hit two home runs in a game for just the third time all season to beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-2 Sunday night. The win moves the Chiefs to 18-17 in the second half and 58-47 overall on the season.… MORE
CornBelters ride big 6th inning to victory
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, scored five times in the sixth inning to regain the lead and defeat the Lake Erie Crushers 9-4 on Saturday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM: 11:15 a.m. – Baseball – St. Louis at Miami WJBC.com: 4:30 p.m. – Baseball – Lake Erie at Normal Listen live here… MORE
Chiefs pick up Friday W
The Peoria Chiefs finished a nine-game road trip with 10 runs on 18 hits and a 10-4 series-clinching win over the Quad Cities River Bandits on Friday night.… MORE
CornBelters use long balls to crush Lake Erie
The Normal CornBelters scored all of their tallies on four home runs as they defeated the Lake Erie Crushers 8-2 on Friday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM: 5:15 p.m. – Baseball – St. Louis at Miami WJBC.com: 6:30 p.m. – Baseball – Lake Erie at Normal Listen live here… MORE
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Chiefs walked off in 11 innings
The Peoria Chiefs fell behind early, scored five runs in the fourth inning but then gave up the game-tying run in the 9th before getting walked off by the Quad Cities River Bandits 8-7 in 11 innings Thursday night. The loss drops the Chiefs to 1-6 on the road trip, 15-17 in the second half and 55-47 on the season.… 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…