The Peoria Chiefs rallied past the Burlington Bees for the second straight night with a 6-4 win on Saturday. … MORE
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WJBC 1230 AM: 2:15 p.m. – Baseball – Cardinals at Seattle wjbc.com 6:05 p.m. – CornBelters at Florence Listen live here… MORE
2 Thunder players selected in NHL Draft
By WJBC Staff BUFFALO, New York – The Bloomington Thunder saw two of their players selected during the NHL Draft on Saturday. First Niagara Center in Buffalo. Forward Mitchell Mattson was taken in the fifth round of the draft by the Calgary Flames, while his housemate in Bloomington, defenseman Jeremy Davies was taken in the seventh round…… MORE
Chiefs rally past Bees
The Peoria Chiefs scored three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Burlington Bees 6-4 on Thursday night.… MORE
CornBelters fall in series opener at Florence
The Normal CornBelters put together just one inning of offense in an 8-3 loss to the Florence Freedom on Friday night at UC Health Stadium.… MORE
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Grizzlies ride big 5th inning to take series from CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters surrendered eight runs in the fifth inning to break a tie as the Gateway Grizzlies won the rubber game of the series 14-6 on Thursday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Chiefs fall in extras to open second half
The first half Western Division Champion Peoria Chiefs lost the longest game of the season in the second half opener 5-4 Thursday night to the Burlington Bees. … MORE
Normal West’s Loy set for Olympic swim trials
Normal Community West High School’s Andrew Loy is a member of West’s most recent graduating class. However, Loy hopes to become a member of another group soon as he has made the cut for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in swimming.… 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…