By ISU Sports Information ORLANDO, Fla. – The Illinois State softball team concluded the Florida portion of its spring break trip Tuesday with a 7-3 win over Ball State and a 1-0 loss to No. 25 UCF at Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. The split give ISU a 7-15 overall record. The Redbirds will now…… MORE
The Bloomington Purple Raiders are in the sectionals for the first time since 2007.… MORE
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Former Redbird football All-American Colton Underwood is already with his third NFL team as he begins in third season in the league.… MORE
Illinois State women’s basketball coach Barb Smith will preview the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament when she joins WJBC’s Zach Dietmeier in the final Barb Smith Show of the 2015-16 season at Pub II in Normal.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller said it’s wait-and-see until next week when the Redbirds find out if they have been invited to a postseason basketball tournament.… MORE
A big day from Owen Miller helped Illinois State secure its second win in as many days over a Big Ten opponent, as the Illinois State baseball team scored a 10-4 win over Northwestern Sunday at North Charlotte Regional Park, as part of the Snowbird Classic.… MORE
The Florida Gators scored six runs in the sixth inning and handed Illinois State an 11-1 defeat Sunday morning at Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The loss gives ISU an overall record of 6-14 and the Redbirds finished 3-3 this weekend.… MORE
The Bloomington Thunder swept the two-game weekend over Team USA with Saturday’s 2-1 win at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder) By Brian Tosti/Bloomington Thunder BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Thunder came out looking for a sweep of the United States National Team Development Program and that’s just what they got. The thunder netted two unanswered…… MORE
The Illinois State men’s basketball team struggled from the field and a late comeback bid fell short as the No. 3-seed Redbirds fell to No. 6-seed Indiana State, 65-57, Friday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Scottrade Center.… 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…