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The ‘fashionable women spies’ of the Civil War
Belle Boyd became a courier and spy for the Confederate army. Photo courtesy Karen Abbott. Women were not allowed to suit up on the front lines during the Civil War. But that did not stop Emma Edmonds...
Jan 25, 2015
Sharin’ of the Green Parade 2015
The Fifth Annual “Sharin’ of the Green” Parade will be held in Uptown Normal Saturday, March 14th at 1p.m. We encourage you to share your “green” with Eas...
Jan 21, 2015
Closing arguments set for today at a mclean coutny murder trialbloomongt's mayor not happy with a the dsipine given an police officer caught making racially charged cmments on tape.ISU will host ...
Jan 15, 2015
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Jan 14, 2015
ISU football falls to ND State for FCS title; IWU at home in basketball
ISU tried to capture the FCS title today in Frisco, Texas, but fell to North Dakota State. (WJBC Photo) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Illinois State's football team fell to North Dakota State...
Jan 10, 2015
The ‘Believe It or Not’ world of Robert Ripley
Robert Ripley. Photo courtesy of PBS American Experience. Robert Ripley was, by trade, a cartoonist. In 1922 his newspaper editor sent Ripley on a cruise around the world to pen illustrations from far...
Jan 04, 2015
John Byrne Cooke’s road trips with Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin on stage. Photo courtesy Penguin Group. John Byrne Cooke first saw Janis Joplin on stage at the Monterey Pop Festival. As a member for documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker's crew Co...
Dec 28, 2014
Glyn Johns on recording the Stones and the Beatles
Glyn Johns (left) at a session with the Rolling Stones. Photo credit: Robert Altman, courtesy Blue Rider Press.Glyn Johns first met Jimmy Page at a church talent show."I was probably thirteen yea...
Dec 28, 2014
Jesus the historical Jew
A depiction of Jesus before Pilate. Photo credit: Flickr Creative Commons, Waiting for the Word A former priest is troubled by the anti-Semitism that has been drawn from the story of the trial and cru...
Dec 21, 2014
ISU football and basketball on WJBC
By WJBC staffBLOOMINGTON – Illinois State's football team's final step to the FCS national championship game takes place today at New Hampshire.Coverage begins at noon on WJBC 1230 AM ...
Dec 20, 2014
