Varshaun Dixon scored five touchdowns and rushed for 186 yards on 23 carries as the Ironmen moved their overall record to 2-0 and Big 12 Conference mark to 1-0 at Fred Carlton Field in Bloomington. Quarterback Grant Price also completed 15 of 23 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, gave up six runs in the fifth inning and fell to the Florence Freedom 10-3 on Friday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team rallied back from an 0-2 deficit to earn a 3-2 win over Miami (Ohio) in both teams’ first match at the Tiger Invitational at the Hearnes Center Friday. … MORE
The final meeting between two Intercity rivals plus another Intercity match-up highlight Week 2 of the high school football scene for Friday night.… MORE
The Bloomington Edge and U.S. Cellular Coliseum have announced a two-year lease extension that the team said will keep professional arena football in downtown Bloomington at least through the 2018 season.… MORE
Illinois State’s football team hopes to go where no other football team has gone in school history.… MORE
Danielle Rygelski and the Saint Louis volleyball team spoiled Illinois State’s home opener at Redbird Arena Wednesday, as the Rygelski-led Billikens scored a straight-sets win over the Redbirds.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan’s season opener won’t count toward a potential playoff berth, but it certainly will count for national pride according to head coach Norm Eash.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan’s football team is looking to add to its winning tradition this year and has the firepower to get the job done.… 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
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…