The Illinois State women’s basketball team out scored Wichita State 18-9 in the third quarter to rally and beat the Shockers 53-49 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
McIntosh, Banyard net awards
Illinois State’s MiKyle McIntosh and Nick Banyard earned Specialty Awards for their play during the Missouri Valley Conference season, the league office announced Wednesday.… MORE
Three Redbirds earn Valley honors
Illinois State’s DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell earned second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference honors announced by the league office Tuesday. … MORE
CornBelters to host first job fair
If you are looking for summer work, the Normal CornBelters are looking for you.… MORE
Dan Muller Show, Sportstalk on WJBC tonight
WJBC has an Arch Madness preview tonight in the final Dan Muller Show of the season at Pub II in Normal.… MORE
Seniors shine, Redbirds take down Evansville
The Illinois State women’s basketball team trailed by as many as nine points in the second half before charging back to take down Evansville 65-59 on Senior Day at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State earns No. 3 seed in Missouri Valley Tournament
After ending the season tied with Evansville for the No. 2 seed in the MVC, the Illinois State Men’s Basketball team has earned the No. 3 seed in the upcoming Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.… MORE
Redbirds tie for second in MVC after falling at Wichita State
Illinois State ended the regular season tied with Evansville for second place in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball standings after dropping its regular-season finale at Wichita State, 74-58, Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena, signifying ISU’s highest league finish since also earning second in 2007-08.… MORE
Titans fall in CCIW Championship
The Illinois Wesleyan Titan Women’s Basketball team needed a win to get into the NCAA tournament. … MORE
Redbird and Titan basketball take the air Saturday on WJBC
Illinois State’s basketball team goes for its third straight victory over highly touted Wichita State today when the teams meet in a Missouri Valley Conference game in Wichita to close the regular 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…