Illinois State’s women’s basketball team travels to Peoria to meet Bradley in a 2 p.m. on WJBC 1230 AM.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Titans defeat Elmhurst on Senior Night, advance to CCIW tournament
The Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball team defeated Elmhurst easily on Senior Night 77-67.… MORE
Cats catch ‘Birds, Illinois State’s win streak snapped
The Illinois State Redbirds’ season long five game winning streak came to an end at the hand of Northern Iowa’s Panthers 75-66 at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.… MORE
CCHS coach welcomes potential Corn Belt, Okaw Valley merger
A new proposal would mean the Corn Belt and Okaw Valley become one conference beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.… MORE
Redbirds play UNI, IWU celebrates Senior Night on WJBC Saturday
Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball games dominate the WJBC 1230 AM airwaves today.… MORE
Slow start limits Redbirds in loss at Loyola
A slow start for Illinois State from the field against Loyola Friday night proved to be the difference in the game, as the Ramblers (13-12, 9-5 MVC) took 19-5 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in a 73-61 win over the Redbirds (6-18, 4-9 MVC) at Gentile Arena.… MORE
Peoria Notre Dame football coach Walters recommended for BHS job
Bloomington High School principal Tim Moore and athletic director Tony Bauman are recommending Peoria Notre Dame head football coach Joe Walters to become the new football coach for the Purple Raiders next season.… MORE
Redbird baseball opener, softball, women’s hoops on WJBC
The Illinois State women’s basketball team looks to rebound, after suffering losses to the MVC’s first- and second-place teams on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena last weekend, when it hits the road to face a couple of in-state foes in Loyola tonight.… MORE
ISU volleyball player Jaelyn Keene to tryout for USA national team
Illinois State sophomore Jaelyn Keene will compete at the USA Volleyball Women’s National Team Tryouts, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, beginning Friday.… MORE
Redbirds chop Trees, take down Indiana State
The Illinois State Redbirds men’s basketball team never trailed en route to a 78-50 victory over Missouri Valley Conference rival Indiana State in front of 4,456 at Redbird Arena.… 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…