As Illinois State football coach Brock Spack examined his team’s season-opening 31-14 at Iowa last Saturday, the sixth-year coach came to this conclusion.… MORE
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Davis: Not enough support to rebuke Iran nuclear deal
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said he expects a legislative rebuke of the Iran nuclear deal won’t have enough support to override a veto.… MORE
Illinois State’s Rosch named MVC Player of the Week
Illinois State senior outside hitter Ashley Rosch has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday.… MORE
ISU men’s basketball MVC schedule released
Illinois State’s 2015-16 Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball schedule, which begins with a Dec. 30 MVC home game against Missouri State, was released by the league office Tuesday.… MORE
Cardinals begin series against Cubs on Labor Day
The St. Louis Cardinals begin a three-game series tonight at Busch Stadium when they meet the Chicago Cubs. Coverage begins at 12:20 with the pregame show on WJBC 1230 AM. The first pitch is at 1:15.… MORE
Cardinals look to increase lead in NL Central Sunday on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals conclude their three-game series tonight at Busch Stadium when they meet the Pittsburgh Pirates. … MORE
Redbirds fall to Iowa in football season opener 31-14
On a hot and steamy day in Iowa City, the Illinois State football team fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes, 31-14, in the 2015 season opener at Kinnick Stadium.… MORE
Sports coverage kicks off with new Game Day feature on WJBC
Game Day, a new feature this season hosted by Adam Studzinski, gets the sports day started today at 9 a.m. on WJBC 1230 AM and wjbc.com.… MORE
U-High, BHS fall, CCHS victorious
The WJBC High School Football Extravaganza week two had just two games play to completion.… MORE
Countdown to Kickoff: ISU defense
It’s been well-documented what the Illinois State offense has the potential to do, but what about the defense?… 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…