The Illinois State football program will open the 2015 season ranked No. 2 overall in the STATS FCS Top 25 preseason poll, the organization announced Monday.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Redbirds tip off Spain trip with victory
MADRID, Spain – Illinois State teamed up to make 18 3-pointers en route to a 121-82 win over CB Alcobendas Sunday night at Pabellón Municipal Antela Parada, in the Redbirds’ first of four exhibition games during their 10-day trip to Spain.… MORE
Cardinals look to continue winning ways on WJBC
Jaime Garcia makes the trip to the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee.… MORE
Belters easily take down Aviators
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, attacked the West Division leaders, the Rockford Aviators, relentlessly Friday night in a 14-3 pummeling at the Corn Crib. … MORE
Chiefs get win over Tincaps in Peoria
The Peoria Chiefs got an unearned run in the sixth inning and another in the seventh en route to a 2-0 win over the Fort Wayne Tincaps Friday night.… MORE
Redbird greats Bergman, Daggett Miller selected for Valley HOF
Former Illinois State baseball star Dave Bergman and cross country and track standout Sue Daggett Miller were selected as two of six inductees in the 19th Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame class, which was revealed by MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin Friday.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU basketball ready to play in Spain
Illinois State’s men’s basketball team begins play Sunday when it faces CB Alcobendas, a Spanish professional all-star team, in its first of four exhibition games.… MORE
Bathroom fire temporarily displaces 4 in Normal
Fire crews in Normal made quick work of a blaze that started in a bathroom and kept it from spreading into the attic of a multi-unit townhouse.… MORE
Former Redbird Meredith looking to make impact on Bears
By Adam Studzinski BOURBONNAIS – One of the 12 receivers looking to make the Chicago Bears final roster at this year’s training camp is former Illinois State wide out Cameron Meredith. Meredith was a key player on the 2014 Redbirds squad which reached the FCS National Championship game. In fact, he was the team’s leading…… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: High expectations for Redbird football
The pursuit of the FCS national championship begins today for Illinois State’s football team as it opens training camp for the upcoming 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…