ESPN and the Missouri Valley Conference have announced a 10-year extension to their current media rights agreement that will provide increased coverage of conference events across ESPN platforms through the 2023-24 academic year.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Cardinals makeup game, CornBelters on WJBC tonight
In a battle of baseball’s top teams, the St. Louis Cardinals come back to Busch Stadium to play a makeup game against the Kansas City Royals.… MORE
Chiefs shutout LumberKings Wednesday
The Peoria Chiefs utilized fantastic pitching from three hurlers to beat the Clinton LumberKings 2-0 Wednesday afternoon.… MORE
CornBelters hold down Slammers in victory
The Normal CornBelters were aided by a home run to take the lead early on Tuesday night in a 5-0 win over the Joliet Slammers at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia to rehab with Chiefs Thursday
The St. Louis Cardinals and Peoria Chiefs have announced that left-handed pitcher Jaime Garcia will make a rehab start in the Midwest League when the Chiefs host the Clinton LumberKings at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday.… MORE
Chiefs take down Burlington Bees
The Peoria Chiefs scored four runs in the fourth inning and held off the Burlington Bees for a 7-4 road win Saturday night. The win moves the Chiefs to 14-9 in the second half and 47-44 on the season with two games left in Burlington.… MORE
CornBelters fall to WildThings
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, did not score after loading the bases in the eighth and ninth innings and lost in walk-off fashion 2-1 to the Washington Wild Things… MORE
Cardinals and Cornbelters Sunday on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals conclude their three-game series at Busch Stadium against the New York Mets with rookie Tim Cooney facing Jon Niese.… MORE
Avaloy nominated for 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works team
Illinois State junior offensive lineman Kyle Avaloy was named a nominee for the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, the most esteemed off-the-field honor in college football.… MORE
Illinois State’s Meehan named to defensive POY watch list
Illinois State senior middle linebacker Pat Meehan was named to the 2015 STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List Wednesday.… 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…