Illinois State head women’s basketball coach Barb Smith announced Tuesday Octavia Crump has rejoined the Redbird program effective immediately.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Redbird football adds Texas Tech transfer to secondary
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – Looking to add some more depth to his secondary, Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack announced the addition of Texas Tech transfer defensive back La’Darius Newbold Tuesday to the team’s roster. Newbold signed a financial aid agreement with the Redbirds and will be begin classes this summer. The…… MORE
Flex lose in China championship finale
The Bloomington Flex dropped a heartbreaking 81-80 decision to the Cuban National Team in the championship game of the Four Nations International Basketball Challenge at Dezhou Sports Centre Sunday.… MORE
CornBelters rout Freedom; get fifth straight win
The Normal CornBelters scored a season-high single-game total and won their fifth straight game, 18-4 over the Florence Freedom on Saturday night at UC Health Stadium.… MORE
Cardinals, CornBelters baseball on WJBC
Michael Wacha goes for his eighth straight win without a loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium.… MORE
Hendren named Louisville Slugger All-American
Jacob Hendren has been named a Louisville Slugger All-American, Collegiate Baseball announced Thursday.… MORE
CornBelters’ Carey earns 100th career win
The Normal CornBelters captured the 100th win for manager Brooks Carey in a 9-4 victory over the Schaumburg Boomers on Tuesday night at Boomers Stadium. … MORE
Chiefs sweep Quad Cities, Cardinals’ Jay to rehab
The Peoria Chiefs scored seven runs in the sixth inning of game one and four runs in the seventh inning of game two in a double header sweep of the first-place Quad Cities River Bandits on Monday. … MORE
Wild Things salvage game in series over CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, dropped the finale of their first home stand of the season by a 3-2 score to the Washington Wild Things on Sunday at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Indy 500, Cardinals baseball on WJBC
The 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 begins with the pre-race show at 10 a.m. on WJBC 1230 AM. … 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…