The Normal CornBelters continue a home series tonight at the Corn Crib. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – John Lackey puts his 2-2 record and 2.96 earned run average on the line when he opposes the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City. The pregame show begins on WJBC 1230 AM at 5:20…… MORE
Illinois State University runningback Marshaun Coprich is no longer suspended from the football team after pleading guilty to a drug charge relating to his arrest earlier this month.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters play the Gateway Grizzlies tonight at the Corn Crib. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By WJBC Staff Jamie Garcia is scheduled to pitch for the first time in the Major Leagues since a shoulder injury sidelined him early last season as the St. Louis Cardinals finish their four-game series against the Mets. Jacob…… MORE
The Normal CornBelters surged to 3-1 on the young season while keeping the Gateway Grizzlies winless in a 9-2 decision on CEFCU Opening Night Tuesday at the Corn Crib.… MORE
By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL – Illinois State’s men’s basketball team will get a jump-start to the upcoming season with a trip to Spain. Coach Dan Muller announced the 10-day trip today that will have the Redbirds playing four games against opponents and dates to be determined. The team will arrive in Madrid on Aug.…… MORE
The Normal CornBelters will play the first of a 51-game home slate on Tuesday as the Gateway Grizzlies come to the Corn Crib. … MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals have embarked on a week-long road trip against a pair of first-place teams.… MORE
Playing their third game in three nights after flying 9,000 miles, the Bloomington Flex failed again in finding a consistent offensive rhythm, falling to the Cuban National Team 73-64 at the Olympic Sports Complex.… MORE
By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON -Tyler Lyons, who doesn’t have a decision in two starts this season, takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals as they continue their three-game series with American League entrant Detroit beginning at 12:20 p.m. with the pregame show on WJBC 1230 AM. Lyons has a 4.82 earned run average and…… MORE
By Bryan Bloodworth NORMAL – With the return of seven of its eight regulars from last year’s team, Normal CornBelters’ manager Brooks Carey has reason to be optimistic about this season. “We’ve got a lot of veterans,’ said Carey, who begins his third season at the helm Friday when the CornBelters face the River City…… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…