Illinois Wesleyan fell to Augustana 78-74 in the championship game of the CCIW postseason tournament.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Central Catholic girls fall in Class 2A semifinal
The Central Catholic Girls were handled with relative ease by a single player Friday night, as Khadaizha Sanders and the Kankakee Bishop-Macnamara Fighting Irish defeated the Saints 57-40.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan into CCIW final with win over Elmhurst
The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team advanced to the CCIW final for the sixth time in program history with a 80-67 win over Elmhurst on Friday night.… MORE
CCHS in state finals, IWU in CCIW tournament, ISU women on WJBC
WJBC will bring you a basketball tripleheader on Friday as a prelude to March Madness.… MORE
UHigh clipped in last second loss to Rochester
An opening dominant first quarter led to an improbable loss for the UHigh Pioneers Thursday night at the Rochester Sectional Championship. The Pioneers were defeated by the host Rockets 40-39.… MORE
Redbirds run away from the Salukis in second half for win
The first half between Illinois State and Southern Illinois featured nine lead changes and ended in a 36-36 tie, however the second half belonged to DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell and the Redbirds.… MORE
Redbirds seek to avenge loss to SIU on senior night
Four senior players and two senior managers will be honored in Illinois State's regular-season finale, as the ISU men's basketball team hosts Southern Illinois.… MORE
Saints head to 2A Regional Final with win over Spartans
Three pointers were falling from all over the court at Central Catholic High School Tuesday night, as the home team Saints rolled over Cornbelt Conference foe Olympia 59-41 in the Class 2A Regional Se… MORE
Overstreet named 2015 CCIW most outstanding player
Illinois Wesleyan senior Dylan Overstreet has been chosen as the co-winner of the 2015 "Fred Young Most Outstanding Player" honor in voting by league coaches.… MORE
Central Catholic begins title defense on WJBC tonight
If the state rankings are any indication, the Central Catholic's Saints are in better position heading into this year's postseason tournament than they were a year ago.… 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…