Illinois State outscored DePaul, 18-6, over the final 3:25 to come from behind and beat the Blue Demons on the road, 78-72, Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Illinois Wesleyan falls to Wash U in battle of Top 5 teams
Illinois Wesleyan's one-point lead after an early second-half surged was short lived.… MORE
ISU football plays in the NCAA quarterfinals on WJBC
Illinois State’s football team puts its 11-1 record on the line today against Eastern Washington in the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs at 3 p.m. in Cheney, Wash.… MORE
Pioneers fall at home to Mahomet Seymour
UHigh was outscored by 13 points in the Second Quarter of Friday night’s game vs Mahomet Seymour, and couldn't rebound, dropping their second Corn Belt game of the season, 70-62.… MORE
High school hoops, Thunder hockey on WJBC tonight
The University High Pioneers will host Mahomet Seymour in a Corn Belt Conference game tonight.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan’s Kussmann named All-American
Illinois Wesleyan senior punter Matt Kussmann has been named to the AFCA Division III Coaches' All-America Team.… MORE
Brock Spack Show, Rams vs. Cardinals on WJBC tonight
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack will join WJBC's Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz at Schooners in Bloomington for the Brock Spack Show.… MORE
Central Catholic cruises to victory over Prairie Central
Less than a week ago, the Prairie Central Hawks lost a laugher to U-High in Corn Belt Conference play.… MORE
ISU and high school hoops, Thunder hockey on WJBC
The Illinois State women's basketball team will continue its Missouri Valley Conference road swing, as it travels to in-state rival Southern Illinois tonight, before heading to Evansville on Sund… 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…