Despite a two-score lead at the half, No. 12 Illinois State could not maintain the lead over No. 15 Western Illinois as the Leathernecks (6-3, 3-3 MVFC) scored 31 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Redbirds (6-3, 4-2 MVFC) by a score of 31-14 Saturday at Hancock Stadium in front of 13,192 fans.… MORE
The second round of the high school football playoffs has plenty of local flavor with six area squads still alive, and four games live on WJBC.com.… MORE
It’s a good thing Keyshawn Evans actually likes practice.
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Illinois State rolled past Eureka College 80-54 to begin the 2017-18 season on a high note.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash said it’s not an off week, it’s a bye week.… MORE
Illinois State women’s basketball returns many familiar faces as a new coaching staff begins the 2017-18 campaign.… MORE
It will be a battle of top 25 teams heading in different directions Saturday when the No. 12 Illinois State hosts 15th-rated Western Illinois in the 100th meeting between the two in-state rivals.… MORE
Illinois State libero Courtney Pence has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, the league announced Monday. … MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
The road to Dekalb began and ended for many intercity teams in the First round of the IHSA playoffs on Saturday. A cold and gloomy day proved to be no match as the Central Catholic Saints and the Normal Community Ironmen advance to the Second round.… 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…