By Greg Halbleib At least a share of the top of the new Illini Prairie Conference is on the line as Central Catholic visits Monticello in a battle of 4-0 teams to highlight Week 5 of the WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza. Central Catholic coach Mike Moews said Monticello is a good example…… MORE
Jordan Hassan was just a sophomore playing special teams when Illinois Wesleyan football lost to North Park for the first time in three decades in 2015.… MORE
Illinois State’s defense has stonewalled its first two opponents, limiting them to seven rushing yards in two Redbird wins.… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Holding the Panthers to a mere 14 total rushing yards on O’Brien Field, No. 14 Illinois State defeated Eastern Illinois, 44-13, in the 106th meeting of the Mid-America Classic to take home the trophy on Saturday evening.… MORE
By Neil Doyle NORMAL- Daylen Boddie threw four touchdown passes and rushed for 90 yards on 17 carries as the Ironmen rolled to a 50-16 win at Normal West. NCHS (4-0) took advantage of six West (3-1) turnovers, one of them a fumble that was returned by Max Lowery for 35 yards and a score…… MORE
The annual Chili Bowl rivalry game between Normal Community and Normal West has more riding on it than a post-game snack.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football opens College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play Saturday night with a game at No. 5-ranked North Central in Naperville.… MORE
Illinois State rekindles its 106-year football rivalry with Eastern Illinois in Charleston this Saturday.… MORE
Despite being idle during the second week of the college football season, the Illinois State football team still moved up a spot in the NCAA FCS Coaches Poll and remained steady in the STATS FCS Top 25 Poll when the newest rankings were released Monday.… 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…