Just one game into the Illinois State football season and the Redbirds already have their bye week.… MORE
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WJBC Athletes of the Week: Sept. 5, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Flying Aces unveil new jerseys in Labor Day Parade
The Central Illinois Flying Aces unveiled its new logos, jerseys, and color scheme on Monday while taking part in Bloomington’s Labor Day Parade.… MORE
Redbirds rout Butler in season opener
Illinois State football scored for the first time in the first seconds of the second quarter, but never took their foot off the throttle afterwards for a 45-0 season-opening win on Saturday night at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Opportunistic ‘D’ helps Illinois Wesleyan stun UW-Whitewater
Jack Healy caught two touchdown passes and Illinois Wesleyan recovered a fumbled snap near the goal line in the final minute as the Titans stunned No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 17-10, at Tucci Stadium on Saturday in the season opener.… MORE
Boddie’s big night fuels NCHS win over intercity rivals
Daylen Boddie went the distance on his first two rushes of the game, finishing with 147 yards and three touchdowns in Normal Community’s 54-30 trahsing of Bloomington Friday at Ironmen Field.… MORE
Intercity rivalry highlights Week 2 of high school football
Bloomington visits Normal Community tonight to continue a long-time Intercity rivalry.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football to host No. 3 Whitewater in opener
As Illinois Wesleyan prepares to open its 125th football season, coach Norm Eash believes he has scheduled the toughest open in the program’s history.… MORE
Spack: Confidence is key heading into opener
If there’s one thing Brock Spack doesn’t want to see from one of his players on the field it’s ‘palms up.’… MORE
Muller signs 7-year contract extension
By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – Illinois State has signed men’s basketball coach Dan Muller to a seven-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season. Muller enters his sixth season as Redbird hoops coach. He led the Birds to a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title with a program-best league record of 17-1. His Redbirds also set…… 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…