Illinois schools, and Illinois high school sports, will start on time this month. How long both keep going is an open question.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Mullins joins ISU men’s basketball staff
Brendan Mullins, a suburban Chicago native who most recently worked as an assistant men’s basketball coach at UIC for two seasons, is staying in-state to serve as Illinois State’s new assistant coach.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan tied for 3rd in CCIW football poll
Illinois Wesleyan football is picked for a third-place tie in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin preseason coaches poll.… MORE
Bobcats surge to 2nd after long hiatus
One year after returning from a more than decade-long hiatus, the Bloomington Bobcats came within one win of a title.… MORE
Redbirds rank No. 18 in FCS preseason coaches poll
For the second time this week, the Illinois State football team was recognized as one of the best 25 teams in the FCS headed into the season when the Redbirds were ranked No. 18 in the 2017 FCS preseason coaches poll. … MORE
Football comes full circle for Bloomington, U-High coaches
In October of 2012, on a cold rainy night in Peoria, the U-High Pioneers defeated the Peoria Notre Dame Irish in a 13-7 thriller that completed the first undefeated season in U-High history, a feat that would be repeated in both 2013 and 2014.… MORE
CornBelters sweep weekly Frontier League awards
The Normal CornBelters have grabbed both of the weekly awards issued by the Frontier League.… MORE
Redbirds name ‘Penny’ Collins assistant men’s hoops coach
Brian “Penny” Collins has experienced the NCAA Tournament as an assistant coach and player, and he now aims to help Illinois State make the Big Dance in his new role as an ISU assistant coach, head coach Dan Muller announced Monday.… MORE
Yaklich, Haynes officially join Michigan hoops staff from ISU
University of Michigan basketball coach John Beilein officially announced the hiring of two assistant coaches from Illinois State.… MORE
ISU women’s basketball releases non-conference slate
The Illinois State women’s basketball team is slated to play an 11-game nonconference schedule,… 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…