The Sandscape to Cancun from WJBC and Suzi Davis Travel only has a few more spots open and continue to invite YOU to join us on this exciting trip to Cancún for $949.00 per person! The trip runs October 25th through October 29th, 2017! This is a trip you DO NOT want to miss. Tickets are very limited and it will…… MORE
Bloomington, Normal swear in new council members
Chemberly Cummings took the oath of office on Monday night as she became the first minority council member in the Normal Town Council’s history.… MORE
Illinois activates emergency operations center to assist flood victims
Gov. Bruce Rauner is activating the state’s emergency operations center to help flooded communities.… MORE
Sports On Air
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Thunder start USHL Draft with 10 Phase I selections
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Thunder completed Phase I of the 2017 USHL Draft on Monday, drafting 10 total prospects, including Jake Braccini with the sixth overall pick. “It was a very successful draft. I thought [Assistant General Manager] Dan Jewell did a really good job of orchestrating it and preparing for it,”…… MORE
Normal grants extension for ISSCS demolition, puts contractor on notice
Normal Town Council members gave a less-than-enthusiastic approval Monday night to a contractor who wants more time to demolish the former Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Children’s School.… MORE
ISU’s De Los Reyes Named MVC Player of the Week
For the second week in a row, Jordan de los Reyes was named the MVC’s softball Player of the Week as announced by the conference office Monday. … MORE
Renner pledges support for ‘welcoming city’ ordinance
Just as swearing-in ceremonies concluded Monday night for Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner and newly-elected aldermen, city leaders were greeted by hundreds of protesters outside, calling on the city council to declare Bloomington a ‘welcoming city’ for immigrants.… MORE
Public visitation, celebration of life for Josh Rodgers set for Saturday
The public will have the chance to pay their respects Saturday before U.S. Army Ranger Josh Rodgers of Bloomington is laid to rest.… MORE
Rauner celebrates small businesses across state
Gov. Bruce Rauner is kicking off the month by promoting the importance of small businesses.… 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…