Some local golf courses are reeling from the impact of closing down to dry out from heavy rains.… MORE
Obituary: Bradford
Betty Bradford, 91, of Cooksville, passed away at 4:15 a.m., May 1, 2017 at Advocate Bromenn Medical Center, Normal.… MORE
May Community Challenge to match donations to Home Sweet Home
Donations to Home Sweet Home Ministries will be matched during the agency’s May Community Challenge.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: May 1, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.
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Sen. Brady: Plan to license gun dealers creates more bureaucracy
The Illinois Senate has approved a measure to give the state the power to regulate gun dealers, something that’s already done at the federal level.… MORE
Sports On Air
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Normal, Bloomington set spring hydrant flushing schedule
Fire hydrant flushing is performed to remove any sediment or stagnant water from the distribution system and to test fire hydrant operation. These steps are taken to improve the overall water quality within the distribution system and to insure the delivery of the highest quality of water possible.… MORE
Obituaries: Barnes
Obituary for Sandra Barnes
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Bloomington High School may receive larger band room, new field turf
It’s music to the ears of the Bloomington High School Band Director, the school is getting a new fine arts complex as part of a multi-million dollars series of improvements at the school.… MORE
Conservative voice in Bloomington won’t rule out future run for office
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner’s nemesis has exited the scene as Renner is sworn-in this evening for a second term, but former alderman and defeated mayoral challenger Kevin Lower is not ruling out a political comeback.… 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…