When the local church passes the plate around, some farmers are known to put bushels of grain into it.… MORE
Strong start send Redbirds to win over Tulsa in Hawaii
Illinois State men’s basketball scored the first 16 points of the game and never trailed in a 68-56 win over Tulsa to take third place in the Diamond Head Classic on Christmas night.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM: 5 p.m. – Basketball – Illinois State at Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii Listen live here … MORE
Illinois lawmakers combat synthetic drug in bath salts
Illinois lawmakers are preparing to combat synthetic drugs found in bath salts with the Bath Slats Prohibiton Act.… MORE
Witts recall favorite Christmas card
It doesn’t take Paula Witt long to come up with the most favorite Christmas card she has received.… MORE
Department of Human Services looks to aid home care program
The Illinois Department of Human Services is looking to increase work hours for a home care program designed to assist the developmentally disabled.… MORE
Country Financial donates $2,600 to Boys and Girls Club
The Boys and Girls Club has been presented with a check for $2,600 by Country Financial and the local McLean County Financial Representatives.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM: 11:30 p.m. – Football – Washington at Chicago Bears Listen live here … MORE
Redbirds fall in Diamond Head Classic semis to San Francisco
Illinois State men’s basketball fell victim to cold shooting as San Francisco captured a 66-58 win over the Redbirds on Friday evening in the semifinals of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic at Stan Sheriff Center. … MORE
Normal Police make arrest in armed kidnapping
Normal and Peoria Police have arrested one man after two people were kidnapped Wednesday evening and taken from W. Raab Road to Peoria.… 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…