AT&T customers in Bloomington can expect to see their internet speed increase soon.… MORE
Study shows credit checks don’t predict job performance
A job candidate’s credit is not a valid method of predicting job performance according to a recent study by a University of Illinois economist.… MORE
State says training effort helps cut down on ‘ransomware’ computer attacks
Government entities at all levels in Illinois are hoping that training people not to click on suspicious links can cut down on the number of ransomware attacks.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM 2:00 p.m. – Basketball – St. Joseph’s (Pa.) at Illinois State Listen live here 6:30 p.m. – Football – Pittsburgh at Cincinnati… MORE
Titans take down Bears in thrilling contest
Illinois Wesleyan improved their record vs teams in the top 25 to 2-1, with a win vs Wash U 73-72 in St. Louis Saturday Night.… MORE
Country study shows many Illinois students learn finances with good grades
A new Country Financial Security Index shows many Illinois students learn about finances by earning good grades.… MORE
Imminent ‘Cadillac Tax’ in Obamacare, employers’ moves, to reinvigorate Bush-era measure
One of the most publicized parts of Obamacare that hasn’t even taken effect yet is inadvertently spurring on one of George W. Bush’s primary health care reform measures.… MORE
IDOT purchases drones for use
The Illinois Department of Transportation has taken a step into the 21st century by purchasing two drones.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM 7:00 p.m. Basketball – Illinois Wesleyan at Washington U (St. Louis) Listen live here… MORE
Free survival kit app helps drivers in need during winter season
It’s that time of year — time to get the car, and perhaps your teen driver, ready for the winter. But because this is 2016, there’s an app for that.… 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…