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Category Archives: Event
Join WJBC for the McLean County Sky Concert July 4
We hope to see you on Thursday, July 4th for the Spirit of McLean County Sky Concert! The fireworks will start at dusk around 9:15 p.m. at Miller Park in Bloomington and Fairview Park in Normal. Take a radio to Miller park or Fairview park to hear the official music the fireworks will be synced…… MORE
Brews at the Zoo 2024
The Miller Park Zoological Society is hosting their annual Brews at the Zoo on Saturday, June 29th!… MORE
Women’s Professional Golf Comes To Bloomington-Normal
The Redbird Championship will be a three-day professional tournament hosted by Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University from Tuesday, June 18th through Thursday, June 20th.… MORE
Get Tickets Today for Wish Bone Canine Rescue’s Wags & Wishes
Wish Bone Canine Rescue invites you to Wags & Wishes to help find furever homes for rescued dogs and other animals!… MORE
Relay for Life of McLean County is Raising Funds to Help End Cancer
American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of McLean County will unite the community to celebrate survivors and remember those lost to cancer.… MORE
2024 Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games
Summer Games is the largest Special Olympics Illinois sporting event and it’s coming to Bloomington-Normal on June 7-9!… MORE
History Makers Gala to Honor Six New History Makers
Join the McLean County Museum of History for the celebration of the 2024 History Makers during the gala on June 18th.… MORE
Women United Invite You to Power of the Purse
Save the date and join us the Women United’s Power of the Purse on May 17 in Bloomington!… MORE
Ladies Night Out
WJBC invites you to take a night off with your girlfriends and join us at Ladies Night Out!… 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…