Bloomington High School marked spring signing day on Wednesday by holding a ceremony to honor 13 student athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent.… MORE
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Bloomington High School marked spring signing day on Wednesday by holding a ceremony to honor 13 student athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent.… MORE
The largest high school holiday basketball tournament in Illinois has announced its 2018 field.… MORE
New Normal Community football coach Jason Drengwitz knows all about the program’s success, having served on the staff for the last 14 years.… MORE
A longtime assistant has been elevated to head coach of Normal Community High School football.… MORE
By Greg Halbleib Central Catholic is the remaining boys basketball team alive in the area after defeating Deer Creek-Mackinaw 47-46 in the Class 2A Supersectional at University of Illinois Springfield, while Ridgeview fell in the 1A Supersectional at Redbird Arena to Annawan 39-32. Central Catholic 47, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 46 Central Catholic (25-7) won a nail-biter…… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week. Bailey Coffman – Central Catholic Basketball Bailey registered 28 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in regional semifinal win over Decatur MacArthur. Savion Haywood – Bloomington Wrestling Savion won the Class 2A 132-pound weight…… MORE
Bloomington High School has honored a state champion wrestler.… MORE
The man who figures to be Bloomington High School’s new football coach hopes to bring the Purple Raiders football back to its glory days.… MORE
Bloomington High School is expected to name Scott Godfrey as its new head football coach, pending approval of the District 87 school board.… MORE
Umpires are rarely fan favorites, but there are few people who didn’t like Dave Yockey.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…