The high school football playoffs are underway with most area squads squaring off Saturday afternoon. … MORE
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The high school football playoffs are underway with most area squads squaring off Saturday afternoon. … MORE
David Fry, the man who led the Illinois high school basketball finals move to Peoria and was the longest-serving administrator in the Illinois High School Association’s history has died.… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
The Illinois High School Association announced its postseason football pairings on Saturday.… MORE
Normal Community, Central Catholic and Tri-Valley wrapped up conference titles as the high school football regular season came to an end for most teams on Friday.… MORE
Conference titles and post-season seeds are up for grabs as the high school football season ends this week and playoff pairings are announced Saturday night.… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
By Greg Halbleib Normal Community remained unbeaten as all of the Intercity squads posted wins in Week 8 of high school football on Friday. Normal Community 42, Danville 14 Daylen Boddie rushed for 201 yards, including a dazzling 72-yard touchdown run in the third quarter as the No. 4 Ironmen pulled away for a 42-14…… MORE
Normal Community can put itself in the driver’s seat for the Big Twelve Conference title chase with a victory over Danville.… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… 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…