WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
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WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
The pairings and brackets for the State Farm Holiday Classic have been released.… MORE
Members of Bloomington High School’s 1975 Elite 8 team will be honored at halftime of tonight’s game at the Robert Franks Spots Complex as the Purple Raiders host Peoria.… MORE
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Ryan Zitkus’ offensive numbers dropped a bit during his senior season, but the Central Catholic standout’s performance on defense more than made up for it.… MORE
Tri-Valley High School is celebrating after its football team won the Class 2A state title Friday.… MORE
The Tri-Valley Vikings entered the Class 2A State Championship for the second time in two years, but left with a different result, taking down Auburn 41-8 at Huskie Stadium in Dekalb.… MORE
By WJBC Staff Two years after settling for second place, the Tri-Valley Vikings return to DeKalb with their sights set on redemption. The 13-0 and No. 1-ranked Vikings play in the Class 2A state football championship against the Auburn Trojans (10-3) at Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Larry Duling…… MORE
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
University High has named Trevor Von Bruenchenhein head football coach.… 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…