Central Catholic was one of six area teams to advance to next Saturday’s quarterfinal round in the Illinois high school football playoffs. (Photo by Madison Roberts/You Name It Sports) By Greg Halbleib Area high school football showed its strength as several teams advanced to next Saturday’s quarterfinal round. Central Catholic 35, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 28 The Saints…… MORE
Game Day with Adam Studzinski kicks off sports coverage today at noon on WJBC 1230 AM.… MORE
Normal Community and Central Catholic are the two remaining Intercity teams active in Saturday’s second round of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs. (Photo by You Name It Sports) By Greg Halbleib The second round of the Illinois high school football playoffs features seven local teams and two broadcasts on WJBC.com on Saturday. Play-by-play…… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Ron Smith Printing, is proud to announce the Intercity Football Player of the Week. Ryan Zitkus – Central Catholic High School Ryan led the Saints with 12 tackles as they held DuQuoin to 65 yards in the second half in a 27-0 Class 3A first round playoff victory at Bill…… MORE
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
The Illinois High School Association football playoff schedule has been released for this weekend.… MORE
By Greg Halbleib and Bryan Bloodworth Central Illinois will be heavily represented in the second round of the Illinois high school football playoffs after Central Catholic, Tri-Valley, LeRoy, GCMS and Fieldcrest earned first round wins on Saturday. Central Catholic 27, DuQuoin 0 Central Catholic marched into the Class 3A second round with a home shutout…… MORE
NCHS and Dee- Mack will see their seasons continue while U-High’s comes to an end. … MORE
The road to DeKalb and Illinois high school football championships begins with post-season play on Friday and Saturday.… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Ron Smith Printing, is proud to present the Intercity Football Player 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…