By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The following Illinois High School Association football playoff games have been scheduled. Class 1A Mt. Olive at GMCS; Sat. 2 p.m. LeRoy at Greenfield; Sat. 2 p.m. Tremont at Stark County; Sat. 1 p.m. Class 2A Savanna (West Carroll) at Tri-Valley; Sat. 2 p.m. Hamilton (West Hancock) at Deer Creek-Mackinaw;…… MORE
The Illinois High School Association released the 2015 playoff pairings for high school football Saturday night. All except one of the intercity schools were fortunate enough to have their seasons continue following week nine.… MORE
An Intercity match-up that ends a long coaching career highlights the final week of the local high school football season.… MORE
Bloomington-Normal’s longest-serving and winningest high school football coach is about to coach his final game.… MORE
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Ron Smith Printing, is proud to present the Intercity Football Player of the Week. Dajour Forrest – Normal West Dajour rushed for 221 yards on 27 carries with four touchdowns and another receiving score as the Wildcats handed Peoria High their first loss of the season, a 64-39 Normal West…… MORE
By Greg Halbleib Normal Community broke open a close game with an explosive final quarter to hand Peoria Notre Dame its first loss of the high school football season with a 42-21 victory on Saturday afternoon at Peoria Stadium. The Ironmen took an early lead on the second play of the game after recovering an…… MORE
CCHS, BHS, and NCWHS all victorious in week eight of the high school football season. … MORE
By Greg Halbleib A big Corn Belt Conference tilt is the highlight match-up of Week 8 in the WJBC Country Financial Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza. Central Catholic (6-1, 6-0 Corn Belt) is looking to solidify the league lead tonight at Mahomet-Seymour (4-3, 4-2), a point driven home to his team by Saints coach…… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Ron Smith Printing, is proud to announce the Intercity Football Player of the Week. Grant Price – Normal Community Grant connected on 13 of his 15 passes for 229 yards with six touchdowns while leading the Ironmen offense to eight scores in their 10 possessions in Friday’s 55-6 over Richwoods.… 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…