Jake Reinhart was a man on a mission Wednesday night, as the Central Catholic Senior nearly single-handedly defeated the Petersburg PORTA Bluejays at the Class 2A River… MORE
Jake Reinhart was a man on a mission Wednesday night, as the Central Catholic Senior nearly single-handedly defeated the Petersburg PORTA Bluejays at the Class 2A River… MORE
Central Catholic looks to keep its Class 2A title defense intact as the Saints play Petersburg PORTA in the sectional at Riverton.… MORE
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is again proud to present the High School Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Much of an athletic director's work is behind the scenes and goes unnoticed. Bloomington High School made an exception this week… MORE
The Central Catholic Girls were handled with relative ease by a single player Friday night, as Khadaizha Sanders and the Kankakee Bishop-Macnamara Fighting Irish defeated the Saints 57-40.… MORE
An opening dominant first quarter led to an improbable loss for the UHigh Pioneers Thursday night at the Rochester Sectional Championship. The Pioneers were defeated by the host Rockets 40-39.… MORE
The No. 1-ranked University High Pioneers will need a road victory to win a sectional title.… MORE
Three pointers were falling from all over the court at Central Catholic High School Tuesday night, as the home team Saints rolled over Cornbelt Conference foe Olympia 59-41 in the Class 2A Regional Se… MORE
If the state rankings are any indication, the Central Catholic's Saints are in better position heading into this year's postseason tournament than they were a year ago.… MORE
The Central Catholic Saints girls basketball team took down Flora 65-51 in the IHSA 2A Super Sectional at Millikin University's Griswold Center.… 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…