WJBC and flyhomebn.org have teamed up so that someone you know and love can Come Home for the Holidays!… MORE
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The Great Garage Transformation Giveaway from Storage Options & Solutions!
Be listening to WJBC to qualify and win a garage makeover from Storage Options & Solutions!… MORE
Toys For Tots 2023 Reindeer Open
Join us for the 2023 Reindeer Open to benefit Toys for Tots of McLean County!… MORE
Toys For Tots 2023 Reindeer Open
Join us for the 2023 Reindeer Open to benefit Toys for Tots of McLean County!… MORE
Susan G. Komen’s 2023 MORE THAN PINK Walk
Susan G. Komen is bringing the MORE THAN PINK Walk back to Bloomington-Normal on September 9 and they’re asking you to join their fight against breast cancer.… MORE
Sweet New Summer Merch
Limelite Graphics is your one stop shop for all your custom made t-shirts, wraps, signs and more. We love the way they made our Summer Merch happen all over Central Illinois this summer!… MORE
Volleypalooza 2023: Sand Volleyball Tournament for Charity
Join us for the 2nd Annual Volleypalooza, a multi-venue sand volleyball tournament to benefit local charities!… MORE
Relay for Life of McLean County 2023
We are a proud supporter of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of McLean County coming to Bloomington-Normal this Summer!… MORE
Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois
For more than 20 years, cool individuals have taken the Polar Plunge across the state of Illinois and 2023 is going to be no different.… MORE
Unlike Unit 5, District 87 is not looking to make cuts
Unlike Unit 5, District 87 is not looking to downsize its bottom line next school year.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…