Join us for the the 9th Annual Tee it Up! for the GFPD fundraiser benefitting the Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders.… MORE
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Best Buddies Friendship Walk
It’s time for the 2024 Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Central Illinois! What is the Best Buddies… MORE
Join the Run, Walk and Rally benefitting Easterseals Central Illinois on April 20
Easterseals Central Illinois invites you to the Run, Walk & Rally on Saturday, April 20 in Bloomington!… MORE
Blake’s Busch Stadium Opening Day Takeover
Opening Day is here, with legendary home runs and a legendary station. But this year, WJBC takes over Busch Stadium in St. Louis. For the Cardinals first home game on April 4 – it’s Blake’s Busch Stadium Opening Day Takeover. WJBC’s Afternoon Host Blake will be broadcasting live from Busch Stadium. You can hear conversations…… MORE
WJBC’s Ultimate Winter Warm Up with Popejoy Plumbing, Heating, & Electric
Are you warm enough this winter? How about were you cool enough last summer? Starting Jan. 25, be listening to AM 1230, FM 102.1 and WJBC.com for your chance to qualify and you could win a brand new $13,000 heating and air-conditioning system from Popejoy Plumbing, Heating, & Electric in the WJBC Ultimate Winter Warmup contest!…… MORE
Lead the Pack in 2024 at the Miller Park Zoo Stampede
Whether you run at the speed of a tiger or a tortoise, you’re invited to run with the pack at the Miller Park Zoo Stampede!… MORE
Spend a “Night in a Car” to Support Those Facing Homelessness in Bloomington-Normal
Home Sweet Home Ministries invites you to sign up for “Night in a Car” on Friday, February 2nd!… MORE
Join or Donate to Radio Bloomington 2024 Polar Plunge Team
It’s that time of year again … Time to #BeCoolAndTakeThePlunge for Special Olympics of Illinois!… MORE
Join Us At The ‘Midnight Masquerade Ball’ Benefitting Easterseals of Central Illinois on March 2
Easterseals of Central Illinois is inviting you to get dressed up in your best black and white cocktail attire and mysterious masks for an alluring evening filled with purpose and joy.… MORE
St. Louis Cardinals Caravan Making a Stop in Bloomington in January 2024
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is coming back to Bloomington!… 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…