Time to get your pint glasses ready for 2 days of beer, wine, and music at The Corn Crib in Normal!… MORE
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WJBC Text Club
Join the club today so you’ll be ready to text and win for great prizes!… MORE
Sixth Annual Sharin’ of the Green Parade
The Sixth Annual “Sharin’ of the Green” Parade will be held in Uptown Normal Saturday, March 12th at 1p.m.… MORE
Special Olympics Illinois eighth annual Holiday Dinner and Auction
The Special Olympics Illinois Heartland/Area 6 eighth annual Holiday Dinner & Auction will be held Thursday, November 12 from 5:30-9 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton located at 10 Brickyard Drive in Bloomington. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m., with cocktails, silent auction and music by the University High School Jazz Band. At 6:30…… MORE
WJBC and Suzi Davis Travel Scavenger Hunt
WJBC is sending you on a scavenger hunt to win a seven night trip to the Riu Santa Fe in Los Cabos, Mexico! … MORE
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion—most of it $1 at a time—for 170 children’s hospitals across the United States and Canada, which, in turn, use the money where it’s needed the most.… MORE
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 2015
This will be a day different from any others. A day when thousands make an extraordinary impact. Step by step, we’ll race toward the end of breast cancer forever. Be a part. Sign up for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Walk or run for your mom, sister, wife, daughter or friend. Race for…… MORE
Your Dream Wedding Bridal Show 2015
“Your Dream Wedding Bridal Show 2015″ presented by WBNQ, DoubleTree by Hilton, Seno Formalwear, The Wedding Gallery and Crystal Entertainment is Sunday, September 20th at the DoubleTree by Hilton from 11am-3pm.… 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…