The Midwest Professional Basketball Association is returning to U.S. Cellular Coliseum after a one-year hiatus.… MORE
Category Archives: Local Sports
Miners outslug CornBelters in series finale
The Normal CornBelters fell in a slugfest 13-9 to the Southern Illinois Miners on Sunday at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Chiefs swept in Clinton
The Peoria Chiefs left nine runs on base, allowed two solo home runs and scored one run for the third straight game in 2-1 loss to the Clinton LumberKings 5-1 Sunday afternoon. … MORE
Miners use middle-inning rallies to beat CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters gave up a pair of runs in the fifth and sixth innings and lost 4-2 to the Southern Illinois Miners on Saturday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Chiefs Fall 5-1 at Clinton Saturday
The Peoria Chiefs got four shutout innings from Ryan Helsley but couldn’t hold a 1-0 lead as they lost to the Clinton LumberKings 5-1 on Saturday night.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM: 11:40 a.m. – Baseball – St. Louis at Philadelphia WJBC.com: 4:30 p.m. – Baseball – Southern Illinois at Normal Listen live here… MORE
Redbird volleyball counting on experience in ’16
Illinois State junior middle blocker Jaelyn Keene is embracing the captain role her teammates gave her.… MORE
Meadows homers twice, drives in 5 in CornBelters victory
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, profited from two home runs and five RBIs from Nolan Meadows in a 7-2 win over the Southern Illinois Miners on Friday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
ISU falls in season opener to Wisconsin
The Illinois State Soccer team allowed a goal in the third minute of its 2016 season opener with Wisconsin, but the Redbirds (0-1) played even with the Badgers (1-0) the rest of the way in a 1-0 defeat Friday night at Adelaide Street Field.… MORE
Sports On Air
WJBC 1230 AM: 5:10 p.m. – Baseball – St. Louis at Philadelphia WJBC.com: 6:20 p.m. Baseball – Southern Illinois at Normal Listen live here… 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…