Late in the month of March, the Bloomington Thunder clinched their first berth in the Clark Cup Playoffs in just their second season. … MORE
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WJBC Athletes of the Week: April 11, 2016
WJBC, in partnership with Frontier Communications and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
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Chiefs walk off Bees
The Peoria Chiefs rallied from a two-run deficit to win on a walk-off hit by Thomas Spitz in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Burlington Bees 4-3 to take the first series of the season.… MORE
Chiefs take down Bees in opening series
The Peoria Chiefs rallied from a two-run deficit to win on a walk-off hit by Thomas Spitz in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Burlington Bees 4-3 to take the first series of the season. … MORE
Thunder end regular season with 2nd straight OT loss
The Bloomington Thunder wrapped up the regular season from the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on a comeback overtime game. The final score ended 5-4 Chicago, but the Thunder overcame two separate two-goal deficits to send it to the extra period.… MORE
Chiefs hold on to win home opener
PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs scored three runs in the bottom of the first and held on to beat the Burlington Bees 8-6 Saturday night in front of 4,299 fans in the coldest home opener in Dozer Park history. With the win the Chiefs are now 1-1 with one game left against Burlington at 5:00…… MORE
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Ninth-Inning miscues cost redbirds in 7-2 loss to DBU
Dallas Baptist capitalized on two errors and two wild pitches to score five unearned runs in the ninth inning, breaking a 2-2 tie and securing a Missouri Valley Conference win over Illinois State’s baseball team Friday at Duffy Bass Field. Dallas Baptist won by a 7-2 score.… MORE
Chiefs game postponed
The Peoria Chiefs and Burlington Bees were postponed due to dangerous winds and
cold temperature on Friday night in Iowa.… 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…