Aston Francis scored 36 points with signature array of highlight reel three-point shots as Wheaton outscored No, 17 Illinois Wesleyan, 107-95, in a Shirk Center game that further complicates an already crowded College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin race.
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Illinois State junior basketball player Milik Yarbrough was arrested by Normal Police early Wednesday morning for allegedly failing to appear in court on a traffic citation. … MORE
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It’s National Signing Day and WJBC has the coverage! Tune in as we discuss the signings! We’ll have interviews with coaches and staff!… MORE
The Bloomington Edge indoor football team says it will play an independent schedule this year after its former league filed legal action.… MORE
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Illinois state junior guard Keyshawn Evans is expected to miss one to three weeks with a bone bruise, coach Dan Muller confirmed on Monday.… MORE
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Illinois State Women’s Basketball prevailed over the Crusaders in the final minutes to capture their second-straight MVC win, downing Valpo 63-55.… MORE
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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.” …
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…
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…
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…