The Illinois State football hosts its 2015 home opener on Saturday, and ISU head coach Brock Spack will talk about his team’s game against 2014 MEAC champion Morgan State on The Brock Spack Show tonight at 6 p.m. at Schooners in Bloomington.… MORE
Category Archives: Normal Cornbelters
CornBelters win regular season finale against Boomers Sunday
The Normal CornBelters completed the regular season behind a complete game from Kevin Johnson in a 3-1 victory over the Schaumburg Boomers on Sunday afternoon at the Corn Crib.… MORE
CornBelters hold off late Boomers rallies for 8th straight win
The Normal CornBelters got out of bases-loaded jams in the seventh and ninth innings and won their eighth straight game, 8-6 over the Schaumburg Boomers on Friday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
CornBelters finish sweep of Otters for 7th straight win
The Normal CornBelters captured their seventh straight win by completing a sweep of the Evansville Otters with a 4-3 win on Thursday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Carey named Frontier League Manager of the Year
Brooks Carey, the field manager of the West Division Champion Normal CornBelters was voted the Frontier League Manager of the Year on Thursday afternoon.… MORE
Brock Spack Show, Bears preseason on WJBC tonight
Illinois State enters the 2015 football season with perhaps more anticipation than ever before, coming off an FCS Championship Game appearance.… MORE
CornBelters shutout Evansville for 6th straight win
The Normal CornBelters with guest manager Ozzie Guillen at the helm captured their sixth straight win, a 6-0 victory over the Evansville Otters on Wednesday at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Cardinals seek sweep; Ozzie leads CornBelters on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals look to complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium tonight.… MORE
CornBelters seek to clinch division; Cards host Nationals on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals can move to 40 games over the .500 mark as they continue their three-game series against the Washington Nationals at Busch Stadium tonight.… MORE
Ozzie Guillen to manage CornBelters on Wednesday
The Normal CornBelters say former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen will manage the team on Wednesday when Brooks Carey serves a one-game suspension.… 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…