The Normal CornBelters hit a grand total of 17 hits Thursday night at the Corn Crib en route to a 10-3 victory over the Joliet Slammers.… MORE
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Cardinals makeup game, CornBelters on WJBC tonight
In a battle of baseball’s top teams, the St. Louis Cardinals come back to Busch Stadium to play a makeup game against the Kansas City Royals.… MORE
Slammers pound CornBelters to even mid-week series
The Normal CornBelters were hit early and often on Wednesday night in a 16-2 loss to the Joliet Slammers at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Cardinals, White Sox finale; CornBelters on WJBC tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals wrap up their brief two-game interleague series against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.… MORE
CornBelters hold down Slammers in victory
The Normal CornBelters were aided by a home run to take the lead early on Tuesday night in a 5-0 win over the Joliet Slammers at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Cardinals visit White Sox, 1st-place CornBelters open home stand
The St. Louis Cardinals play the first of two games tonight on Chicago’s South Side in their only road visit during the first two weeks after the All-Star Break.… MORE
CornBelters rally to beat Wild Things in 11 innings
The Normal CornBelters came from behind to tie the game in the ninth inning before winning in 11 innings by a 5-4 score over the Washington Wild Things on Sunday afternoon at CONSOL Energy Park. … MORE
Cardinals host Mets, CornBelters at WildThings on WJBC
John Lackey takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the middle game of a three-game series with the New York Mets at Busch Stadium.… MORE
CornBelters resume after All-Star Break with win
The Normal CornBelters resumed play after the Frontier League All-Star break with a 6-4 win over the Washington Wild Things on Friday night at CONSOL Energy Park.… MORE
CornBelters enter All-Star break after doubleheader split
The Normal CornBelters split the doubleheader with the Frontier Greys on Sunday afternoon, taking the first game 5-2 while managing only three hits in a 5-0 nightcap loss.… 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…