John Lackey takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the third game of a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. Lackey has a 7-5 record with a 3.09 earned run average.… MORE
Category Archives: Normal Cornbelters
Greys strike early and hold off CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters dropped a heartbreaker at the Corn Crib on Friday night against the Frontier Greys in a 6-5 loss.… MORE
Cardinals at Pirates, CornBelters at home on WJBC tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals continue their four-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park tonight.… MORE
Boomers sweep Belters on Pete Rose night
The Normal CornBelters fell to the Schaumburg Boomers on Thursday night in both games of a doubleheader at the Corn Crib on Pete Rose Night in front of a crowd of 5,415. … MORE
CornBelters host Pete Rose night
Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader was the guest manager Thursday night for the Normal CornBelters.… MORE
Cardinals at Pirates; Pete Rose night for CornBelters DH on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals head to Pittsburgh’s PNC Park for the second leg of their eight-game road trip as they begin a four-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a battle of the two top teams in baseball.… MORE
Cardinals, Cubs series finale on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs wrap up their four-game series at Wrigley Field on Wednesday following the Cubs’ doubleheader sweep.… MORE
CornBelters hold off Boomers in homestand opener
The Normal CornBelters held onto an early lead on Tuesday night to defeat the Schaumburg Boomers 4-3 at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Cardinals vs Cubs in day-night doubleheader on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs continue their four-game series at Wrigley Field today with a day-night doubleheader.… MORE
Five CornBelters players named to Frontier League All-Star team
The Normal CornBelters have announced five players were selected for the 2015 All-Star Game.… 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…