The Normal CornBelters scored all of their tallies on four home runs as they defeated the Lake Erie Crushers 8-2 on Friday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters scored all of their tallies on four home runs as they defeated the Lake Erie Crushers 8-2 on Friday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters were rained out in their road trip finale against the Washington Wild Things on Thursday evening.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters broke open a tie game with a four-run seventh inning to support a 10-strikeout performance by Charlie Gillies for a 6-2 win over the Washington Wild Things on Wednesday at CONSOL Energy Park.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters came from behind to lead in the eighth inning but gave up two runs in the ninth to fall to the Washington Wild Things 4-3 on Tuesday night at CONSOL Energy Park and end a four-game winning streak.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters took the lead in the sixth inning and held off the Lake Erie Crushers for a 6-4 win to complete a three-game sweep and their fourth straight victory on Sunday at All Pro Freight Stadium.… MORE
By Greg Halbieb AVON, Oh. – The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, took the lead in the fourth inning and held on for a 5-4 win over the Lake Erie Crushers for their third straight victory on Saturday night at All Pro Freight Stadium. The Crushers loaded the bases in the second inning…… MORE
The Normal CornBelters jumped ahead early and never trailed in a 7-1 win over the Lake Erie Crushers on Friday night at All Pro Freight Stadium.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters received another strong pitching start supported by solid hitting and fielding in an 8-1 win over the Schaumburg Boomers on Thursday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters split a doubleheader with the Schaumburg Boomers, winning the opener 5-3 and dropping the nightcap 2-1 on Thursday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters rallied late but lost the rubber game and finale of a brief road trip 8-6 to the Windy City ThunderBolts on Sunday.… MORE
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…