Obituary for James Franklin… MORE
Obituary for James Franklin… MORE
Obituary for Frank Rudisill Jr.… MORE
Obituaries for Dagan McCoy and John Stepro…… MORE
Obituary for Verla Tauber… MORE
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus.… MORE
Ellen “Kay” Fred Ellen “Kay” Fred, 69, of Pontiac, IL passed away at 7:22 am on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at her home in Pontiac. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Pontiac. According to the family’s wishes, cremation rites…… MORE
Illinois’ stop-gap budget has lapsed, leaving some social services and vendors with no money for the new year,… MORE
WJBC 1230 AM: Noon – Basketball – Illinois State at Loyola Listen live here 6:30 p.m. – Football – Green Bay at Detroit Listen live her… MORE
Scott Laughlin is on a holiday break from the morning show this week and I was lucky enough to enjoy some studio time with Mike O’Grady from the Economic Development Council. He came early, stayed late and brought recipes! At the end of the morning show I promised to share the step-by-step instructions for all…… MORE
Obituary for JoAnne Myers… 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…