In a closely-contested game, the Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team fell to No. 17-ranked Trine University by a final score of 63-56 in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament at the Ohio Northern regional in Ada, Ohio, on Friday.… MORE
The vaunted Illinois State defense took its game to a different level Friday in the quarterfinals of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, as the Redbirds (26-5, 17-1 MVC) set a school and tournament single-game record with 14 blocked shots in an 80-69 win over Evansville (16-17, 6-12) at Scottrade Center.… MORE
Much of the attention on Arch Madness weekend is on the Illinois State men’s basketball team, but the Missouri Valley Conference is taking time to honor a legend of the women’s game.… MORE
Illinois State University head coach Dan Muller was named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year at a State Farm MVC Tournament luncheon on Thursday. … MORE
Illinois State senior forward Deontae Hawkins has been named to the Missouri Valley Conference Most-Improved Team, and junior guard DJ Clayton has earned a spot on the MVC All-Bench Team, the league office announced Wednesday.… MORE
Several Illinois State Redbirds have earned post-season Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball honors.… MORE
For the first time since winning the title in 2012, the Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team (18-9) will play in the NCAA Division III championships, playing No. 17-ranked Trine University (24-2) on Friday, at the regional hosted by Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.… MORE
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball team saw its comeback against Evansville fall short, 60-56, Sunday in Missouri Valley Conference action Sunday inside Ford Center.… MORE
Central Catholic held an All-State scorer in check for the second straight night, but the defending state champion Byron Tigers found other ways to score in rolling to a 55-32 win in the Class 2A Girls State Championship at Redbird Arena.… 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…