Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball dominates the WJBC 1230 AM airwaves today, beginning at 2 p.m. with ISU pregame show.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
UHigh to leave Corn Belt in 2017
fter more than 55 years, UHigh in Normal will no longer call the Corn Belt Conference home after the 2016-2017 school year. The Pioneers will be joining the nine school Central State Eight Conference.… MORE
Bloomington OTB closing its doors
The Bloomington OTB, a staple in the Twin Cities since 1992, will close its doors for the final time at the end of business Wednesday.… MORE
Redbirds’ hot shooting dooms Bulldogs
The Redbirds tied its season-high for 3-pointers made, connecting on 15 attempts in its 76-64 victory over Missouri Valley Conference rival Drake at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbirds seek sweep of Drake
Illinois State is aiming to sweep the regular-season series versus Drake for the third-straight year when the Redbird men’s basketball team hosts the Bulldogs tonight on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
IWU falls hard vs North Park
A consistent attack by the North Park was too much for the Illinois Wesleyan Titans Saturday night, as IWU fell in CCIW play to the Vikings… MORE
Hot shooting grooves Redbirds to win over UNI
Over 7,000 fans witnessed the Redbirds hot shooting and stout second half defense en route to Illinois State’s second straight Missouri Valley win over Northern Iowa 76-67 on Retro Day at Redbird Arena.… MORE
ISU, IWU basketball on WJBC
Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball dominates the WJBC 1230 AM airwaves today, beginning a 2 p.m. with the ISU pregame show.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU women back home
Illinois State’s women’s basketball team hopes the home court will be kind this weekend when it takes on Bradley and Loyola in Missouri Valley Conference action.… MORE
Redbirds hold off late Bradley rally, snap MVC skid
The Illinois State men’s basketball team led for all but three minutes Wednesday night at Bradley and survived a late Braves rally to snap a three-game Missouri Valley Conference losing streak, winning 55-52.… 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…