Illinois Wesleyan’s halftime lead of 30-28 would prove to be the Titans last advantage in their upset bid against No. 3 Augustana.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Lefty’s Corner: Time for ISU to get back on track
It’s time to get back on the winning track for Illinois State’s basketball team and what better game to do that in than the I-74 rivalry game with Bradley.… MORE
ISU vs. Bradley, IWU vs. Augie on WJBC tonight
Illinois State and Bradley hold their first meeting of the 2015-16 season in the I-74 rivalry series tonight at 7 p.m. in Carver Arena.… MORE
CCHS basketball, Intercity honors on WJBC tonight
Central Catholic’s boys basketball team plays host the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts of Chillicothe in a Corn Belt Conference battle at Cvengros Gymnasium tonight.… MORE
Redbird women stumble at Drake
Senior Colleene Smith scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds for Illinois State in a tough road contest at Drake, but a 58 percent shooting effort by the Bulldogs proved too much for the Redbirds in a 76-41 loss at the Knapp Center Sunday evening.… MORE
IWU falters down the stretch, fall in OT to North Central
The extra frame went poorly for the Titans, and the Cardinals of North Central would steal a win 96-89.… MORE
IWU hoops, NFL Playoffs take air Saturday on WJBC
Illinois Wesleyan’s men’s basketball team looks to break a tie with North Central in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin standings when the two teams meet at Shirk Center.… MORE
Shooting woes hurt Illinois State, ‘Birds fall to Evansville
The Illinois State Redbirds shot just 31-percent from the field, falling to Evansville 66-55 in Missouri Valley Conference play at Redbird Arena.… MORE
ISU football releases its 2016 schedule
Coming off its second-straight Missouri Valley Football Conference championship, the 2016 Illinois State football team led by head coach Brock Spack will look to put together another title run, when they officially open the 11-game season that begins on Sept. 3 and features six home contests.… MORE
NCHS AD Turner leaving after 11 years for same job at Maine South
Normal Community High School is looking for a new athletic director.… 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…