For the second time in the last two games, the Illinois State Redbirds men’s basketball team trailed double figures in the first half but rallied in the second half to take down Drake 67-62 at the Knapp Center.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Titans fall in CCIW opener
The Illinois Wesley Titans couldn’t start the new year on a good note, as the #6 Elmhurst Bluejays spoiled the CCIW season opener for the Titans Saturday afternoon.… MORE
IWU opens CCIW play at Elmhurst
Illinois Wesleyan’s men’s basketball team opens College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play today at No. 6 nationally ranked Elmhurst on WJBC 1230 AM at 4 p.m.… MORE
Redbirds fall in MVC opener
Taylor Stewart and Lexie Taylor each scored in double figures for the Illinois State women’s basketball team, but the Redbirds fell, 73-51, in their Missouri Valley Conference opener against Missouri State … MORE
State Farm Holiday Classic crown champions; U-High and Central Catholic fall short
The Central Catholic Saints’ run for a State Farm Holiday Classic Title came to an end at the Shirk Center for the third straight year, as Quincy Notre Dame took down the Saints in the Small School Boys title game, 60-50.… MORE
Redbirds hot shooting burns Bears
The Illinois State Redbirds connected on a season-high 15 3-pointers after trailing by as many as 13 in the first half to take down Missouri State 74-61 in the 2015-16 Missouri Valley Conference season opener at Redbird Arena.… MORE
State police prepare for extra New Year’s patrol
Expect a stronger police presence on Illinois roadways during the upcoming holiday.… MORE
State Farm Holiday Classic: Day 2
By Austin Duncan WJBC had coverage from five games on day two of the State Farm Holiday Classic. Large School Girls No. 14 Bloomington 57, No. 11 Geneseo 46. The Purple Raiders won its first consolation game of the State Farm Holiday Classic, taking down Geneseo. BHS’s Ellie Weltha led all scorers with 26…… MORE
WJBC to feature 4 State Farm Holiday Classic games today
WJBC has another quadruple-header at State Farm Holiday Classic basketball on Tuesday.… MORE
Redbirds fall in final non-conference game vs Western Illinois
The Illinois State women’s basketball team fell to Western Illinois inside Redbird Arena Monday night, 79-64. … 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…