Former Illinois State wide receiver Cameron Meredith grew up in Chicago, so you can imagine the thrill he got when the Bears offered him a workout after the NFL draft.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Bloomington at NCHS; Thunder opener on WJBC tonight
A long-time Intercity rivalry highlights Week 5 of the high school football season.… MORE
Pontiac 66ers set to join Midwest Professional Basketball Association
A new basketball team is coming to Pontiac.… MORE
Illinois State’s Coprich earns MVFC Offense Player of Week honors
Illinois State All-American running back Marshaun Coprich willed his team to victory Saturday night at Eastern Illinois, which earned him Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors Sunday from the league office. … MORE
Redbirds down EIU in OT thriller
The Illinois State Redbirds will be traveling home with the Mid-America Classic trophy after taking down Eastern Illinois 34-31 in overtime.… MORE
IWU routes Simpson
By IWU Sports Information BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Wesleyan football team amassed 532 yards of total offense and the defense allowed just 200 in a 49-7 win over Simpson College on Saturday at Tucci Stadium. The Titans close out their non-conference schedule with a 3-0 record while Simpson fell to 1-1. Sophomore quarterback Jack Warner…… MORE
ISU, IWU football look to remain unbeaten on WJBC
College football dominates the airwaves today on WJBC 1230 AM and wjbc.com.… MORE
U-High wins week four, everyone else waits
The Pioneers were the only intercity team to pick up a win on Friday of week four of the WJBC High School Football Extravaganza (YNIS) By: Austin Duncan Mother Nature had more playing time than most high school football teams in central Illinois causing havoc in week four of WJBC High School Football Extravaganza. U-High…… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU could be without Corwin
Much like last week, Illinois State’s football team could go into battle this week without one of its top defensive players.… MORE
Eash, Warner motivated by 2014 loss to Simpson
Whenever Jack Warner can spare 15 minutes, he can usually be found watching game tape.… 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…