Thousands of Redbird fans who couldn't make the trip to Frisco, Texas for the FCS Championship game Saturday gathered at bars, restaurants – anywhere they could to watch ISU play for the title.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Illinois Wesleyan raises Final Four banner, defeats Carthage
On a night in which IWU unveiled a Final Four banner to honor last year's team, it was two holdovers who led the way for the Titans in the home opener in CCIW opener.… MORE
Illinois State helmet stickers to honor father of EWU father
The Illinois State football team is paying tribute to the late father of an Eastern Washington football player by wearing a red "65" sticker on their helmets in Saturday's FCS champions… MORE
Coach on Coach I: A conversation with ISU’s Brock Spack
Make sure to listen to WJBC 1230 AM at 5:10 p.m. today for the second segment of our three-part Coach to Coach series, a conversation between former Central Catholic, Normal Community and Illinois Coa… MORE
Redbirds top Drake, secure 1st MVC win
The Illinois State men's basketball team snapped a two-game skid and won its first Missouri Valley Conference game of the season Wednesday as the Redbirds downed visiting Drake, 81-45.… MORE
Late surge propels Illinois Wesleyan to 1st CCIW win
Jordan Nelson's corner 3-pointer with 1:58 remaining put Illinois Wesleyan on top for good during a late rally which paved the way for a 77-68 win at King Arena.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: Layoff not all bad for ISU gridders
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack believes the three-week layoff between the Redbirds’ last playoff game and Saturday’s FCS national championship game wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.… MORE
Proposal to change Illinois high school football fails
Illinois High School Association members have rejected a proposal that would have changed football matchups in the state.… MORE
Brock Spack Show championship edition on WJBC
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack will join WJBC's Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz at Schooners in Bloomington for a championship edition of the Brock Spack Show.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: Zenger not surprised by ISU football success
Former ISU athletics director Sheahon Zenger will be the first to admit he isn't surprised the Redbirds are playing for the FCS national championship.… 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…