Illinois Wesleyan University won’t play fall sports in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
Boys basketball state finals returning to Champaign
The boys basketball state finals will be shifting from Peoria to Champaign.… MORE
Normal CornBelters announce plans to play summer games
There will be baseball at the Corn Crib this summer.… MORE
Prospect League season canceled due to COVID-19, Normal CornBelters still plan to play
There won’t be any Prospect League games at the Corn Crib this summer.… MORE
District 87 names Austin Myers next girl’s varsity basketball coach
Bloomington high school has announced Austin Myers as the next girls varsity basketball coach. … MORE
Midway Marauders cancel season due to COVID-19
The Midway Marauders have decided to officially cancel its first season in Bloomington-Normal due to the coronavirus.… MORE
NCAA cancels men’s, women’s Division I basketball tournaments amid coronavirus fears
NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, according to a statement Thursday.… MORE
Scoring a Goal: Members of Chicago Blackhawks staff hosts hockey clinic at Bloomington school
Designed to teach kids the foundations of hockey, members of the Chicago Blackhawks staff donated equipment and training sessions to Washington Elementary School.… MORE
One state lawmaker wants to get rid of Illinois’ Firearm Owners’ Identification card
One state lawmaker wants to get rid of Illinois’ Firearm Owners’ Identification card.… MORE
Fewer Illinois taxpayers are on the hook for growing public sector pension liabilities
As the state’s pension liabilities mount, fewer taxpayers remain to pay the tab.… 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…