Illinois Wesleyan will get a taste of football in the Far East next month.… MORE
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Illinois Wesleyan softball seeks return trip to NCAA Championship
Illinois Wesleyan softball coach Tiffany Prager feels her predecessor’s presence is still being felt on a team that’s one the verge on a return trip to the College World Series.… MORE
Illinois State’s Wallace advances to NCAA golf championship
Illinois State men’s golf standout Trent Wallace is heading to the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.… MORE
Haynes named to ISU men’s basketball coaching staff
DeAndre Haynes, a former Mid-American Conference Player of the Year at Kent State who played professionally for six years and served as a Division I assistant coach for the past five seasons, has been hired as an assistant coach at Illinois State.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: May 15, 2017
WJBC Radio, in conjunction with Meatheads of Bloomington-Normal, Clay Dooley Tire and Auto and Roberts Trophies, is proud to present the WJBC Athletes of the Week.… MORE
Illinois State softball to host NISC regional tournament
After receiving a bid to the NISC, Illinois State has been selected to host a regional round of the National Invitational Softball Tournament Tuesday through Thursday at Marian Kneer Stadium.… MORE
Illinois State women’s basketball completes coaching staff
Illinois State women’s head basketball coach Kristen Gillespie added a second piece to her coaching staff with the hiring of assistant coach Niki Washington, the now former associate head women’s basketball coach at Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Florida.… MORE
Transfers bolster Illinois Wesleyan football recruiting class
Illinois Wesleyan football’s recruiting class of 36 newcomers includes six transfers, a program high for coach 31-year coach Norm Eash.… MORE
ISU’s de los Reyes named MVC Player of Year
Highlighted by Jordan de los Reyes’ Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year accolade, the Illinois State softball team collected eight All-Conference honors at the league’s 2017 softball awards banquet on Wednesday night at the Hancock Stadium Club.… MORE
Washington transferring from Illinois State
Freshman forward Andre Washington is transferring from the Illinois State men’s basketball program, coach Dan Muller announced Wednesday.… 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…