The Missouri Valley Conference awaits Valparaiso’s vote to join the league after league presidents extended the invitation to the Indiana school Monday to replace Wichita State.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC Top Sports
WJBC Athletes of the Week: May 8, 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.
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Muller named IBCA Division I Coach of the Year
Illinois State’s Dan Muller is an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division I Coach of the Year honoree, as announced by the IBCA. Muller shares the statewide award with Northwestern head coach Chris Collins, the son of Redbird great Doug Collins.… MORE
Five Redbirds make their way on to NFL camps
A total of five former Illinois State football standouts will have the opportunity to secure a spot on an NFL roster this spring and summer… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: May 1, 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.
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Remembering Josh Rodgers in pictures
Remembering Josh Rodgers This photo gallery has been created to share the love and laughter of Josh Rodgers, 22, who was killed during a firefight against ISIS insurgents. His parents Kevin and Vondra Rodgers were notified of their son’s death on Wednesday. If you have photos you would like to add to the gallery please send…… MORE
All-stater Bruninga commits to Illinois State
Illinois State men’s basketball has reportedly landed first-team all-stater Taylor Bruninga.… MORE
WJBC Athletes of the Week: April 24, 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
WJBC Athletes of the Week: April 17, 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.
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Meyers inducted to Cal U Hall of Fame
Illinois State head volleyball coach Melissa Myers will be inducted into the California University of Pennsylvania’s 22nd Athletic Hall of Fame Class on Saturday at the Cal U Athletic Hall of Fame dinner, in the Performance Center of the Natali Student Center on the university’s main campus.… 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…