The Illinois State volleyball team won the first set but dropped the next three as visiting Northern Iowa grabbed a 3-1 win over the Redbirds Friday night at Redbird Arena. UNI won by scores of 25-21, 14-25, 14-25, 21-25.… MORE
ISU soccer season ends in loss to Duke
Illinois State soccer’s historic season came to a close Friday night with a 3-1 loss to Duke University. … MORE
Balanced attack leads Thunder to 5th straight win
Mitchell Mattson is the biggest player on the Bloomington Thunder roster and he came up big for the Thunder on Friday night to help increase their winning streak to five games.… MORE
Late surge leads Titans past Webster
Andy Stempel led four Titans in double figures with 19 points as Illinois Wesleyan defeated Webster, 82-59, in the opening round of the Tip-Off Tournament at Shirk Center.… MORE
Home Sweet Home reaches turkey goal
A warm Thanksgiving meal will go to thousands of families in the twin cities area.… MORE
Bloomington man charged with parent’s deaths found fit for trial
A man accused of stabbing and killing his parents earlier this year has been found fit to stand trial, for now.… MORE
Poll finds Illinoisans favor lesser sentences for combat-affected vets
A poll conducted by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute shows seven out of 10 Illinois voters polled think a judge should be allowed to give veterans with conditions like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or traumatic brain injuries less than a mandatory minimum sentence if they see fit.… MORE
U High girls basketball experienced
University High School’s girls’ basketball team refused to allow injuries to its top two players last year make shambles of the season.… MORE
Commission report reiterates low state pension funding
Illinois now has $130 billion in pension debt and only 38 cents on the dollar with which to pay for it, according to a new report.… MORE
WJBC Forum: The Trump effect
Candidate Trump used bigoted and deplorable language against Mexicans, Muslims, POWs, people with disabilities, and women.… 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…