Former Illinois State men’s basketball forward John Jones has signed a contract to play professionally in Bolivia for Vikingos Tarija.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
ISU soccer loses to Oklahoma in shutout
The Illinois State soccer team fell to Oklahoma, 1-0, Friday afternoon at Adelaide Street Field.… MORE
Georgia guard commits to Illinois State
Illinois State men’s basketball has landed a guard from Augusta, Ga.… MORE
Brock Spack Show; Steelers vs Ravens on WJBC tonight
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack will offer a preview of the Redbirds’ Missouri Valley Football Conference opener tonight when he joins WJBC’s Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz in the Schooners beer garden.… MORE
Koehl, Farkos lead ISU soccer to win over Loyola
Ali Farkos and Lauren Koehl each scored a goal as the Illinois State soccer team held off a late rally from Loyola to pick up a, 2-1, win in Missouri Valley Conference play Wednesday night at Adelaide Street Field.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU opens defense of title
Illinois State’s No. 4 nationally ranked football team begins defense of its Missouri Valley Conference championship Saturday when it meets No. 6 ranked Northern Iowa in a noon kickoff at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Redbird volleyball topped by Wichita State in four sets
The Illinois State volleyball team won the opening set but dropped the next three as host Wichita State claimed a 3-1 win over the Redbirds Saturday night at Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State won by scores of 25-27, 25-23, 25-23, 25-22.… MORE
Cardinals continue push for division title against Brewers on WJBC
The St. Louis Cardinals meet the Milwaukee Brewers in the second of a four-game series tonight at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU’s Meredith living dream with Bears
Former Illinois State wide receiver Cameron Meredith grew up in Chicago, so you can imagine the thrill he got when the Bears offered him a workout after the NFL draft.… MORE
Bloomington at NCHS; Thunder opener on WJBC tonight
A long-time Intercity rivalry highlights Week 5 of the high school football season.… 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…