By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – Illinois State women’s basketball has released the non-conference portion of its upcoming schedule. The Redbirds host seven home games before the end of 2018, opening the regular season at home on Nov. 5 against Truman State. ISU travels to Marquette, Illinois and North Dakota and hosts Northern Illinois and UT-Martin in…… MORE
Missouri Valley Conference volleyball coaches have selected Illinois State to finish second in this year’s league race.… MORE
By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – Illinois State men’s basketball’s non-conference schedule includes four NCAA tournament qualifiers from last season and another that played in the NIT. The Redbirds announced the non-conference schedule Monday. Illinois State coach Dan Muller says the non-conference slate will be good preparations for the Missouri Valley Conference season: “We’ll be tested early,…… MORE
Illinois State University football met the media at Hancock Stadium Tuesday during the early stages of training camp for the 2019 season.… MORE
The Illinois State men’s and women’s basketball squads are preparing for 11-day trips to Italy that begin in about a week. … MORE
Illinois State is picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in the annual pre-season poll of the league’s coaches.… MORE
Illinois State University plans to rent space in the yet-to-be constructed Trail East building in Uptown Normal for a small business incubator. … MORE
Fans attending Illinois State University athletic events will now be able to purchase beer and wine at public concession stands.… MORE
Illinois State University has announced the 2019 class of the Redbird Athletics Percy Family Hall of Fame.… MORE
A planned power outage has been scheduled for a large portion of Illinois State University.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…