The Illinois State women's basketball team returns to Redbird Arena for the second-straight weekend, as the Redbirds welcome Northern Iowa at 7:05 p.m.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Spack announces 22-man recruiting class
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack got what he wanted in this year's 22-man recruiting class that he announced Wednesday at the Kaufman Football Building.… MORE
Redbirds rout Evansville to grab third straight win
Illinois State set the tone defensively early in the game against Evansville Tuesday night and jumped out to an early lead it would never relinquish, as Reggie Lynch scored 16 points to lead the Redbi… MORE
Redbirds to host high-scoring Purple Aces on WJBC tonight
A Missouri Valley Conference matchup pitting Illinois State versus Evansville is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m.… MORE
Illinois State baseball legend Bergman dies
Former Illinois State baseball All-American and 1980 Percy Family Illinois State Athletics Hall of Fame honoree Dave Bergman died Monday after a battle with cancer.… MORE
Sims named MVC Newcomer of the Week in women’s basketball
Junior transfer Mary Sims was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, as announced by the league office Monday. It is the first weekly honor for the Redbirds this season.… MORE
ISU baseball, softball ready for 2015 seasons
Both the Illinois State University baseball and softball teams are preparing to start their 2015 campaigns.… MORE
Redbirds get first win of season over Loyola
Mary Sims led the Illinois State women’s basketball team to its first victory of the season Sunday afternoon at Redbird Arena, as the Redbirds defeated Loyola by a score of 72-56.… MORE
ISU women’s basketball, Super Bowl dominate air on WJBC
The ISU women's basketball team continues its quest for its first win of the season today against another team in the Missouri Valley Conference that has struggled this season.… MORE
Redbirds hold Ramblers in check for road victory
Reggie Lynch netted two free throws and back-to-back blocks in the final 16 seconds to help Illinois State hold off Missouri Valley Conference-foe Loyola on the road, 48-45, Saturday afternoon at Gent… 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…