The Redbirds can't hold on to their 12 point lead as they fall to No.20 UNI 53-52.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State softball picked for 2nd in MVC preseason poll
The Missouri Valley Conference released its preseason softball poll and the Illinois State Redbirds have been selected to finish second in the league.… MORE
Redbirds, Sportstalk, Thunder on WJBC tonight
The Illinois State women's basketball team returns to the road, as it travels to Wichita State for a 7:05 p.m tip, before a 2:05 p.m. game at Missouri State Sunday.… MORE
Redbird football adds 4 FBS transfers
Redbird football head coach Brock Spack has announced the addition of four mid-year transfers from Football Bowl Subdivision programs.… MORE
Spack signs contract extension through 2021
Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack has built a consistent, winning program in his six seasons at ISU and has committed to continuing that success, as Illinois State Director of Athletics L… MORE
ISU coaches shows, IWU hoops on WJBC tonight
WJBC will be talking ISU basketball tonight and then bringing you IWU hoops.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball defeats Drake on the road
Daishon Knight reached 20 points for the third-consecutive game to lead Illinois State in a 64-56 Missouri Valley Conference road victory over Drake Tuesday night at the Knapp Center.… MORE
ISU honors football team at fan rally
Redbirds fans got one last chance to cheer on the historic 2014 football team during a rally at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbirds play at Drake on WJBC tonight
After winning two-straight games at Drake over the last two seasons, the Illinois State men's basketball team will try to extend its streak when the Redbirds visit the Bulldogs tonight.… MORE
Redbirds fall to Indiana State; 0-16 on year
The Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team fell to Indiana State 60-36 Sunday afternoon at Redbird Arena.… 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…