Illinois State’s basketball team guns for its fourth straight victory at Redbird Arena today when it meets Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbirds rout Quincy in final non-conference tilt
The Redbirds shot 60.9 percent from the field in a 99-57 win over the Hawks in front of 4,093 fans at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan basketball on WJBC tonight
The Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan men will form a basketball doubleheader of sorts on the the final Monday of 2014.… MORE
DePaul cruises past Redbirds in non-conference finale
No. 25 DePaul turned defense into offense, scoring 45 points off of 35 turnovers en route to a 99-62 win over Illinois State Sunday afternoon on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
3 Redbirds named to FCS All-American team
Illinois State senior longsnapper Chris Highland, running back Marshaun Coprich and offensive tackle Jermaine Barton were honored Tuesday by The Sports Network as All-Americans.… MORE
Redbird fans find getting FCS title game tickets a challenge
Some Redbird fans might be having a tough time securing tickets for the FCS title game in Frisco, Texas on Jan. 10.… MORE
Redbirds fly past Mastodons in win
The Illinois State Redbirds improve to 7-4 on the season with a 68-43 win over IPFW.… MORE
Redbirds drop close contest with Butler
The Illinois State women's basketball team fell to 0-10 on the season with a 72-60 loss to Butler.… MORE
Redbird basketball doubleheader on WJBC today
For the second-consecutive game, Illinois State is facing a team predicted to win its respective conference, as the Redbird men's basketball team hosts IPFW.… MORE
Illinois State falls to Murray State
Illinois State falls to Murray State… 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…