The Illinois State women's basketball team fell to Arizona State, 89-44, Tuesday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Coprich named to FCS All-American team
Many accolades have been bestowed upon Illinois State junior running back Marshaun Coprich in 2014, however none have been as prestigious as his selection to the 2014 FCS All-American Team.… MORE
ISU swimming and diving coach Steve Paska announces retirement
Longtime Illinois State swimming and diving coach Steve Paska announced his plans to retire following the 2014-15 season Tuesday.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU needs to show its depth
For the first time in Dan Muller’s coaching career at Illinois State, the third-year coach believes his team has enough depth to overcome injuries.… MORE
ISU’s Spack 6th in Eddie Robinson Award voting
Illinios State football coach Brock Spack finished sixth in voting for the Eddie Robinson Award for the top coach in FCS.… MORE
ISU women seek to end slide; Titans at home on WJBC tonight
Illinois State's women's basketball coach Barb Smith said her team is staying the course despite losing its first seven games of the season.… MORE
Redbirds notch come from behind victory over DePaul
Illinois State outscored DePaul, 18-6, over the final 3:25 to come from behind and beat the Blue Demons on the road, 78-72, Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena.… MORE
Coprich has career day; lifts Redbirds into FCS Semifinals
Marshaun Coprich rushed for a career-high 258 yards and Illinois State piled up 542 yards of total offense en route to a 59-46 victory over Eastern Washington in the FCS quarterfinals.… MORE
Brock Spack Show, Rams vs. Cardinals on WJBC tonight
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack will join WJBC's Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz at Schooners in Bloomington for the Brock Spack Show.… MORE
ISU and high school hoops, Thunder hockey on WJBC
The Illinois State women's basketball team will continue its Missouri Valley Conference road swing, as it travels to in-state rival Southern Illinois tonight, before heading to Evansville on Sund… 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…