Stepped-up offense and a solid mix of veterans and newcomers highlights the upcoming season of Illinois State men’s basketball.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Redbirds drop first Missouri Valley battle to Missouri State
The Illinois State football team suffered its first loss of the 2018 season Saturday, as the Redbirds (3-1, 0-1 MVFC) dropped a tough road contest to the Missouri State Bears (3-1, 1-0 MVFC) at Plaster Stadium in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both squads. … MORE
Illinois State University Police ask for the public’s help
Illinois State University Police are asking for help to identify a man and a woman who used some cards that didn’t belong to them for a shopping trip.… MORE
Despite elevation, Redbirds run over Rams of Colorado State
For the second time in as many tries, the Illinois State football team took down an FBS foe as the Redbirds (3-0) dominated Colorado State (1-4) on the offensive side of the football to come away with a 35-19 win over the Rams at Canvas Stadium Saturday afternoon.… MORE
Excitement builds in Valley hoops after Loyola’s Final Four run
Missouri Valley Conference basketball coaches will battle on the floor in a little more than a month.… MORE
Yarbrough suspended from Redbird men’s basketball
Illinois State senior guard Milik Yarbrough has been suspended from the Redbird men’s basketball team activities indefinitely.… MORE
Valley schedules released for Redbird men’s and women’s basketball
The Missouri Valley Conference has released the schedule for league play for men’s and women’s basketball for the upcoming season.… MORE
Redbirds sail past Saint Xavier
A dominating defensive effort resulted in four takeaways for Illinois State (1-0), as the Redbirds shut out Saint Xavier (0-2) by a score of 46-0 in the season opener Saturday night at Hancock Stadium. The Redbirds scored on their very first offensive play of the game and cruised to the victory to begin the 2018 campaign. … MORE
ISU football to play at Illinois and Iowa
It will be a gridiron battle two years from now between the Illinois State University Redbirds and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, and four years later ISU will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.… MORE
Cirone to be inducted into Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame
The all-time leading scorer in Illinois State women’s basketball history is going into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame.… 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…