Three players – Elijah Clarance, William Tinsley, and Daouda N’Diaye – each recorded new career-highs with 15, 14, and 13 points, each, as the Illinois State Redbirds used overtime to topple the Southern Illinois Salukis by a 76-68 final score on Thursday evening.… MORE
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack has finished this year’s recruiting class with 10 signess, to bring the total to 31 new players.… MORE
Illinois State junior basketball player Milik Yarbrough was arrested by Normal Police early Wednesday morning for allegedly failing to appear in court on a traffic citation. … MORE
Illinois State’s athletic department is starting to gauge interest in a new indoor practice facility to complement Horton Field House, not replace it.… MORE
Illinois state junior guard Keyshawn Evans is expected to miss one to three weeks with a bone bruise, coach Dan Muller confirmed on Monday.… MORE
Illinois State Women’s Basketball prevailed over the Crusaders in the final minutes to capture their second-straight MVC win, downing Valpo 63-55.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball jumped out to a quick start but then went toe to toe before defeating Evansville 75-71 on Saturday afternoon at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State Women’s Basketball took a lead in the second quarter in never looked back, defeating the Loyola Ramblers 57-49 to split the series.… MORE
Illinois State softball is picked to win what’s expected to be a close race in the Missouri Valley Conference.… MORE
Illinois State baseball is picked the finish a little better this season as youth gains experience.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…