No. 5 South Dakota State needed overtime to come away with the home win over No. 17 Illinois State Saturday, as the Redbirds (6-4, 4-3 MVFC) scored late to tie the game, before the Jackrabbits secured the victory with a field goal in overtime, 27-24, at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.… MORE
Offenses were on full display on Saturday afternoon, as the Illinois State Redbirds dropped their season opener against Florida Gulf Coast by a score of 98-87.… MORE
Illinois State fell short in its season opener at Oakland University 64-43 on Saturday.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller has signed two players, Rey Idowu and Demontay Dixon, to National Letters of Intent for the 2018-19 season.… MORE
Brock Spack’s Illinois State football Redbirds will try to bounce back from a second-half letdown last week as they face another nationally-ranked opponent.… MORE
llinois State libero Courtney Pence has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week for a record 10th time in her career, breaking the previous record of nine set by Northern Iowa’s Ellie Blankenship.… MORE
Illinois State opened the defense of its Missouri Valley Conference regular season crown with a 79-52 exhibition win over Lewis on Sunday afternoon.… MORE
Despite a two-score lead at the half, No. 12 Illinois State could not maintain the lead over No. 15 Western Illinois as the Leathernecks (6-3, 3-3 MVFC) scored 31 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Redbirds (6-3, 4-2 MVFC) by a score of 31-14 Saturday at Hancock Stadium in front of 13,192 fans.… MORE
It’s a good thing Keyshawn Evans actually likes practice.
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Illinois State rolled past Eureka College 80-54 to begin the 2017-18 season on a high note.… 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…