More than 380 graduates from Illinois Wesleyan University were celebrated virtually Sunday as viewers from around the country watched the 170th Commencement exercises.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans
IWU getting an early start in the fall
Taking measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 Illinois Wesleyan plans to start the fall semester early and finish early as well.… MORE
Wednesday scoreboard, Thursday schedule
Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule
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Scoreboard, schedule
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Scoreboard, schedule
Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
High school football playoff times set
Times have been set for the quarterfinal round of the Illinois High School Association football playoffs.… MORE
Tuesday scoreboard, Wednesday schedule
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Weekend scoreboard, schedule
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Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule
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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…