When Clifford “Pop” Horton created Gamma Phi Circus 90 years ago at Illinois State University, it would have been hard for him to imagine the student circus performers would someday display their talents on the national stage that awaits them in 12 weeks.… MORE
A female student at Illinois State University claims another student sexual assaulted her in his dorm room, according to a Wednesday evening crime advisory sent out by the school’s police department.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan University has named a 12-member search committee to find the school’s 20th president.… MORE
Former Central Illinois Congressman Aaron Shock has been cleared of federal criminal charges alleging misuse of campaign funds.… MORE
Illinois State University has a new pulse in the College of Nursing thanks to a new grant.… MORE
Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons is making sure student-athletes are prepared for new laws in the state that include sports betting and recreational marijuana.… MORE
Illinois State University freshman enrollment is the largest freshman class in over 33-years, increasing by 1.2 percent over the last academic year.… MORE
Thanks to a new law, passed with bipartisan support from the legislature, active-duty and former military personnel who live in other states within commuting distance of Illinois can pay in-state tuition rates to attend Illinois public universities, colleges and community colleges.… MORE
A University of Illinois student organization is calling for an extensive and open investigation after a man from Normal was arrested for hanging a noose on campus.… MORE
Illinois’ cash crops could be of concern to some, as a relatively large percentage of corn and soybeans are rated poor-to-very-poor. That’s 19 percent for corn and 17 percent for soybeans.… 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…