The boys basketball state finals will be shifting from Peoria to Champaign.… MORE
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Normal CornBelters announce plans to play summer games
There will be baseball at the Corn Crib this summer.… MORE
ISU athletics prepares for athletes coming back to campus
Some parts of Illinois State University are slowly starting to reopen, but the athletic department is trying to get some athletes back on campus to prepare for the upcoming year.… MORE
Prospect League season canceled due to COVID-19, Normal CornBelters still plan to play
There won’t be any Prospect League games at the Corn Crib this summer.… MORE
Lyons: Targeting a normal football season
The NCAA put all spring sports on hold this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but what will the fall look like?… MORE
Golf courses across Illinois reopen under modified ‘stay home’ order
Golfers across Illinois are breaking out the clubs as golf courses reopen Friday under Gov. JB Pritzker’s modified “stay home” order.… MORE
IHSA cancels spring state tournaments
The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors has canceled all spring state tournaments due to COVID-19.
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Midway Marauders cancel season due to COVID-19
The Midway Marauders have decided to officially cancel its first season in Bloomington-Normal due to the coronavirus.… MORE
NCAA cancels men’s, women’s Division I basketball tournaments amid coronavirus fears
NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, according to a statement Thursday.… MORE
Big Ten, other conferences cancel basketball tournaments due to coronavirus
The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday that it will be canceling the remainder of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, effective immediately.… MORE
Blogs
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…
Everyone counts and you could make the difference
By Mike Matejka How many federal dollars will there be for road repairs? To feed hungry families? How many Illinois representatives will there be in Congress? Are Illinois communities going to get their fair share? There’s only one way to ensure our community gets treated properly – answer the census. The every ten year U.S. census,…
Reactions to the “A Community in Conflict” exhibit
By Mike Matejka Every community has its home-town pride; Bloomington-Normal is proud to claim Steak n’ Shake and MASH TV star McLean Stevenson. We’ve also had a moment of contention and conflict. Sometimes these are uplifting stories of human progress. At other times, they cause us to shake our heads and wonder why. The McLean…