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Illinois State’s Slattery named MVFC Special Teams Player of Week
Illinois State senior placekicker Sean Slattery was a key factor in the Redbirds’ win over Missouri State, and for his efforts he was named the MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week Sunday.… MORE
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No. 20 Illinois Wesleyan football blanks North Park
Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash would likely give his defense a perfect 100 score for their performance against North Park. … MORE
Redbirds breakdown the Bears of Missouri State in first MVC win
After playing to a 6-6 tie at halftime, No. 12 Illinois State (3-0) scored 28 points in the third quarter to pull away from Missouri State (1-3) Saturday at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both squads.… MORE
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High scores rule Week 5 high school football
Central Catholic’s first loss, Normal West’s record-setting night and unusually high scores highlighted Week 5 of high school football.
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Saints, Sages match unbeaten records in Extravaganza feature
By Greg Halbleib At least a share of the top of the new Illini Prairie Conference is on the line as Central Catholic visits Monticello in a battle of 4-0 teams to highlight Week 5 of the WJBC Friday Night High School Football Extravaganza. Central Catholic coach Mike Moews said Monticello is a good example…… MORE
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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…