By Neil Doyle NORMAL- Daylen Boddie threw four touchdown passes and rushed for 90 yards on 17 carries as the Ironmen rolled to a 50-16 win at Normal West. NCHS (4-0) took advantage of six West (3-1) turnovers, one of them a fumble that was returned by Max Lowery for 35 yards and a score…… MORE
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Bloomington Edge to rejoin IFL
The Bloomington Edge has announced it will be rejoining the Indoor Football League, the league in which it competed from 2009 to 2012.… MORE
Unbeaten rivals face off in Chili Bowl to highlight Week 4 high school football
The annual Chili Bowl rivalry game between Normal Community and Normal West has more riding on it than a post-game snack.… MORE
IWU football finds itself in familiar underdog role at North Central
Illinois Wesleyan football opens College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin play Saturday night with a game at No. 5-ranked North Central in Naperville.… MORE
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Redbirds aim to take back Mid-America trophy from EIU
Illinois State rekindles its 106-year football rivalry with Eastern Illinois in Charleston this Saturday.… MORE
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Flying Aces hold training camp in Michigan while arena gets upgrades
The Central Illinois Flying Aces is holding the first week of its preseason training camp at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan.… MORE
ISU’s Jankiewicz named MVC Freshman of the Week
Illinois State’s Stef Jankiewicz has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week.… MORE
Idle Redbirds climb FCS rankings
Despite being idle during the second week of the college football season, the Illinois State football team still moved up a spot in the NCAA FCS Coaches Poll and remained steady in the STATS FCS Top 25 Poll when the newest rankings were released Monday.… MORE
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…