WHEATON – A Brady Rose 3-point basket with 6:24 that put the Titans up 61-57 was the last bright spot in a dismal finish as Illinois Wesleyan dropped a pivotal College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game to Wheaton, 81-67, at King Arena on Wednesday. The Thunder outscored the Titans 18-2 over the next five…… MORE
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For the third time this season, senior guard Paris Lee is the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Lee led Illinois State offensively last week in wins over Drake (Feb. 7) and Bradley (Feb. 11).… MORE
As Bloomington’s indoor football team gears up for its 12th season, its new general manager is setting some ambitious goals.… MORE
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Sophomore Viria Livingston collected her second career double-double (first this season) with a season-high 12 points and a team-best 10 rebounds to go along with team highs of three assists and two steals, but the Illinois State women’s basketball team was defeated by second-place Northern Iowa, 82-51. … MORE
Coming down to the eighth inning, the Illinois State softball team topped St. John’s, 2-1 on a walk-off single on Sunday afternoon to wrap up the USF Wilson DeMarini Tournament. The Redbirds return home with a 2-3 record while the Red Storm falls to 1-3.… MORE
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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…