The Illinois State women’s basketball team trailed visiting Southern Illinois by 16 points at halftime, before rallying to tie the game in the fourth quarter. However, the Redbirds (5-15, 2-7 MVC) were unable to get over the hump, as the Salukis (10-10, 4-5 MVC) squeaked out a 63-56 victory Sunday in Missouri Valley Conference action on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
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Illinois State junior Riley Strandgard and senior Jordan de los Reyes have been selected to the 2017 MVC Preseason All-Conference softball team, the conference office announced on Wednesday. Additionally, the Redbirds were selected fifth in the league preseason poll.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball rallied for its 10th-consecutive victory by beating Indiana State, 71-66, Wednesday night. … MORE
By Eric Stock CHICAGO – Juwan Henry scored 26 points while Jordan Robinson added 25 to lead North Park to a 96-86 ein over Illinois Wesleyan, 96-86, in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at North Park Gymnasium. Robinson carried the Vikings in the first half with 20 points, including a step-back three-pointer…… 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…