Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore broke Illinois Wesleyan’s single-season rushing record on his first carry of the game and scored two touchdowns before leaving with an injury in the second quarter as the Titans closed out the season with a 24-13 win over Millikin in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Frank Lindsay Field. … MORE
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Illinois State held Murray State without a field goal for more than seven minutes, until 2:41, in the second half; however, the Racers did not miss on their final five attempts, and a 3-pointer by MSU’s Jonathan Stark with two seconds remaining broke the tie and pushed Murray State to a 73-70 season-opening victory over ISU Friday night at the CFSB Center.… MORE
Junior Hannah Green tallied team highs of 12 points, four rebounds and two blocks in her Redbird debut, but the Illinois State women’s basketball team lost its season opener to No. 18/16 Arizona State, 76-40, Friday evening inside Wells Fargo Arena.… MORE
Jaelyn Keene tallied her 1,000th career kill early in Friday’s match at Wichita State, but it wasn’t enough as the Redbirds fell to the Shockers, 3-1, at Koch Arena.… MORE
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The Illinois State women’s basketball program will welcome Ajai Simmons and Errin Hodges to the team for the start of the 2017-18 season, after the duo signed National Letters of Intent, it was announced Thursday by head coach Barb Smith.… MORE
Incoming freshman guard Elijah Clarance has committed to continue his basketball and academic career at Illinois State, beginning in 2017-18, by signing a National Letter of Intent (NLI), ISU head coach Dan Muller announced Thursday. … MORE
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Senior running back Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore needs just five rushing yards in his final games to break Illinois Wesleyan’s 39-year-old single season rushing record, but the Titans’ offensive line has its sights set on a different benchmark heading into the final game of the season.… MORE
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…