The Bloomington Thunder’s rivalry with the Chicago Steel has been nothing but close, and Friday night was no different at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.… MORE
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Bloomington, Normal West fight for playoff hopes
The final intercity match-up of the regular season highlights Week 6 of high school football.… MORE
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ISU’s Spelman named semifinalist for Campbell Trophy
Illinois State senior center Mark Spelman was named one of 156 semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments.… MORE
Victory, injury provide clarity at quarterback for IWU football
The weekly question of which of three Illinois Wesleyan quarterbacks would be starting didn’t need to asked this week.… MORE
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Ex-Redbird Slack to coach Bloomington Express
A face familiar to basketball fans at U.S. Cellular Coliseum will be patrolling the bench for the Midwest Professional Basketball Association’s Bloomington Express in 2017.… MORE
Shoemaker-Gilmore named CCIW Offensive Player of Week
Illinois Wesleyan senior running back Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore was named the “Offensive Player of the Week” for football in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin on Monday.… MORE
Dawson, Pence named MVC Players of the Week
Illinois State volleyball players Aly Dawson and Courtney Pence have been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s offensive and defensive players of the week, the league announced 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…