The Normal CornBelters were rained out in their road trip finale against the Washington Wild Things on Thursday evening.… MORE
Category Archives: Local Sports
IWU hoops to play in Spain
The Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball team begins practice on Friday, July 29, in preparation for a series of three exhibition games during an eight-day stay in Spain from August 11-20.… MORE
NBA veteran Livingston holds court in Pontiac
As school is about to start, kids in the local area are getting a head start on the fundamentals of basketball.… MORE
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CornBelters use big 7th, 10 strikeouts from Gillies for win
The Normal CornBelters broke open a tie game with a four-run seventh inning to support a 10-strikeout performance by Charlie Gillies for a 6-2 win over the Washington Wild Things on Wednesday at CONSOL Energy Park.… MORE
Chiefs score 6 in 9th to stop losing streak
The Peoria Chiefs broke a 2-2 tie with six runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Quad Cities River Bandits on the road 8-2 Wednesday night. … MORE
Rosch named NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
Illinois State senior Ashley Rosch has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, the NCAA announced Wednesday.… MORE
Thunder releases 2016-17 schedule
The Bloomington Thunder has bookend home games against the Muskegon Lumberjacks and two mid-Janurary games against USHL champion Tri-City during the 2016-17 season.… MORE
8 Titans earn NABC honors
Eight individuals and the Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball team have been recognized for academic achievement by The National Association of Basketball Coaches.… MORE
Illinois State’s McCloud named to NABC Honors Court
Former Illinois State men’s basketball player Justin McCloud has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for the second straight year, the NABC announced Tuesday.… 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…