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CornBelters take 2nd straight with 11-inning triumph over Beach Bums
The Normal CornBelters battled back three times and won their second straight contest with a 5-4 victory in 11 innings over the Traverse City Beach Bums on Tuesday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Chiefs fall in 12 innings at Beloit
The Peoria Chiefs tied the game in the seventh inning and took a lead in extras but lost to the Beloit Snappers 4-3 in 12 innings Tuesday night. … MORE
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Chiefs drop second straight in series opener
The Peoria Chiefs allowed six runs for the second game in a row and lost to the Beloit Snappers 6-4 Monday night in the opening game of a four-game series.… MORE
ISU’s offense looking for more efficiency in 2016
Illinois State football’s offense won’t be going through many schematic changes this season.… MORE
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CornBelters outslug Freedom to break skid
The Normal CornBelters broke a four-game skid in another offensive-minded game with a 13-8 win over the Florence Freedom on Sunday night at UC Health Stadium.
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Bees sting Chiefs in middle innings
The Peoria Chiefs scored early but allowed six runs over two innings in a 6-3 loss to the Burlington Bees on Sunday afternoon. … MORE
CornBelters suffer 4th straight loss in slugfest at Florence
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, nearly erased a nine-run deficit but lost their fourth straight game while the Florence Freedom earned their fourth straight win, 13-8 on Saturday night at UC Health Stadium. … MORE
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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…