The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, gave up four runs in the opening frame and lost their seventh straight contest… MORE
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Titan softball season ends in D-III Championships
The postseason run of the Illinois Wesleyan softball team ended with a 3-1 loss to Rowan University in the second round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championships at James Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va., on Friday, May 27.… MORE
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IWU softball bounced from NCAA Championships
The postseason run of the Illinois Wesleyan softball team ended with a 3-1 loss to Rowan University in the second round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championships at James Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va., on Friday.… MORE
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Illinois Wesleyan’s Glueck, Leonard win national titles
Illinois Wesleyan sophomore Amelia Glueck won the national championship in the long jump and IWU senior Max Leonard won the national championship in the discus at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Zimmerman Field on the campus of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, on Thursday, May 26.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan softball falls to MIT in NCAA finals opener
The Illinois Wesleyan softball team lost a 2-0 decision to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the first round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championships in Salem, Va., on Thursday.
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Bloomington native Brown homers to beat CornBelters
The Normal CornBelters gave up a home run by a Bloomington native as the game’s only run in a 1-0 Gateway Grizzlies win on Thursday night at GCS Ballpark.… MORE
Chiefs finish sweep of Kane County
The Peoria Chiefs finished a seven-game homestand with a 4-3 win and a sweep of the Kane County Cougars Thursday night. … MORE
ISU eliminated from MVC Tournament on walk-off home run
Boomer Synek hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Evansville Purple Aces to a 4-3 win and eliminating Illinois State from the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thursday at Bob Warn Field.… 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…