The Peoria Chiefs pounded out 15 hits and knocked off the first-place Clinton LumberKings 8-2 on Sunday afternoon. The Chiefs are back to .500 at 18-18 with their third straight win and fifth win in their last seven games.… MORE
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CornBelters offense explodes in doubleheader sweep
By Normal Cornbelters Staff NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, rebounded from a one-sided loss on Saturday with double-digit wins by scores of 16-1 and 12-1 on Sunday at the Corn Crib. Both teams scored their lead-off hitter in the first inning as Joliet’s Charlie White hit a screaming line drive…… MORE
Seniors lead Redbird baseball to win over Wichita State
The Illinois State baseball team celebrated its seniors before the game and the Redbird seniors celebrated after the game, too, following an 8-6 win over Wichita State Sunday at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
Chiefs put a stop to the Lumberkings
The Peoria Chiefs hit the quarter-pole of the season with a double header sweep of the first place Clinton LumberKings on Saturday with wins of 3-1 and 7-2.… MORE
CornBelters lose season opener
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, surrendered six runs in the fifth inning and lost their season opener to the Joliet Slammers 12-2 on Saturday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Illinois State falls to Wichita State
Wichita State overcame a nine-run deficit on its way to a 15-12 win over the Illinois State baseball team in a slugfest Saturday at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
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Illinois State starts weekend with victory over WSU
Daniel Dwyer collected half the Redbirds’ hits and drove in half the team’s runs, and closer Jack Landwehr ended the game when he snagged a line drive and doubled off a runner at second base Friday as the Illinois State baseball team earned a 6-4 win over visiting Wichita State at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
Redbirds fall to Drake in MVC Semifinal
Nicole Newman struck out 12 batters and Drake scored four runs in the third inning to defeat the Illinois State softball team, 5-1, Friday night in Carbondale, Illinois.… 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…