The Peoria Chiefs completed a three-game sweep of the Dayton Dragons with a 7-1 win Saturday night.… MORE
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ISU falls to Bradley
Bradley broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the top of the eighth inning to send the Illinois State baseball team to its second loss in as many days Saturday at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
Illinois State splits with Northern Iowa
The Illinois State softball team clinched a spot in next week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Carbondale, Illinois, as the Redbirds split with Northern Iowa in conference action Saturday at Robinson Dresser Field. … MORE
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Thunder face elimination after Game 3 loss
Friday night at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum the Bloomington Thunder and Dubuque Fighting Saints put on a back and forth show in Game 3.… MORE
Leitao strikes out 10 in Chiefs win
Starting pitcher Brennan Leitao struck out 10 batters over eight shutout innings as the Peoria Chiefs beat the Dayton Dragons 5-0 Friday night in less than two hours. … MORE
Thunder set to battle Dubuque
Bloomington Thunder coach Dennis Williams expects hard-fought battles the next two nights when his team squares off against Dubuque in the finals of the USHL’s Eastern Conference playoffs at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.… MORE
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Chiefs hold on to beat Dragons
The Peoria Chiefs survived a dicey ninth inning to beat the Dayton Dragons 4-1 on Thursday night to end a two-game losing streak. … 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…