The Illinois State football team added depth at the linebacker position, as head coach Brock Spack announced the addition of former junior college All-American and former TCU linebacker Tyree Horton to the 2017 roster.… MORE
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Lee sets career steals record as Redbirds trounce Bradley
Senior guard Paris Lee became Illinois State’s career-steals leader by matching a career-best six steals to lead Illinois State’s defensive efforts in a 69-49 Missouri Valley Conference victory over Bradley Wednesday night at Carver Arena.… MORE
Obama welcomes Cubs to White House
The Chicago Cubs have been celebrating their World Series win for the past few months and they may have completed their tour with a stop at the White House. … MORE
ISU’s McIntosh named MVC Player of the Week
Illinois State men’s basketball junior forward MiKyle McIntosh is the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.… MORE
Birds fall to MVC leader Drake in MVC battle
The Illinois State women’s basketball team was defeated by first-place Drake, 87-36, in Missouri Valley Conference action Sunday on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in the team’s annual “We Back Pat” contest.… MORE
Redbirds beat Wichita State in battle of MVC unbeatens
Illinois State improved to 6-0 – in sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball standings for the first time since 1998 – by beating Wichita State, 76-62, on Saturday night.… MORE
Eureka prepares for Zobrist celebration
Chicago Cubs’ World Series Most Valuable Player Ben Zobrist will get a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Eureka next weekend.… MORE
Redbirds use strong second half to top Salukis
Illinois State men’s basketball overcame a four-point halftime deficit to outscore Southern Illinois by 11 in the second half for a 60-53 victory on Wednesday night at SIU Arena.… MORE
World Series trophy headed for Twin Cities
The Chicago Cubs Trophy Tour will make stops at Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University on Jan. 18.… MORE
MPBA plans to move to summer schedule
The Midwest Professional Basketball Association has decided to move its upcoming season from a traditional winter start to the summer of 2017, in an effort to determine whether playing closer to the autumn overseas signing period will result in more foreign advancements for MPBA players.… 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…