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Redbirds can’t complete comeback effort at Indiana State
The Illinois State women’s basketball team was outscored 23-11 in the fourth quarter and lost to Indiana State, 63-49, Sunday in Missouri Valley Conference action inside the Hulman Center.… MORE
Rose gets 200th win as Titans defeat Wheaton
Illinois Wesleyan basketball players serenaded head coach Ron Rose with applause to create the perfect diversion for senior Alec Bausch to assault his coach with a cream pie to the face to after Rose earned his 200th career win at IWU.… MORE
Redbirds move to 4-0 in MVC play
MiKyle McIntosh scored a career-high 31 points, and Illinois State never trailed in a 77-58 Missouri Valley Conference victory over Indiana State Saturday afternoon at the Hulman Center.… MORE
Thunder comeback falls short
The Bloomington Thunder’s third-period comeback fell short in 3-2 loss to the Dubuque Fighting Saints on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.… MORE
Stewart scores career high in Redbird loss at Loyola
The Redbirds could not close out Loyola Chicago, who hung on for the 64-61 victory Friday night in Missouri Valley Conference action inside Gentile Arena.… MORE
ISU tops Bears in Missouri Valley Conference battle
Forty minutes was not enough to decide Wednesday night’s game between league undefeated teams Illinois State and Missouri State, as overtime was needed for the Redbirds (11-4, 3-0 MVC) to pull out the 74-71 victory over the Bears (11-5, 2-1 MVC) on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan overcomes stubborn Big Blue
Andy Stempel scored a game-high 18 points to lead Illinois Wesleyan past Millikin, 73-64, in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Shirk Center on Tuesday. … MORE
ISU women’s hoops soar past Bradley
The Illinois State women’s basketball started off 2017 on a high note, as the Redbirds used a 14-3 run in the second half to turn a four-point deficit into a seven-point lead, before pulling away for a 71-63 victory over Bradley on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools Sunday.… MORE
Lee’s 1,000 point pushes the Birds past the Ramblers
Paris Lee scored seven points to become the 42nd member of the Illinois State men’s basketball program’s 1,000-point club, as the Redbirds rolled past Loyola Chicago, 81-59, Sunday afternoon, on New Year’s Day, at Gentile Arena… 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…