The Illinois State women’s basketball team cut an 18-point deficit at the end of the first quarter down to one late in the third quarter, before eventually falling short in a 64-46 loss to Wisconsin Sunday in the Redbirds’ annual PACK THE ARENA game.… MORE
Paris Lee led Illinois State men’s basketball to a 79-74 victory over New Mexico on Saturday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Senior Brechelle Beachum poured in a career-high 24 points to lead the Illinois State women’s basketball team to a 60-49 victory over Eastern Illinois Thursday night.… MORE
Five Redbirds recorded double-digit scoring efforts to lead a balanced offensive attack in Illinois State’s 77-63 win over IUPUI Wednesday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State senior linebacker B.J. Bello and sophomore wide receiver Spencer Schnell made big contributions in their first seasons with the Redbird football program, and for their efforts, each was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team Tuesday.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters have announced slugger and controversial author Jose Canseco to participate in the 2nd Annual McLean County Orthopedics’ Legends Game weekend. … MORE
Senior center Mark Spelman and junior defensive back Davontae Harris are among eight Illinois State football players who earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors Monday.… MORE
Phil Fayne scored a career-high 22 points and Deontae Hawkins chipped in 21 points, as Illinois State never trailed in an 81-67 victory over NCAA Division II Ferris State Sunday afternoon on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball team was defeated by Northern Illinois, 108-66, Saturday night at the NIU Convocation Center.… MORE
Offense was hard to come by on Saturday night, but Bloomington Thunder goaltender Gabe Mollot-Hill made sure his team didn’t much.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…