A fourth-place finish in the Class 3A state volleyball finals has had a definite effect on the Central Catholic girls’ basketball team at the start of the season, but veteran coach Debby Coffman remains optimistic.… MORE
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ISU earns record third straight FCS playoff berth
For a school record third straight year, Illinois State has been invited to the playoff party.… MORE
Team USA edges Thunder in series finale
Team USA scored twice in a minute span in the first period and held on for the final two periods to top Bloomington, 3-1.… MORE
Redbird volleyball falls in regular-season finale
The ISU Volleyball Team fell 3-1 against Drake.… MORE
Titans rout their way to Tip-Off Tournament title
A run you could say lasted an entire half propelled the Illinois Wesleyan Titans to a 85-64 win over Loras College Saturday night.… MORE
Dee-Mac punches ticket to State Title game
The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs are headed to the IHSA Class 2A State Championship Game after defeating Annawan-Wethersfield 34-7 in Kewanee Saturday afternoon. … MORE
ISU soccer season ends in loss to Duke
Illinois State soccer’s historic season came to a close Friday night with a 3-1 loss to Duke University. … MORE
Late surge leads Titans past Webster
Andy Stempel led four Titans in double figures with 19 points as Illinois Wesleyan defeated Webster, 82-59, in the opening round of the Tip-Off Tournament at Shirk Center.… MORE
Colllins set for induction into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Illinois State men’s basketball great Doug Collins will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame during an enshrinement ceremony Friday, Nov. 18, beginning at 8 p.m. CT, at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland in Kansas City, Missouri.… MORE
Quickness will be key for BHS girls basketball
Bloomington High School’s girls basketball team will rely on quickness and defense in hopes of improving on its 10-17 record from a year ago.… 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…