Illinois State dominated in all facets of the game, with a well-balanced offensive attack in the Redbirds’ (6-5, 4-4 MVFC) 37-0 shutout victory over Missouri State (4-6, 2-5 MVFC) to keep their playoff hopes alive Saturday afternoon on Senior Day in front of 7,144 fans at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Illinois State held Murray State without a field goal for more than seven minutes, until 2:41, in the second half; however, the Racers did not miss on their final five attempts, and a 3-pointer by MSU’s Jonathan Stark with two seconds remaining broke the tie and pushed Murray State to a 73-70 season-opening victory over ISU Friday night at the CFSB Center.… MORE
Incoming freshman guard Elijah Clarance has committed to continue his basketball and academic career at Illinois State, beginning in 2017-18, by signing a National Letter of Intent (NLI), ISU head coach Dan Muller announced Thursday. … MORE
Senior running back Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore needs just five rushing yards in his final games to break Illinois Wesleyan’s 39-year-old single season rushing record, but the Titans’ offensive line has its sights set on a different benchmark heading into the final game of the season.… MORE
Quarterback Jake Kolbe threw a career-high four touchdowns and led Illinois State (5-5, 3-4 MVFC) to its second-consecutive victory over a ranked opponent, when the Redbirds dispatched No. 11 Western Illinois (6-3, 3-3 MVFC), 31-26, to keep their playoff hopes alive Saturday afternoon in front of 3,589 fans at Hanson Field. … MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team’s three-match winning streak was halted in a five-set loss to visiting Southern Illinois Friday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
The Bloomington Thunder’s youngest player made his presence felt on Friday night.… MORE
Four high school football playoff games can be heard Saturday afternoon on WJBC.com.… MORE
By Adam Studzinski CHICAGO – About 5 million Chicago Cubs fans packed into the city’s downtown and Grant Park Friday to celebrate the team’s first World Series championship in 108 years. Most fans said it was still hard to believe the Cubs had finally ended the historic drought. Jeff Ransdell was one of them. “I…… MORE
The Illinois State soccer team has won four out of five Missouri Valley Conference specialty awards and 11 all-conference accolades.… 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…