At his current pace, former Illinois State and Normal West High School product Brock Stewart is on a fast track to the big leagues.… MORE
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Chastain, Fulk named McLean County’s top student athletes
The Bloomington-Normal Area Sports Commission hosted the 9th annual State Farm Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet on Tuesday at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Bloomington.… MORE
Harmon, Rosch nominated for NCAA Woman of Year
Illinois State senior Ashley Rosch and recent Illinois Wesleyan University graduate Jill Harmon have been nominated for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year Award.… MORE
Spack names Dicken, Clark co-offensive coordinators
Illinois State head football coach Brock Spack made a decision on his vacant offensive coordinator position Tuesday, and announced the assistant coaches Billy Dicken and Dan Clark will share the duties for the upcoming season.… MORE
CornBelters’ Meadows named Frontier League Player of Week
The Normal CornBelters have received their third Frontier League Player of the Week honor of the season as right fielder Nolan Meadows has earned the latest award.… MORE
Chiefs clinch playoff spot
For the first time since 2006 the Peoria Chiefs have clinched a playoff spot in the first half of the season after an 8-3 win Saturday night over the Burlington Bees.… MORE
CornBelters clinch series
The Normal CornBelters homered twice and won their third straight game with a 3-2 triumph over the Southern Illinois Miners on Saturday night at Rent One Park.… MORE
Cornbelters dominate in win over Southern Illinois
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, struck early and never trailed to support a complete game from Chris Carmain in winning their second straight game, a 5-1 victory over the Southern Illinois Miners on Saturday night at Rent One Park.… MORE
Chiefs take down Bees
Thomas Spitz singled in the bottom of the 11th to give the Peoria Chiefs a 4-3 walk-off win over the Burlington Bees on Friday night.… MORE
Redbirds’ Stewart promoted to Triple-A
Former Redbird Brock Stewart likely won’t be participating in the Texas League All-Star Game June 28, but he is probably just fine with that.… 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…