Former Illinois State basketball player Reggie Lynch, now at the University of Minnesota, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.… MORE
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Illinois State finalizes roster, juco wing Clayton
The Illinois State Redbirds men’s basketball program has filled its final scholarship for the 2016-17 season with the addition of 6-foot-6, 185 pound guard D.J. Clayton from Palm Beach State.… MORE
Auditor general takes heat over campaign spending questions
He may have sailed to confirmation as Illinois Auditor General but now former state lawmaker Frank Mautino is starting to feel some heat.… MORE
Thunder even conference final series
The Bloomington Thunder are attempting to rewrite a fairytale.… MORE
ISU falls to Bradley
Bradley broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the top of the eighth inning to send the Illinois State baseball team to its second loss in as many days Saturday at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
Illinois State splits with Northern Iowa
The Illinois State softball team clinched a spot in next week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Carbondale, Illinois, as the Redbirds split with Northern Iowa in conference action Saturday at Robinson Dresser Field. … MORE
Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame discussed in Pontiac
Plans for the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac are shifting into a higher gear.… MORE
Thunder face elimination after Game 3 loss
Friday night at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum the Bloomington Thunder and Dubuque Fighting Saints put on a back and forth show in Game 3.… MORE
St. Louis transfer Yarbrough joins Redbirds
Saint Louis transfer Milik Yarbrough will continue his education and basketball career at Illinois State.… MORE
Thunder set to battle Dubuque
Bloomington Thunder coach Dennis Williams expects hard-fought battles the next two nights when his team squares off against Dubuque in the finals of the USHL’s Eastern Conference playoffs at U.S. Cellular Coliseum.… 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…