Reed Hoskins has been named as the new offensive coordinator, recruiter and strength coach for the Illinois Wesleyan football team, IWU head coach Norm Eash announced today.… MORE
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ISU AD ‘frustrated’ by Auburn’s sudden hiring of Dollar
The sudden departure of Chad Dollar from Dan Muller’s basketball coaching staff at Illinois State came as a surprise to the Redbirds.… MORE
Mahomet-Seymour’s Romine transfers to ISU
The Illinois State Redbirds men’s basketball program has just one scholarship remaining for the 2016-17 season with the addition of 6-foot-9 Christian Romine.… MORE
UPDATE: Coprich signs with Giants
Former Illinois State runningback Marshaun Coprich will continue his football career in Minnesota.… MORE
Pair of Redbirds land undrafted NFL chances
No Illinois State football players had their names called during the NFL Draft, but a few have been given a chance as undrafted free agents.… MORE
Thunder even series with Saints
With their backs against the wall for the second straight Game 2, the Bloomington Thunder responded on the road to split the weekend.… MORE
Dollar leaves ISU for Auburn
By Austin Duncan NORMAL- Newly appointed assistant coach for the Illinois State men’s basketball program, Chad Dollar is headed to the same position at Auburn. According to Auburn University athletics, Dollar has agreed to join head coach Bruce Pearl’s Staff. “There are only a few schools in the country where I always dreamed of coaching,…… MORE
Thunder drop game 1 of conference finals
The Bloomington Thunder have been in this situation before.… MORE
Coprich hopes to hear name called in NFL Draft
It doesn’t matter to Illinois State running back Marshaun Coprich when his name is called and who calls it, just as long as it’s called during the NFL’s draft that gets underway Thursday in Chicago.… MORE
Thunder advance to Eastern Conference Finals
The Bloomington Thunder were out to make some history in Cedar Rapids in Tuesday night’s Game 5 showdown with the number one seeded RoughRiders.… 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…