DeVaughn Akoon Purcell and the Illinois State Redbirds play the Evansville Purple Aces tonight. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By WJBC Staff In a battle for second place in the current Missouri Valley Conference standings with six regular-season games remaining, the Illinois State men’s basketball team visits Evansville tonight for an 8 p.m. matchup at the Ford…… MORE
A matchup with the number one team in the country is never an easy task, as the Illinois Wesleyan Titans found out Wednesday night against the Augustana Vikings. The Vikings dispatched the Titans 76-60 in CCIW action in Rock Island.… MORE
The last time Illinois Wesleyan played the No. 1-ranked team in the country, the Titans won and the opponent was Augustana.… MORE
Illinois State freshman forward Roland Griffin is suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, as announced by ISU men’s basketball head coach Dan Muller.… MORE
After playing an instrumental role in Illinois State’s victories last week over No. 21 Wichita State (Feb. 6) and at Loyola (Feb. 3), sophomore forward Deontae Hawkins is the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.… MORE
The Bloomington Edge have announced Chicago Bears’ Hall of Famer and 1985 Super Bowl XX champion Dan Hampton as honorary captain for the Edge home opener on March 6.… MORE
For the second time in Redbird Arena’s history, Illinois State was able to take down a ranked opponent. This time, No. 21 ranked Wichita State was the victim as the Redbirds held them to just 26 percent from the field in the second half en route to a 58-53 victory on Doug Collins Court in front of the largest home crowd of the season of 8,284.… MORE
By Eric Stock NAPERVILLE – A 75-foot shot that cut perfectly through the net from Trevor Seibring’s hands at the end of the first half was the lone bright spot in an otherwise dismal first 20 minutes for Illinois Wesleyan in a 89-69 loss to No. 13 North Central at Gregory Arena. The Cardinals jumped out…… MORE
By WJBC staff Wichita State, the No. 21-ranked team in the country, visits Redbird Arena tonight to meet Illinois State in a 9 o’clock Missouri Valley Conference game. Coverage on WJBC 1230 AM begins with the pregame show at 8. The Shockers enter the game with an 11-0 mark in the Valley and a 17-5…… MORE
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL-The Illinois State women’s basketball team made a season-high nine 3-pointers on its way to a 73-62 victory over Indiana State during the team’s annual Play 4Kay game Friday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena. For the first time this season, the Redbirds had five players score in double…… 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…