By ISU Media Relations PHILADELPHIA – It should come as no surprise to see a quartet of players from Illinois State, last year’s national FCS runner-up, on the 2015 STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team announced Thursday. Illinois State’s four selections trailed only defending national champion North Dakota State’s five players named to the list. The…… MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals head to Pittsburgh’s PNC Park for the second leg of their eight-game road trip as they begin a four-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a battle of the two top teams in baseball.… MORE
Bloomington Thunder forward Blake Gober has reportedly been extended an invitation to the NHL’s Dallas Stars Prospect Camp from Tuesday morning through Saturday in Frisco, TX.… MORE
Illinois State soccer has released its 2015 schedule.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters held onto an early lead on Tuesday night to defeat the Schaumburg Boomers 4-3 at the Corn Crib.… MORE
The 2015 Illinois State Athletics Percy Family Hall of Fame class was officially announced Monday… MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals head into the final week before the All-Star break with a crucial eight-game, seven-day road trip against the two teams that are trying to catch them in the National League Central.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters have announced five players were selected for the 2015 All-Star Game.… MORE
Carlos Martinez takes the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals in the third game of a four-game series with the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. Martinez has a 9-3 record with a 2.80 earned run average.… MORE
The Peoria Chiefs were nearly shutout for the second game in a row Friday night in a 9-1 loss to the Quad Cities River Bandits. The two-game sweep by Quad Cities puts the Chiefs at 3-6 in the second half and 36-41 on the season.… 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…