The seventh annual State Farm “Tommy Awards”, sponsored by the IWU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and State Farm Insurance, presented awards to Illinois Wesleyan athletes in an array of categories (a la the ESPN “Espy Awards”) on Monday, at Shirk Center.… MORE
The Central Illinois Flying Aces have announced a pair of fundraising efforts to support the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. … MORE
Bloomington High School marked spring signing day on Wednesday by holding a ceremony to honor 13 student athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball has signed junior college transfer Josh Jefferson to a letter of intent.
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The largest high school holiday basketball tournament in Illinois has announced its 2018 field.… MORE
Illinois State junior and Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year Milik Yarbrough has announced that he will not enter his name into the NBA Draft in June.… MORE
Anthony “Tony” Dulak, who has been an associate head coach for the Lynchburg College women’s soccer program, has been chosen to be the next head women’s soccer coach at Illinois Wesleyan University.… MORE
A former Illinois State basketball player who collapsed during an NBA G-League game last week has died.… MORE
Tennessee State has introduced Illinois State assistant coach Brian “Penny” Collins as its new head men’s basketball coach. … MORE
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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…