Illinois Wesleyan guard Brady Rose has been named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. … MORE
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Redbird women’s basketball falls to Indiana State
Illinois State Women’s Basketball fell in a thrilling fourth quarter fight to the Indiana State Sycamores 52-49.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan Titans secure fifth-straight CCIW win defeating Carroll
After heading into the locker room tied, Illinois Wesleyan’s three-point fire power helped the No. 24 Titans (14-3, 7-1) push past the Pioneers of Carroll 5-12, 1-7) 82-70 in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Van Male Fieldhouse. … MORE
Illinois State stunned by Sycamores of Indiana State
Indiana State used a 17-0 first-half run to take a lead it would not give, as the Illinois State Redbirds Fell in Terre Haute by an 84-54 final score.… MORE
Redbirds secure second-straight Missouri Valley win topping Evansville
Illinois State Women’s Basketball secured their second MVC win of the season as they took down the Evansville Aces 67-43.… MORE
Illinois State football hires Hendricks to complete coaching staff
Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack rounded out his coaching staff Wednesday as he announced the hiring of Brian Hendricks as the team’s new defensive line coach.… MORE
Redbird men’s basketball rolls past Bradley in “war on 74”
The 125th all-time meeting between Illinois State and Bradley lived up to the standards of the historic rivalry, as there were seven tie scores and four lead changes, with the Redbirds using an 8-3 run late to pull away for a 70-57 victory on Wednesday evening.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan finds friendly rim in home win over Millikin
It took Shirk Center crews about 30 minutes to replace a cracked rim at one of the baskets before the Illinois Wesleyan basketball game with Millikin. … MORE
Barrett leaving IWU women’s soccer for D-I Fairfield
David Barrett is leaving his post as women’s soccer coach at Illinois Wesleyan to take over the program at Division I Fairfield University in Connecticut.… MORE
Ex-Redbird All-American Stewart joins Spack’s staff
Former Illinois State All-American linebacker Kye Stewart will return to his alma mater and join the football coaching staff, as head coach Brock Spack has announced the hiring of Stewart as the team’s outside linebackers coach.… 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…