A 29-point, 10-rebound double-double from Milik Yarbrough, and a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double from Phil Fayne helped the Illinois State Redbirds overcome the loss of leading scorer Keyshawn Evans in an 84-81 overtime win over Indiana State in the 2017 finale for both squads.… MORE
Illinois State Women’s Basketball dropped to the Bradley Braves 62-42 in the MVC home opener.… MORE
Amid sickness within the Illinois Wesleyan Titans (9-3) squad, a late second half push helped the Titans secure the win over Birmingham-Southern (3-8) 81-74.… MORE
Emory University (7-2) outscored the Illinois Wesleyan Titans (8-3) in the second half as the Titans fell 72-56 in the Emory Classic.… MORE
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Milik Yarbrough scored 28 points, Phil Fayne 17, and Keyshawn Evans 16 – including the last seven of the game – as the trio led Illinois State to a 72-66 win over the Evansville Aces on Dec. 23.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan University is No. 39 of 190 schools in the final set of fall rankings in the Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics on Thursday.… MORE
Illinois State Women’s Basketball became the 2017 Beach Classic Champions as they took down Northeastern 65-55.… MORE
Normal West head football coach Darren Hess has resigned after 15 seasons as Wildcats coach.… MORE
Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller has announced that Jerron Martin has stepped away from the basketball team.… 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…