One year after Peoria posted 70 points in a season-opening win over Normal West, the Wildcats turned the tables on the defending Class 5A champions in a convincing 70-46 win at Peoria Stadium.… MORE
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Sports On Air; Extravaganza Week 1
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Thunder defenseman Callahan to play in All-American Prospects Game
Bloomington Thunder defenseman Michael Callahan has been selected to participate in the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game on Sept. 21.… MORE
Longtime Edge, IWU assistant Ruud promoted to Edge head coach
Nick Ruud has been an offensive lineman and assistant coach for the Bloomington Edge and, previously, the Extreme for all but one year of the team’s existence.… MORE
Redbird volleyball team feels like family for two late newcomers
Machayla Leonard considers herself solid as a rock when it comes to helping a team keep its composure on the volleyball court.… MORE
Seasoned QBs battle for Illinois Wesleyan starting nod
Norm Eash has a problem as he begins his 31st season as Illinois Wesleyan’s head football coach.… MORE
Bloomington Edge to partner with youth football program
The Bloomington Edge indoor football team has entered into a partnership with the Bloomington Knockers youth football team.… MORE
Redbird volleyball picked 3rd in MVC poll
The Illinois State volleyball team was picked for a third-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference in a preseason poll of league coaches, while a pair of Redbirds earned preseason all-conference honors, the MVC announced Wednesday.… MORE
Redbird soccer picked to win MVC
The Illinois State women’s soccer team received seven first-place tallies and 63 total points when voted as the top team in the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll, as announced by the league Monday.… MORE
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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…