A pair of strong performances by wide receiver Spencer Schnell and placekicker Sean Slattery in Illinois State’s defeat of No. 4 South Dakota State have earned the duo Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week honors.… MORE
Special prosecutor assigned as convicted murderer seeks reduced sentence
A special prosecutor will be assigned the case of a convicted killer from Bloomington who claims he was too young to receive a life in prison sentence without hope for parole.… MORE
ISU economist: Corruption keeps economic growth at bay
One way out of the state’s fiscal mess is economic growth, but an economics professor says nothing stops such growth quite like corruption.… MORE
Better Business Bureau urges Illinois businesses to prepare for cyber attacks
A new report from the Better Business Bureau calls on Illinois small business owners to take steps to prevent cyber attacks.… MORE
Humiston Woods ready for fall colors
Humiston Woods Nature Center, located north of Pontiac, is already seeing some of the seasonal changes that happen to the area annually.… MORE
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Redbirds knock off Coyotes in Homecoming game
Illinois State led start to finish as the Number 24 Redbirds knocked off Number 4 South Dakota 37-21 Saturday at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Changing customers demands to be part of Illinois’ energy study
Illinois is going to spend the next year and a half looking at the state’s future power needs, but the study isn’t just going to focus on wind turbines, coal mines, and electric lines.… MORE
Blocked punt fuels Illinois Wesleyan comeback win
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – With the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin’s leading rusher, Morgan Alexander, bottled up for much of the day, Illinois Wesleyan relied on opportunistic defense and a special teams score to overcome Carthage, 13-10, Saturday at Tucci Stadium. The No. 11 Titans (7-1, 5-1 in the CCIW), trailed the Redmen…… MORE
Project Oz receives federal grant to expand youth services
A local organization has received a $200,000 federal grant to help homeless youths in McLean County.… 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…