The trail to Frisco for Illinois State’s football team continues Friday when the Redbirds entertain Richmond in a 6:30 p.m. FCS quarterfinal game at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State’s Keene named to All-North Region squad
Illinois State sophomore middle hitter Jaeyln Keene was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-North Region selection, while senior outside hitter Ashley Rosch earned all-region honorable mention status.… MORE
Brock Spack Show to preview FCS quarterfinal on WJBC
As the Illinois State football team prepares for its NCAA FCS quarterfinal game vs. Richmond in a rare Friday contest, the Brock Spack Coaches Show will move up one day as well.… MORE
ISU coaches shows, Monday Night Football on WJBC tonight
WJBC has the first Illinois State basketball coaches shows of the 2015-16 season tonight.… MORE
Blazers hot shooting burns Redbirds
The University of Alabama-Birmingham hit seven of 12 threes in the second half to take down Illinois State 74-61 at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbirds run past Western Illinois
The Illinois State Redbirds used a 21-point fourth quarter to secure a 36-19 victory over Western Illinois at Hancock Stadium in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs.… MORE
ISU playoff football, basketball against UAB highlight Saturday sports on WJBC
Adam Studzinski kicks off sports coverage today at 11 a.m. with a live Game Day Show from Illinois State’s Hancock Stadium on WJBC 1230 AM and 93.7 FM.… MORE
Brock Spack Show playoff preview, NFL football on WJBC
The Brock Show Show returns as the Illinois State football team gears up for its playoff opener this weekend.… MORE
ISU women fall to SIUE
The Illinois State women’s basketball fell to visiting SIUE, 65-57, in a non-conference game on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena Tuesday night.… MORE
ISU women set to host SIUE tonight
The Illinois State women’s basketball team returns to Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena tonight as it hosts in-state foe Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.… 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…