Not only does the Illinois State men’s basketball team play its home opener against Morehead State tonight on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena, but ISU also begins a season-long three-game homestand as part of four games in nine days to start the season.… MORE
Illinois State senior running back Marshaun Coprich rushed for more yards than any player in the country on Saturday, as he helped the Redbirds to a big road win at Southern Illinois. … MORE
Strong performances from its middle hitters helped the Illinois State volleyball team to a straight-sets win over Evansville Friday night at Meeks Family Court. Illinois State won by scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.… MORE
The Illinois State Redbird defense held Southern Illinois scoreless in the second half en route to a 42-21 Missouri Valley Football Conference victory over the Salukis.… MORE
Freshman guard Roland Griffin scored 13 points in his first game as a Redbird, which was not enough as Illinois State dropped its season opener 71-60 at San Diego State.… MORE
Octavia Crump was one of two Redbirds to score in double figures, as she led the Illinois State (0-1) women’s basketball team in its 2015-16 season opener Friday night at the Stroh Center. … MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team was swept by host Southern Illinois Friday night as the Salukis avenged last month’s five-set loss at Redbird Arena. … MORE
Illinois State’s men’s basketball team opens the season tonight when it meets San Diego State in Viejas Arena where the Aztecs have won 30 of their last 31 games.… MORE
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack joins WJBC’s Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz at Schooners tonight for the Brock Spack Show Show.… MORE
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack got what he expected Sunday when the Redbirds returned to practice after having a seven-game winning streak snapped the day before at South Dakota State.… 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…