It will be a mix of old and new for the Illinois State men’s basketball team this year with the return of six lettermen, including three starters, from last year’s 22-13 team that advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.… MORE
NORMAL – The Illinois State volleyball team (15-6, 5-3 MVC) needed five sets to defeat Southern Illinois (14-7, 5-3 MVC), 3-2, Saturday night inside Redbird Arena.… MORE
By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State scored an early second half goal and that would be all it would need to halt Illinois State soccer’s two-game Missouri Valley Conference winning streak Saturday in Springfield, Missouri as the Bears won 1-0. Both teams struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the first half, as…… MORE
The Illinois State Redbird football team scored early and often en route to a 38-2 victory over Missouri Valley Football Conference rival Missouri State.… MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team (14-16, 4-3 MVC) defeated Evansville (7-14, 1-6 MVC) in straight sets Friday inside Redbird Arena, as Jaelyn Keene led the Redbirds with 12 kills, connecting on .688 percent of her attempts, and two solo blocks… MORE
Join WJBC’s Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz in the Schooners beer garden for their weekly conversation with Illinois State football coach Brock Spack tonight as the Redbirds prepare to play Missouri State on Saturday.… MORE
Mike Liedtke, the offensive lineman that helped the ISU Redbirds to the national championship last season, has found a new home at the next level of football, as he was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday.… MORE
By Greg Halbleib Illinois State football visits the Missouri State homecoming on Saturday with hopes of a 3-0 start to Missouri Valley Football Conference play. Redbird coach Brock Spack says the host Bears are still transitioning to the system under first-year head coach Dave Steckel. “They’re learning their systems and playing a lot of young…… MORE
llinois State head football coach Brock Spack did something he had not done in his tenure at the helm of the Redbirds, beat No. 7 Youngstown State 31-29 at Stambaugh Stadium.… MORE
WATERLOO, Iowa – Illinois State soccer received an early goal from Lauren Koehl and Kelli Zickert added an insurance goal in the second half as the Redbirds picked up a 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference win Saturday night at Northern Iowa. The two teams entered the match tied in the standings and the win pushes…… 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…