Former Illinois State wide receiver Cameron Meredith grew up in Chicago, so you can imagine the thrill he got when the Bears offered him a workout after the NFL draft.… MORE
Former Illinois State wide receiver Cameron Meredith grew up in Chicago, so you can imagine the thrill he got when the Bears offered him a workout after the NFL draft.… MORE
A long-time Intercity rivalry highlights Week 5 of the high school football season.… MORE
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack joins WJBC’s Dick Luedke and Ted Schmitz in the Schooners beer garden tonight for the Brock Spack Show.… MORE
NORMAL – Illinois State soccer defensive back Abby Van Deventer has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference Tuesday.… MORE
Illinois State senior outside hitter Ashley Rosch has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.… MORE
Illinois State All-American running back Marshaun Coprich willed his team to victory Saturday night at Eastern Illinois, which earned him Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors Sunday from the league office. … MORE
For the second-straight game, the Illinois State soccer team went into double overtime and Sunday it was Lauren Koehl who played the role of hero. Her 105th minute goal gave ISU a 1-0 win over Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.… MORE
The Illinois State Redbirds will be traveling home with the Mid-America Classic trophy after taking down Eastern Illinois 34-31 in overtime.… MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team won two matches, the second of which gave head coachthe 300th win of her collegiate coaching career, Saturday at the Flyer Invitational at the Frericks Center.… MORE
By: ISU Sports Information DAYTON, Ohio – The Illinois State volleyball team’s eight-match winning streak came to an end with a 3-1 loss at Dayton in both teams’ first match at the Flyer Invitational Friday night at the Frericks Center. Illinois State won the first set before Dayton claimed the final three, winning the…… 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…