Hannah Rodgers drilled a late penalty kick and the Illinois State soccer team was able to hold off Western Michigan for the final 22 minutes to play to a 1-1 draw Friday in Kalamazoo, Michigan.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Lefty’s Corner: ISU could be without Corwin
Much like last week, Illinois State’s football team could go into battle this week without one of its top defensive players.… MORE
Brock Spack Show; Cardinals seek sweep on WJBC
By WJBC Staff 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. The No. 5 ranked Redbirds visit Eastern Illinois on Saturday in the 104th annual Mid-America Classic in Charleston. The show is presented by Country Financial representatives Melissa Isenburg…… MORE
Illinois State volleyball tops Illinois-Chicago to extend win streak
The Illinois State volleyball team upped its winning streak to eight with a 3-1 win over Illinois-Chicago Tuesday night at Flames Athletic Center.… MORE
Cardinals vs. Brewers; Redbird volleyball tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals will open a three-game series at Miller Park in Milwaukee tonight.… MORE
Illinois State unveils Redbird Remembrance
The Illinois State Athletics Department revealed Redbird Remembrance in a private ceremony over the weekend to honor the seven men who were killed in plane near Bloomington in April.… MORE
Illinois State soccer’s late surge not enough in loss to Navy
The Illinois State soccer team fell behind, 4-0, to Navy and a late comeback attempt was not enough as the Redbirds lost, 4-2, Sunday in Annapolis, Maryland.… MORE
ISU football routs Morgan State in home opener, 67-14
The Illinois State Redbirds delighted an over capacity crowd of 13,391 to a 67-14 victory over Morgan State in their home opener at Hancock Stadium Saturday night.… MORE
ISU volleyball wins tourney
By ISU Sports Information NORMAL – The Illinois State volleyball team won its third match in two days to complete a perfect weekend at the Country Financial Redbird Classic Saturday with a 3-1 win over Toledo in the final match of the tournament. The Redbirds won the match by scores of 25-13, 25-19, 18-25, 25-15.…… MORE
Brock Spack Show, CornBelters playoff baseball on WJBC
The Illinois State football hosts its 2015 home opener on Saturday, and ISU head coach Brock Spack will talk about his team’s game against 2014 MEAC champion Morgan State on The Brock Spack Show tonight at 6 p.m. at Schooners in Bloomington.… 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…