The Illinois State softball team split a pair of games Friday at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State women fall to Loyola
The Illinois State women' basketball team used a late run to cut Loyola's 18-point lead, but the late push wasn't enough, as the Redbirds fell to the Ramblers, 67-53, Friday.… MORE
CCHS in state finals, IWU in CCIW tournament, ISU women on WJBC
WJBC will bring you a basketball tripleheader on Friday as a prelude to March Madness.… MORE
Redbirds run away from the Salukis in second half for win
The first half between Illinois State and Southern Illinois featured nine lead changes and ended in a 36-36 tie, however the second half belonged to DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell and the Redbirds.… MORE
Redbirds seek to avenge loss to SIU on senior night
Four senior players and two senior managers will be honored in Illinois State's regular-season finale, as the ISU men's basketball team hosts Southern Illinois.… MORE
Redbird football signs JUCO wide receiver
Illinois State has announced the signing of junior college wide receiver Anthony Fowler, who signed a financial aid agreement with ISU over the weekend.… MORE
Leverett named MVC baseball player of the week
Illinois State senior outfielder Logan Leverett has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.… MORE
Redbird softball falls to Kansas
For the third consecutive week, the Illinois State softball team will fly home with a 2-3 weekend record.… MORE
Birds can’t handle Missouri State on Senior Day
Lindsay Smith led the Illinois State women’s basketball team with a career-high 21 points, as four Redbirds recorded double-digit scoring performances in the 90-78 loss to Missouri State Sunday at Red… MORE
Redbird Baseball finishes 2-3 in Florida
For the third consecutive week, the Illinois State softball team will fly home with a 2-3 weekend record. The Redbirds lost to Kansas 10-2 in five innings Sunday morning in Gainesville, Florida, to fi… 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…