The Illinois State women’s basketball team made a furious comeback, but ultimately came up short in a 59-52 loss to Northern Iowa Friday night inside of Redbird Arena.… MORE
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The Illinois State women’s basketball team made a furious comeback, but ultimately came up short in a 59-52 loss to Northern Iowa Friday night inside of Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State redshirt junior Paul DeJong has been named a Preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.… MORE
The Illinois State women's basketball team returns to Redbird Arena for the second-straight weekend, as the Redbirds welcome Northern Iowa at 7:05 p.m.… MORE
Illinois State football coach Brock Spack got what he wanted in this year's 22-man recruiting class that he announced Wednesday at the Kaufman Football Building.… MORE
Illinois State set the tone defensively early in the game against Evansville Tuesday night and jumped out to an early lead it would never relinquish, as Reggie Lynch scored 16 points to lead the Redbi… MORE
A Missouri Valley Conference matchup pitting Illinois State versus Evansville is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m.… MORE
Former Illinois State baseball All-American and 1980 Percy Family Illinois State Athletics Hall of Fame honoree Dave Bergman died Monday after a battle with cancer.… MORE
Junior transfer Mary Sims was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, as announced by the league office Monday. It is the first weekly honor for the Redbirds this season.… MORE
Both the Illinois State University baseball and softball teams are preparing to start their 2015 campaigns.… MORE
Mary Sims led the Illinois State women’s basketball team to its first victory of the season Sunday afternoon at Redbird Arena, as the Redbirds defeated Loyola by a score of 72-56.… 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…