The ISU women's basketball team continues its quest for its first win of the season today against another team in the Missouri Valley Conference that has struggled this season.… MORE
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The ISU women's basketball team continues its quest for its first win of the season today against another team in the Missouri Valley Conference that has struggled this season.… MORE
Reggie Lynch netted two free throws and back-to-back blocks in the final 16 seconds to help Illinois State hold off Missouri Valley Conference-foe Loyola on the road, 48-45, Saturday afternoon at Gent… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball team had a shot at the buzzer to tie, but it was off the mark and ISU (0-19, 0-8 MVC) fell to rival Bradley, 58-55 Friday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
The Illinois State women's basketball team returns home to Redbird Arena to close out the first half of the Missouri Valley Conference season.… MORE
Bobby Hunter describes his arrival at Illinois State "as a journey."… MORE
Thanks to 20 points from DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell the Redbirds were able to come away with a 67-57 win over Missouri State (8-13, 2-7 MVC) on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
The ISU baseball team was predicted to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference, while Paul DeJong earned preseason all-conference team honors.… MORE
ISU football coach Brock Spack will publicly announce the 2015 Redbird recruiting class at a National Signing Day party inside the Hancock Stadium Club on Feb. 4.… MORE
After earning a 69-55 victory at Missouri State earlier this month, the Illinois State men's basketball team is aiming to sweep the Bears.… MORE
Illinois State basketball coach Dan Muller says his team has done a lot of good things, but when it comes to getting a key defensive stop in the end the Redbirds have been lacking.… 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…