After netting double-figures in both of Illinois State's Missouri Valley Conference victories last week, freshman forward MiKyle McIntosh is the MVC Newcomer of the Week.… MORE
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After netting double-figures in both of Illinois State's Missouri Valley Conference victories last week, freshman forward MiKyle McIntosh is the MVC Newcomer of the Week.… MORE
The first Barb Smith and Dan Muller shows of 2015 are tonight at Pub II in Normal.… MORE
Redbird men top Missouri State… MORE
Redbirds fall to Northern Iowa… MORE
Thousands of Redbird fans who couldn't make the trip to Frisco, Texas for the FCS Championship game Saturday gathered at bars, restaurants – anywhere they could to watch ISU play for the title.… MORE
The Illinois State football team's bid for its first national championship came down to the final minute Saturday, but North Dakota State ran its streak of consecutive national championships to f… MORE
There's not been much trash talking between the opposing teams in the FCS championship game, unless you include the two members of Congress who have placed a friendly wager on the game.… MORE
The Illinois State football team is paying tribute to the late father of an Eastern Washington football player by wearing a red "65" sticker on their helmets in Saturday's FCS champions… MORE
The Illinois State women's basketball team returns to the road for the first time in over a month, as the road swing marks the first road games for ISU in the conference season.… MORE
Illinois State's football team is making its fifth appearance in the FCS playoffs this year and meets Missouri Valley Conference foe North Dakota State in the national championship game Saturday… 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…