A trio of Illinois State players earned All-America honors as the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its All-America teams Wednesday.… MORE
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A trio of Illinois State players earned All-America honors as the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its All-America teams Wednesday.… MORE
After winning two-straight road games, the Illinois State men's basketball team is aiming to defend its home court against UT Martin.… MORE
The Illinois State women's basketball team fell to Arizona State, 89-44, Tuesday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Many accolades have been bestowed upon Illinois State junior running back Marshaun Coprich in 2014, however none have been as prestigious as his selection to the 2014 FCS All-American Team.… MORE
Longtime Illinois State swimming and diving coach Steve Paska announced his plans to retire following the 2014-15 season Tuesday.… MORE
For the first time in Dan Muller’s coaching career at Illinois State, the third-year coach believes his team has enough depth to overcome injuries.… MORE
Illinios State football coach Brock Spack finished sixth in voting for the Eddie Robinson Award for the top coach in FCS.… MORE
Illinois State's women's basketball coach Barb Smith said her team is staying the course despite losing its first seven games of the season.… MORE
Illinois State outscored DePaul, 18-6, over the final 3:25 to come from behind and beat the Blue Demons on the road, 78-72, Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena.… MORE
Marshaun Coprich rushed for a career-high 258 yards and Illinois State piled up 542 yards of total offense en route to a 59-46 victory over Eastern Washington in the FCS quarterfinals.… 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…