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Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Uptown streets closed for Sharin’ of the Green parade
By Katherine Murphy As the streets of Uptown Normal are taken over by parade watchers and participants Saturday there are some street closings to let you know about. There will be no parking on several streets after 10 a-m and the same streets will be closed to traffic after eleven a-m – South School…… MORE
Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule
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Maggett named MVC Newcomer of Year
The second-leading scorer on the Illinois State women’s basketball team has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year. … MORE
Goods, Maggett earn Valley first team honors
Illinois State’s top two scorers have been named to the Missouri Valley Conference’s first team for women’s basketball.… MORE
Tuesday scoreboard: U-High season ends in 3A Supersectional
Tuesday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Monday scoreboard, Tuesday schedule
Monday’s schedule is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Weekend scoreboard: Redbird women clinch 4th seed in MVC tournament
Saturday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Friday scoreboard, Saturday schedule: Redbird men’s hoops season ends
Friday’s schedule is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan Men’s College Basketball– Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at St. Louis– Updates sponsored by: Parkway Auto Laundry Bratcher Heating & Air Synergy Home Care Denny’s Doughnuts and Bakery Loyola 67, Valparaiso 54 Bradley 61, Missouri State 58 Drake 78, Illinois State 62 Northern Iowa 61, Southern…… MORE
Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule: Redbird men advance at Arch Madness
Thursday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… 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…