It will be a gridiron battle two years from now between the Illinois State University Redbirds and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, and four years later ISU will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.… MORE
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It will be a gridiron battle two years from now between the Illinois State University Redbirds and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, and four years later ISU will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.… MORE
The all-time leading scorer in Illinois State women’s basketball history is going into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame.… MORE
Illinois State volleyball has been picked to finish third in the Missouri Valley Conference.… MORE
A considerable number of new Illinois State football players and coaches are finding their chemistry quickly according to their head coach.… MORE
Illinois State women’s basketball released its 2018-19 non-conference schedule, facing 11 out-of-league opponents for Kristen Gillespie’s second year at the helm of the program. … MORE
Following a stellar performance at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U20 European Championships, Elijah Clarance has decided to forego his final three years of collegiate eligibility and begin his professional basketball career.… MORE
The Illinois State football team was picked in the top half of the ultra-competitive Missouri Valley Football Conference, as the Redbirds were picked fifth Monday in the annual preseason poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors.… MORE
Illinois State head men’s basketball coach Dan Muller has released his program’s 2018-19 non-conference schedule, which includes a daunting home schedule that features 2018 postseason opponents San Diego State, BYU, and Florida Gulf Coast.… MORE
The Illinois State baseball program has found its new leader, as ISU Director of Athletics Larry Lyons has announced the hiring of former big leaguer and Purdue pitching coach Steve Holm as the Redbirds’ new head coach.… MORE
A former McDonald’s All-American, NCAA national champion and nine-year NBA veteran has been added to the Illinois State men’s basketball coaching staff.… 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…