It’s a good thing Keyshawn Evans actually likes practice.
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It’s a good thing Keyshawn Evans actually likes practice.
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Illinois State rolled past Eureka College 80-54 to begin the 2017-18 season on a high note.… MORE
Illinois State women’s basketball returns many familiar faces as a new coaching staff begins the 2017-18 campaign.… MORE
It will be a battle of top 25 teams heading in different directions Saturday when the No. 12 Illinois State hosts 15th-rated Western Illinois in the 100th meeting between the two in-state rivals.… MORE
Illinois State libero Courtney Pence has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, the league announced Monday. … MORE
Coming off their first ranked win of the season, the 16th-ranked Redbirds (6-2, 4-1 MVFC) picked up right where they left off, topping No. 21 Youngstown State (3-5, 1-4 MVFC) Saturday in commanding 35-0 fashion at Stambaugh Stadium in rainy Youngstown, Ohio.… MORE
It apparently takes a lot to impress Brock Spack.… MORE
Defending regular season Missouri Valley Conference champion Illinois State has been picked to finish fourth in the MVC Preseason Basketball Poll while the Redbird women are picked for seventh in the Valley, the conference announced on Tuesday morning.… MORE
A pair of strong performances by wide receiver Spencer Schnell and placekicker Sean Slattery in Illinois State’s defeat of No. 4 South Dakota State have earned the duo Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week honors.… MORE
Illinois State led start to finish as the Number 24 Redbirds knocked off Number 4 South Dakota 37-21 Saturday at Hancock Stadium.… 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…