Illinois State football coach Brock Spack was no less cordial than usual during his weekly media visit on Tuesday, but he noted he wants to see a lot more nastiness this week.… MORE
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Illinois State football coach Brock Spack was no less cordial than usual during his weekly media visit on Tuesday, but he noted he wants to see a lot more nastiness this week.… MORE
Paris Lee and Jordan de los Reyes were named Illinois State’s Athletes of the Year, while Wes Ward and Rachel Root were named Scholar-Athletes of the Year.… MORE
Southern Illinois jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, as the Salukis secured a Homecoming victory over Illinois State by a score of 42-7 on Saturday afternoon at Saluki Stadium. … MORE
Coach Brock Spack knows the Illinois State football program has reached a certain lofty status when he sees how fans react after a loss.… MORE
The Illinois State offense struggled all game to get something going against NAU, who put up 443 yards of total offense in a 37-6 win at the Walkup Skydome Saturday.… MORE
Illinois State football coach has a simple solution to address the high altitude that the Redbirds will face at Northern Arizona on Saturday.… MORE
For the second week in a row and the third time this year, Illinois State’s Stef Jankiewicz has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday.… MORE
Sophomore goalkeeper Haley Smith earned MVC Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season following standout performances against UMKC and Western Illinois.… MORE
A 24-point first half offensive output was more than enough for Illinois State Saturday night as the Redbirds secured a 24-13 win over the Indiana State Sycamores… MORE
The FBI’s involvement in the unfolding college basketball recruiting scandal has come as a shock to Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller, although he welcomes the clean-up of his sport.… 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…