Freshman forward Andre Washington is transferring from the Illinois State men’s basketball program, coach Dan Muller announced Wednesday.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Lyons: MVC could seek more expansion after Valparaiso addition
The Missouri Valley Conference awaits Valparaiso’s vote to join the league after league presidents extended the invitation to the Indiana school Monday to replace Wichita State.… MORE
Muller named IBCA Division I Coach of the Year
Illinois State’s Dan Muller is an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division I Coach of the Year honoree, as announced by the IBCA. Muller shares the statewide award with Northwestern head coach Chris Collins, the son of Redbird great Doug Collins.… MORE
ISU’s De Los Reyes Named MVC Player of the Week
For the second week in a row, Jordan de los Reyes was named the MVC’s softball Player of the Week as announced by the conference office Monday. … MORE
Five Redbirds make their way on to NFL camps
A total of five former Illinois State football standouts will have the opportunity to secure a spot on an NFL roster this spring and summer… MORE
Ex-Redbirds get NFL invites; O’Shaughnessy dealt to Patriots
Three former Redbirds found new homes during the final day of the NFL Draft.… MORE
All-stater Bruninga commits to Illinois State
Illinois State men’s basketball has reportedly landed first-team all-stater Taylor Bruninga.… MORE
Illinois State’s Finck, de los Reyes earn MVC weekly honors
Leading the Redbirds to their fourth sweep of the season and a 5-0 week, Illinois State’s battery, Sarah Finck and Jordan de los Reyes, collected the MVC’s softball Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, the conference office announced Monday.… MORE
Meyers inducted to Cal U Hall of Fame
Illinois State head volleyball coach Melissa Myers will be inducted into the California University of Pennsylvania’s 22nd Athletic Hall of Fame Class on Saturday at the Cal U Athletic Hall of Fame dinner, in the Performance Center of the Natali Student Center on the university’s main campus.… MORE
McIntosh to leave ISU program
After a record setting season, the Illinois State Men’s Basketball team lost three starters to graduation… 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…