The Illinois State men’s tennis team will compete in the Summit League as an affiliate member beginning with the 2017-18 season, the Summit League office announced Tuesday.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Juco transfer Copeland commits to Illinois State
Illinois State men’s basketball has reportedly landed one of the top junior college players in California.… MORE
MVC to meet Sunday to discuss possible Wichita State exit
The Missouri Valley Conference is bracing for a possible Wichita State departure.… MORE
Gillespie brings ‘passion’ to Illinois State; vows to compete for MVC championships
Illinois State Athletics Director Larry Lyons recalled one of his first conversations (read: interviews) with Kristen Gillespie.… MORE
ISU moves basketball celebration after Lee invite to Portsmouth Invitational
The Illinois State Men’s Basketball Season Celebration, originally scheduled for April 13, will now take place Monday, April 24, beginning at 6 p.m., in Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State to announce Gillespie as women’s basketball coach
Illinois State University plans to introduce Kristen Gillespie as its new women’s basketball coach on Tuesday afternoon.… MORE
Illinois State softball rally falls short at Illinois
Despite home run and two runners in scoring position in the seventh inning, Illinois State came up short at Illinois on Wednesday night, dropping the midweek contest, 5-3 at Eichelberger Field.… MORE
Redbirds look to impress at pro day workout
Illinois State senior Cameron Lee took on the role of spectator and cheerleader for this teammates during pro day workouts Wednesday at Hancock Stadium. … MORE
Illinois State’s Lee named AP All-American
Illinois State senior guard Paris Lee has been named an Associated Press All-America Honorable mention selection, marking the first such honor for a Redbird since Tarise Bryson also earned honorable mention recognition in 2001.… MORE
Redbird baseball downs St. Louis in home opener
The Illinois State baseball team played its first game of the 2017 season at Duffy Bass Field Tuesday and celebrated the homecoming with a 2-1 victory over visiting Saint Louis, the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic 10 Conference.… 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…