Illinois State improved to 6-0 – in sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball standings for the first time since 1998 – by beating Wichita State, 76-62, on Saturday night.… MORE
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Illinois State improved to 6-0 – in sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball standings for the first time since 1998 – by beating Wichita State, 76-62, on Saturday night.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball team outscored first-place Northern Iowa, 29-28, in the second half, but the Panthers dominated the first 20 minutes in a 78-40 victory Friday night in Missouri Valley Conference action on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball overcame a four-point halftime deficit to outscore Southern Illinois by 11 in the second half for a 60-53 victory on Wednesday night at SIU Arena.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball team was outscored 23-11 in the fourth quarter and lost to Indiana State, 63-49, Sunday in Missouri Valley Conference action inside the Hulman Center.… MORE
MiKyle McIntosh scored a career-high 31 points, and Illinois State never trailed in a 77-58 Missouri Valley Conference victory over Indiana State Saturday afternoon at the Hulman Center.… MORE
The Redbirds could not close out Loyola Chicago, who hung on for the 64-61 victory Friday night in Missouri Valley Conference action inside Gentile Arena.… MORE
Forty minutes was not enough to decide Wednesday night’s game between league undefeated teams Illinois State and Missouri State, as overtime was needed for the Redbirds (11-4, 3-0 MVC) to pull out the 74-71 victory over the Bears (11-5, 2-1 MVC) on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball started off 2017 on a high note, as the Redbirds used a 14-3 run in the second half to turn a four-point deficit into a seven-point lead, before pulling away for a 71-63 victory over Bradley on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both schools Sunday.… MORE
Paris Lee scored seven points to become the 42nd member of the Illinois State men’s basketball program’s 1,000-point club, as the Redbirds rolled past Loyola Chicago, 81-59, Sunday afternoon, on New Year’s Day, at Gentile Arena… MORE
Illinois State held Evansville to a season-low 14-for-54 (25.9 percent) shooting effort, and the Redbirds beat the Purple Aces, 62-50, to start 1-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference.… 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…