Jaelyn Keene tallied her 1,000th career kill early in Friday’s match at Wichita State, but it wasn’t enough as the Redbirds fell to the Shockers, 3-1, at Koch Arena.… MORE
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Jaelyn Keene tallied her 1,000th career kill early in Friday’s match at Wichita State, but it wasn’t enough as the Redbirds fell to the Shockers, 3-1, at Koch Arena.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball program will welcome Ajai Simmons and Errin Hodges to the team for the start of the 2017-18 season, after the duo signed National Letters of Intent, it was announced Thursday by head coach Barb Smith.… MORE
Incoming freshman guard Elijah Clarance has committed to continue his basketball and academic career at Illinois State, beginning in 2017-18, by signing a National Letter of Intent (NLI), ISU head coach Dan Muller announced Thursday. … MORE
Junior college transfer William Tinsley has committed to continue his basketball and academic career at Illinois State, beginning in 2017-18 as a junior, by signing a National Letter of Intent (NLI), ISU head coach Dan Muller announced Wednesday.… MORE
The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and a slate of 15 home games highlight the Redbirds’ 2017 softball schedule, announced by head coach Melinda Fischer on Tuesday.… MORE
Michigan will be the first-round opponent for Illinois State’s women’s soccer team Saturday night in a NCAA Tournament match in Ann Arbor.… MORE
For the second-straight week, Illinois State quarterback Jake Kolbe led his team to a win over top-15 ranked foe when he led the Redbirds to a 31-26 win on the road against No. 11 Western Illinois. … MORE
Illinois State led for all but the first 40 seconds in Sunday’s 84-62 exhibition win over Quincy on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s soccer team advances to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in program history after a 2-1 victory over Evansville Sunday. … MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team turned in one of its best performances of the season in front of its biggest crowd of the year Saturday, as the Redbirds downed Evansville in three sets before a season-high crowd of 1,891 fans at Redbird Arena. … 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…