Quarterback Jake Kolbe threw a career-high four touchdowns and led Illinois State (5-5, 3-4 MVFC) to its second-consecutive victory over a ranked opponent, when the Redbirds dispatched No. 11 Western Illinois (6-3, 3-3 MVFC), 31-26, to keep their playoff hopes alive Saturday afternoon in front of 3,589 fans at Hanson Field. … MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team’s three-match winning streak was halted in a five-set loss to visiting Southern Illinois Friday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
The Illinois State soccer team has won four out of five Missouri Valley Conference specialty awards and 11 all-conference accolades.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball team raced out to a 9-0 lead and never looked back, as the Redbirds cruised to a 64-46 exhibition victory Tuesday night on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State senior center Mark Spelman and his teammates took charge of the running game and helped the Redbirds take a 14-0 lead and never look back in a victory over No. 7 South Dakota State on Saturday.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball coach Dan Muller said he’s ‘disappointed and embarrassed’ by the recent arrests of three of his players over the last week.… MORE
Illinois State scored 28 first-half points and capitalized on two fourth-quarter turnovers to knock off Missouri Valley Football Conference leader No. 7 South Dakota State 38-21 on Saturday.… MORE
The Illinois State volleyball team earned its third-straight sweep as the Redbirds topped Indiana State in straight sets Friday night at ISU Arena.… MORE
Illinois State soccer team (12-5-2, 5-0-1 MVC) defeated Northern Iowa (8-7-3, 2-2-2 MVC), 2-0, with two back-to-back goals in the last 10 minutes of the action, to conclude the regular season Thursday night at Adelaide Street Field.
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Illinois State’s Sara Stankoskey has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, following standout performances last week at home against Kansas State and at Evansville, where ISU clinched the regular season conference title.… 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…