Illinois State’s Kelli Zickert and Paige Jarsombeck have been named the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, following standout performances last week on the road against Loyola and Drake.… MORE
A home-and-home series with Big Sky Conference foe Northern Arizona completes the 2017 football schedule for Illinois State, it was announced Tuesday.… MORE
As expected, Illinois State football coach Brock Spack has been linked to the vacant head coaching position at Purdue, his alma mater.… MORE
Playing against one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league, Illinois State junior defensive tackle Dalton Keene stepped up to help the Redbirds hold the Salukis back and record a much-needed win. … MORE
Illinois State scored 17 second-half points to earn its first MVFC victory over in-state rival Southern Illinois, 31-28, on CommUniversity Night.… MORE
The Illinois State soccer team maintains the top spot in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 3-2 victory over Drake.… MORE
Courtney Pence recorded the 1,000th dig of her collegiate career and Aly Dawson tallied a career-high 27 kills, but it wasn’t enough as the Illinois State volleyball team fell to visiting Missouri State in five sets Friday night at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Find a way could be the theme for Illinois State’s football team these days.… MORE
Illinois State’s volleyball team concludes its first half of Missouri Valley Conference play this weekend when it entertains Missouri State and league-leader Wichita State.… MORE
A flurry of action near the end of the first half of play told the story, as Illinois State (8-5-2, 2-0-1 MVC) answered a Loyola (4-8-2, 2-1-0 MVC) goal with back-to-back scores of its own just a minute separated to give the Redbirds a 2-1 win at the Loyola Soccer Park Wednesday night.… 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…