A student housing company is offering rent-free apartments to Illinois State University students in response to ISU’s announcement that all university operating housing will be closed until further notice.… MORE
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A student housing company is offering rent-free apartments to Illinois State University students in response to ISU’s announcement that all university operating housing will be closed until further notice.… MORE
Due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Illinois State University President Larry Dietz has announced the school is extending its spring break for students until March 23.… MORE
Bradley and Illinois State University are considering “contingency plans” that could include online-only classes, according to spokespeople from both schools. Neither school had anything to announce Tuesday night.… MORE
The number of coronavirus cases in Illinois has hit double digits and Illinois State University has been meeting for weeks to prepare for the worst.… MORE
Celebrating success, Illinois State University rings in 163-years as a university on Founders Day.… MORE
Illinois State University has announced four finalists for vice president for Academic Affairs and provost.… MORE
In about four months of alcohol sales at Hancock Stadium and Redbird Arena it has been smooth sailing, according to Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons.… MORE
Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Illinois State volleyball will travel to Madison to take on the nation’s Number 4 seed Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday.… MORE
Illinois State has earned a berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs and will travel about four hours south for their first round game.… 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…