Illinois State freshman guard Shakeela Fowler has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week, the league announced Monday.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds
Barb Smith, Dan Muller shows at Pub II tonight
Illinois State basketball coaches Barb Smith and Dan Muller will update fans on their 2015-16 seasons tonight at Pub II in Normal.… MORE
Illinois State comeback falls short at Southern Illinois
By ISU Sports Information CARBONDALE – A furious fourth-quarter comeback fueled by freshman Shakeela Fowler cut into a double digit lead held by Southern Illinois, however Illinois State came up a bit short as the Redbirds (5-15, 3-6 MVC) fell to the Salukis (13-8, 6-3 MVC) by a score of 76-71 at SIU Arena Sunday…… MORE
Missouri State outlasts Redbirds in overtime
The Illinois State Redbirds and Missouri State Bears both played its first overtime games of the 2015-16 season, but it was the Bears who came away with the 84-81 win at JQH Arena in Springfield.… MORE
ISU, IWU men’s basketball on the air Saturday
Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball dominates the WJBC 1230 AM airwaves today, beginning at 2 p.m. with ISU pregame show.… MORE
ISU women survive second-half rally to defeat Evansville
The Illinois State women’s basketball team survived a late rally from the Evansville Purple Aces and escaped from the Ford Center with a 64-57 win Friday night.… MORE
Sportstalk, Redbird women visit Evansville on WJBC
The Illinois State women’s basketball team will head south for a pair of Missouri Valley Conference games, at Evansville Friday and Southern Illinois Sunday.… MORE
ISU softball picked to finish fifth in MVC, two picked for all-MVC team
The Illinois State softball team has been picked to finish fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference in the league’s preseason poll, which was announced by the MVC Wednesday morning. … MORE
Redbirds’ hot shooting dooms Bulldogs
The Redbirds tied its season-high for 3-pointers made, connecting on 15 attempts in its 76-64 victory over Missouri Valley Conference rival Drake at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Redbirds seek sweep of Drake
Illinois State is aiming to sweep the regular-season series versus Drake for the third-straight year when the Redbird men’s basketball team hosts the Bulldogs tonight on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…