Zach Knobloch connected on three consecutive three-point baskets during an 18-0 Illinois Wesleyan run early in the second half to lead the No. 18 Titans to a 93-76 win over Elmhurst in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at R.A. Faganel Hall.
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The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin is expanding its post-season tournaments in four sports.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan guard Brady Rose has been named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. … MORE
After heading into the locker room tied, Illinois Wesleyan’s three-point fire power helped the No. 24 Titans (14-3, 7-1) push past the Pioneers of Carroll 5-12, 1-7) 82-70 in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Van Male Fieldhouse. … MORE
It took Shirk Center crews about 30 minutes to replace a cracked rim at one of the baskets before the Illinois Wesleyan basketball game with Millikin. … MORE
David Barrett is leaving his post as women’s soccer coach at Illinois Wesleyan to take over the program at Division I Fairfield University in Connecticut.… MORE
By Blake Haas CHICAGO – Brady Roses hot-hand helped Illinois Wesleyan (12-3, 5-1) propel past North Park (4-10, 1-5) 76-75 in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at North Park Gymnasium. IWU established an early 29-20 lead over the Vikings of North Park, after a made field-goal from Rose with 7:02 left in…… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan’s Brady Rose won his second College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor on Monday.… MORE
Brady Rose tied his career high 35 points, as the Illinois Wesleyan Titans (11-3) surged past Elmhurst (9-4) 87-75, in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Shirk Center.… MORE
Brady Rose set the tone early scoring on several driving layups on his way to a 26-point performance as Illinois Wesleyan handled No. 2 Augustana, 72-53, in a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game at Shirk Center.
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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…