Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans

Late surge lifts Illinois Wesleyan to win at Elmhurst

Late surge lifts Illinois Wesleyan to win at Elmhurst

By Eric Stock ELMHURST – No. 15-ranked Illinois Wesleyan took advantage of the wind at its back to score 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter for a 49-28 win over Elmhurst at Langhorst Field. Artie Checchin put IWU on top in the fourth period on a reverse handoff from Anfrenee Roberts to race 13…MORE

IWU contains Frasco, Vikings in road win

IWU contains Frasco, Vikings in road win

Maurice Shoemaker-Gilmore scored on two long touchdowns in an otherwise defensive slugfest as the Titans defeated Augustana, 21-7, at Lindberg Stadium.MORE

No complacency after 5-0 start for IWU football

No complacency after 5-0 start for IWU football

Illinois Wesleyan football has reached the halfway point in the season a perfect 5-0, but coach Norm Eash knows the race for a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin title is just getting started.MORE

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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…