Peter Wards and Jackson Watt are recruitment consultants and web designers in Australia and New Zealand respectively, but they’re also world-class softball players.… MORE
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Normal West’s McGinnis undrafted but undaunted after White Sox signing
“Hectic” is the way Normal West baseball standout and Western Illinois graduate has described his last week.… MORE
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ISU women’s basketball finalizes recruiting class with Saylor signing
The Illinois State women’s basketball program finalized its 2017 recruiting class with the signing of Paige Saylor, head coach Kristen Gillespie announced Thursday.… MORE
Olympian Christin Wurth-Thomas aims to inspire B-N athletes
She was once one of the fastest runners in the world. Now she’s trying to help young athletes reach their goals… MORE
IWU’s Glueck, Rydell named Academic All-Americans
Illinois Wesleyan senior Eric Rydell and junior Amelia Glueck have been named to the first team of the Division III Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Academic All-America Teams, respectively, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.… MORE
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Once the opposition, new ISU volleyball coach Johnson embraces Redbird history
Leah Johnson doesn’t have fond memories of Redbird Arena.… MORE
Illinois State lands Florida Atlantic transfer receiver
Illinois State football head coach Brock Spack has announced the transfer of former Florida Atlantic wide receiver Antonio Hadden Jr. to ISU.… MORE
No more PED testing for high school athletes in Illinois
High school athletes in Illinois will no longer be tested for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.… 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…