Normal West and Indiana State graduate Josh Appel is fresh off of his first taste of professional football.… MORE
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Vitale coming to Pontiac basketball museum fundraiser
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale is coming to Pontiac to raise money for the Basketball Museum of Illinois and the V Foundation this fall.… MORE
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ISU alum Fisher to receive new award during Hall of Fame inductions
The 2017 Illinois State Athletics Percy Family Hall of Fame class was officially announced Monda… MORE
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Illinois State volleyball releases 2017 schedule
Illinois State has announced its 2017 volleyball schedule, which includes four nonconference tournaments on consecutive weekends to start the season, including one hosted at Redbird Arena, before a full slate of Missouri Valley Conference matches that will culminate with the MVC Tournament, which will be hosted at Redbird Arena for the first time since 2006.
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Special Olympics Summer Games to focus on athlete experience
Thousands of athletes from throughout Illinois converge on Bloomington-Normal this weekend for the Special Olympics State Summer games.… 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…