With Region 2, which includes McLean County, moving into Phase 4 of Gov. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mitigations, Illinois State University’s new athletic director says there is a chance to have fans in the stands for the upcoming football season.… MORE
Category Archives: Local Sports
IHSA releases 2021 schedule
The Illinois High School Association on Wednesday released the sports schedule for the remainder of the school year.… MORE
IHSA says sports will remain on pause under current mitigations
High school sports in Illinois will remain on pause under current state mitigations for COVID-19.… MORE
IHSA Exec. Director: “We now have to consider modified season lengths” as board meeting approaches
Illinois High School Association Executive Director Craig Anderson said a timetable for the return of high school sports is still up in the air as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put a stronghold on athletics.… MORE
ISU tabs Kyle Brennan as school’s next Athletics Director
Illinois State University will have a new athletic director next school year.… MORE
ISU names four finalists for athletic director position
The search committee for the next athletic director at Illinois State University has announced four finalists for the position.… MORE
Trying to play college hoops amid COVID-19
College basketball is underway across the country, but COVID-19 hasn’t made things easy, especially in Bloomington-Normal.… MORE
ISU women’s basketball cancels first three games due to COVID-19
The first three games of the regular season for the Illinois State women’s basketball team have been canceled due to limited roster numbers in conjunction with COVID-19 testing protocols, according to a release Friday.… MORE
Administrators decide Bloomington High School won’t play basketball this winter
Bloomington High School will not play basketball this winter even though the Illinois High School Association believes it’s safe to play.… MORE
ISU AD: Fans indoors looking unlikely
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons says it’s highly unlikely fans will not be allowed in the stands at indoor events next year.… 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…