“A roller coaster ride” is how one local high school boy’s basketball coach described the past week after various announcements from the IHSA and Gov. Pritzker.… MORE
Category Archives: Local Sports
IHSA Director: Gov. Pritzker decision “caught the board off guard”
The executive director of the IHSA says basketball has the green light to play during the COVID-19 pandemic.… MORE
IHSA plans to play basketball, goes against the state’s guidelines
The Illinois High School Association has decided to go ahead with the upcoming basketball season, going against the wishes of the governor and state public health officials.… MORE
IESA, IHSA could require mandatory masks for players
According to the Illinois Elementary Association’s top official, no wrestling and mandatory masks on basketball players could be some of the changes announced this week.… MORE
IESA facing budget shortfalls during COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois Elementary School Association is on the verge of suspending operations, a first in the organization’s 91-year history.… MORE
ISU Athletic Director announces retirement
Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons has announced his retirement.… MORE
MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin announces retirement
The longest serving commissioner in Missouri Valley Conference history announced he will retire after the 2020-21 academic year.… MORE
IHSA Director says he supports “Let Us Play” rallies
With coaches, players, and fans set to hold a rally in Springfield and Chicago this weekend to bring back high school sports, the top leader of the IHSA says he supports the movement.… MORE
Pritzker isn’t budging on contact sports this fall
Contact sports are still a no-go this fall, according to Gov. JB Pritzker.… MORE
ISU AD: “I have no plans to step down”
After making headlines last week for a statement made to student-athletes at Illinois State University – the school’s athletic director has more to say.… 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…