The Peoria Chiefs scored three runs in the fourth and two more in the ninth to secure a 5-3 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Friday night. The win snaps a three-game losing streak and moves the Chiefs to 4-4 on the season with two games left in the series.… MORE
Steve Heilenbach delivered another quality start as the Illinois State baseball team earns its first MVC victory, defeating Indiana State 5-1 Friday night at Bob Warn Field.… MORE
A late charge by the Bloomington Thunder was not large enough to overcome an early lead as the team fell 7-3 in the first game of their Eastern Conference Semifinal.… MORE
The Illinois State Redbirds just got bigger with the edition of 6-8 Phil Fayne II out of Western Nebraska Community College.… MORE
The Illinois State women’s basketball program will welcome Hannah Green to the team starting next season, as she signed her National Letter of Intent, it was announced Friday by coach Barb Smith.… MORE
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The Peoria Chiefs got just two hits after the first inning and dropped their third straight game with a 4-0 road loss to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Thursday night. The Chiefs are now 3-4 on the season with three games left on the series in Wisconsin. … MORE
The Normal CornBelters and Welcome Home Haiti have partnered for the promotion of a concert with Christian Rock band MercyMe and Christian Artist Jeremy Camp on July 23.… MORE
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The Peoria Chiefs allowed three runs in the eighth inning and fell to the Quad Cities River Bandits 5-3 Wednesday night for their second loss in a row. The loss evens the Chiefs record at 3-3 as they head to Wisconsin to take on the … MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…