Four Central Catholic Saints declared their college intentions on Wednesday.… MORE
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U-High’s Fitzgerald receives Fulbright grant to teach in England, McDowell named basketball coach
Andrew McDowell has been promoted to Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at University High School as Bob Fitzgerald has resigned to accept a six-month Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching grant to the United Kingdom.… MORE
Redbird baseball outslugged by Illini
The Illinois State baseball team collected 10 hits but scored just one run in Tuesday’s 7-1 defeat to Illinois at Illinois Field.… MORE
Chiefs blanked by Bandits
The Peoria Chiefs were shutout 2-0 Tuesday night by the Quad Cities River Bandits for their first home loss of the season. The loss drops the Chiefs to 3-2 on the season and they will host the River Bandits in the final game of the homestand Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.… MORE
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Bloomington Thunder playoff schedule set
Late in the month of March, the Bloomington Thunder clinched their first berth in the Clark Cup Playoffs in just their second season.… MORE
Dennard homers as Chiefs erase 4-run deficit
The Peoria Chiefs erased a four-run deficit with a six-run sixth inning to beat the Quad Cities River Bandits 8-4 Monday night. With the win the Chiefs are now 3-1 on the season while Quad Cities falls to 0-5.… MORE
Redbirds announce postseason awards at End of Year Ceremony
The Illinois State women’s basketball team held its end of the year ceremony Sunday evening inside Redbird Arena in the Legends Room, and three student-athletes walked away with awards.… MORE
Hayden promoted to ISU women’s basketball associate head coach
Lisa Hayden has been elevated to associate head coach in the Illinois State women’s basketball program, it was announced Monday by head coach Barb Smith.… 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…