By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – Despite playing only seven Redbirds due to injuries, Illinois State women’s basketball held Austin Peay to a single point in the final six and a half minutes in a 61-49 win on Tuesday night at Redbird Arena. Simone Goods led the Redbirds with 22 points while equaling a career-high 14…… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball scored the first three points of the game but the San Diego State Aztecs quickly surged into the lead and never relinquished it in a 75-65 win on Saturday.… MORE
Illinois State women’s basketball squad never trailed in a 62-56 win over Oakland University on Thursday night .… MORE
The Illinois High School Association membership will vote next month on a proposal that would shift football scheduling to a district system.… MORE
Illinois State volleyball will make its 14th NCAA appearance after receiving an at-large bid.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball started slow on Monday and lost, then started fast on Tuesday for a 73-68 win over Akron in the second round of the Cayman Islands Classic. … MORE
A fast start fueled by a flagrant foul sent Georgia to an 80-68 victory over Illinois State men’s basketball in the opening round of the Cayman Islands Classic on Monday.… MORE
Illinois State football relinquished an early lead but came from behind to score a 35-28 win over Youngstown State on Saturday at Hancock Stadium. … MORE
The Illinois Wesleyan University Athletic Department has unveiled a group of newly-designed logos.… MORE
A 21-point second-quarter output for Indiana State (6-4, 4-3 MVFC) erased a 10-point first quarter lead for Illinois State (5-5, 2-5 MVFC) and the Redbirds fell by a final score of 28-23 to the Sycamores in front of 4,016 fans on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.… 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…