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Normal West girl’s soccer celebrates 4th place finish at state
After finishing the season in fourth place in Class 2A at state, the Normal West girl’s soccer team returned to the school Sunday to celebrate their accomplishments from the season.… MORE
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Normal Community basketball, track teams get grants
Normal Community High School’s boys track and field and basketball teams now have $2,000 thanks to an athletics grant from California Casualty.… MORE
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IWU ranks No. 14 in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings
Illinois Wesleyan University finished No. 14 of 329 ranked schools in the final set of rankings of the 2017-18 Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.… MORE
Student-athletes to be recognized at State Farm banquet
Finalists have been announced for the State Farm Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet.… MORE
Normal West girls soccer among elite programs in state finals
Normal West’s girls soccer team will be making its first trip to the state finals since 2014 as the Wildcats play St. Viator in the semifinals in Naperville at 1 p.m. Friday.… MORE
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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…