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Redbirds fall in MVC Championship game, await NIT invitation
Led by 12 points from Illinois State’s two members of the MVC All-Tournament Team – Phil Fayneand Milik Yarbrough – the Redbirds fell in the 2018 MVC Tournament Championship game to the Loyola Ramblers by a 65-49 final score.… MORE
Fayne takes over, Redbirds advance to Missouri Valley Championship game
Junior Phil Fayne scored 13 points during the overtime period to lead the Illinois State men’s basketball team to a 76-68 win over Southern Illinois and propelled the Redbirds to the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship game for the third time in the past four years… MORE
Redbirds secure season finale against Bradley, look forward to MVC tournament
The season finale battle commenced in the Renaissance Coliseum today as the ‘Birds fought the Braves for more than bragging rights. Simone Goods led all scorers with 23 points and Illinois State stamped its ticket to the MVC quarterfinals on Friday.… MORE
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Redbirds surge past Sycamores, move to second round of Missouri Valley tournament
Three Illinois State players scored in double figures, as the Redbirds (17-14, 10-8 MVC) held on in the second half to secure a 77-70 win over Indiana State (13-18, 8-10 MVC) in the quarterfinals of the 2018 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Friday night at the Scottrade Center.… MORE
IWU men fall in NCAA tourney opener
Brady Rose led all scorers with 31 points but No. 25 Illinois Wesleyan was unable to reverse an early deficit in falling to the College of Wooster, 72, 68, in the NCAA Div. III first-round game at the DeCarlo Center at John Carroll University.
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Former ISU football star presents gift to young Cystic Fibrosis patient
Former Illinois State University football star turned pro, Colton Underwood, decided to surprise a Central Illinois girl who’s battling Cystic fibrosis with a special therapy vest.… 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…