The Normal CornBelters have announced manager Brooks Carey has accepted a position with the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Canadian-American Baseball League.… MORE
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Muller: Tough schedule paying off for Redbirds
Illinois State’s overtime win at Ole Miss on Saturday was the Redbirds’ second against an SEC school this season.… MORE
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Redbird women’s basketball falls to Cleveland State
Illinois State Women’s Basketball team dropped to the Cleveland State Vikings in a back-and-forth affair on Sunday 56-47.… MORE
No. 11 Wash U throttles Titans
Washington University outscored Illinois Wesleyan 40-13 over the final 11:27 of the first half and cruised to a 95-69 win over the Titans at Shirk Center.
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Redbirds edge Rebels in overtime
With three starters fouled out late in the second half, Illinois State out-scored Ole Miss 14-to-10 in the overtime period, holding on for a 101-97 victory.… 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…