By Nathan Baliva PEORIA – The Peoria Chiefs allowed 10 unanswered runs after taking an early lead and fell to the Beloit Snappers 10-1 Saturday night. St. Louis Cardinals infielder Jhonny Peralta went 0-for-2 in his second rehab game as the Chiefs fell to 21-20 on the season. Peralta continued his rehab starting at third…… MORE
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, committed six errors in an 11-5 loss to the Southern Illinois Miners on Friday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
The Illinois State baseball team gave up 18 hits in six innings as Missouri State earned a 17-5 run-rule win over the Redbirds Friday night at Hammons Field.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters won a pitcher’s duel with a 2-1 victory in 12 innings over the Evansville Otters on Thursday night at the Corn Crib.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan senior infielder Matthew Mardis was chosen as the Baseball Player of the Year in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, selected by the CCIW’s head baseball coaches during their end-of-the-year meeting and announced Monday.… MORE
By Normal Cornbelters Staff NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, rebounded from a one-sided loss on Saturday with double-digit wins by scores of 16-1 and 12-1 on Sunday at the Corn Crib. Both teams scored their lead-off hitter in the first inning as Joliet’s Charlie White hit a screaming line drive…… MORE
The Illinois State baseball team celebrated its seniors before the game and the Redbird seniors celebrated after the game, too, following an 8-6 win over Wichita State Sunday at Duffy Bass Field.… MORE
A memorial to those missing in action while serving their country was dedicated Saturday at the Corn Crib.… MORE
The Peoria Chiefs hit the quarter-pole of the season with a double header sweep of the first place Clinton LumberKings on Saturday with wins of 3-1 and 7-2.… MORE
The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Corn Farmers, surrendered six runs in the fifth inning and lost their season opener to the Joliet Slammers 12-2 on Saturday night at the Corn Crib.… 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…