The Illinois State defense received a stellar performance from an unlikely source in redshirt freshman Brandon Barry who played his first-career snaps on defense at end against the Panthers. … MORE
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Illinois Wesleyan football stuns Carthage with late comeback
Illinois Wesleyan senior Artie Checchin caught two touchdown passes and recovered an onside kick in the final two minutes as the 20th-ranked Titans rallied for a 21-17 win over Carthage in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin at Art Keller Field.… MORE
NCHS sees Big 12 win streak snapped
Week Six of the WJBC Country Financial High School Football Extravaganza had the Normal schools falling to a pair of Peoria schools, while the intercity Corn Belt conference teams were victorious.… MORE
New England trades Hoomanawanui to New Orleans
Former Central Catholic and University of Illinois standout Michael Hoomanawanui has found a new NFL home.… MORE
Koehl, Farkos lead ISU soccer to win over Loyola
Ali Farkos and Lauren Koehl each scored a goal as the Illinois State soccer team held off a late rally from Loyola to pick up a, 2-1, win in Missouri Valley Conference play Wednesday night at Adelaide Street Field.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan football takes ‘good’ 3-0 record into CCIW opener
Norm Eash knows 3-0.… MORE
Lefty’s Corner: ISU opens defense of title
Illinois State’s No. 4 nationally ranked football team begins defense of its Missouri Valley Conference championship Saturday when it meets No. 6 ranked Northern Iowa in a noon kickoff at Hancock Stadium.… MORE
Cardinals seek NL Central clincher tonight
The St. Louis Cardinals can clinch their third straight National League Central division title tonight in Pittsburgh.… MORE
Four of five Intercity teams win
Four of the five Intercity high school football teams were victorious Friday night.… MORE
ISU Volleyball falls in MVC opener
The Illinois State volleyball team lost a close first set and Missouri State won the next two as the host Bears scored a straight-sets win in both teams’ Missouri Valley Conference opener Friday at Hammons Student Center. Missouri State won by scores of 26-24, 25-15, 25-19.… MORE
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…