The Illinois State women’s basketball program finalized its 2017 recruiting class with the signing of Paige Saylor, head coach Kristen Gillespie announced Thursday.… MORE
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Olympian Christin Wurth-Thomas aims to inspire B-N athletes
She was once one of the fastest runners in the world. Now she’s trying to help young athletes reach their goals… MORE
Once the opposition, new ISU volleyball coach Johnson embraces Redbird history
Leah Johnson doesn’t have fond memories of Redbird Arena.… MORE
No more PED testing for high school athletes in Illinois
High school athletes in Illinois will no longer be tested for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.… MORE
Feeney, Ridgeway take top athlete honors
The Bloomington-Normal Sports Commission handed out its student-athlete awards Monday at its annual State Farm Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet at the Chateau Hotel and Conference Center.… MORE
ISU to name Leah Johnson as volleyball coach
Leah Johnson will be introduced as Illinois State’s seventh head volleyball coach at a press conference in the Hancock Stadium Club on Wednesday at 3 p.m.… MORE
CCHS picks Venerable as Saints next athletic director
The man hired to lead Central Catholic High School’s athletic department is a former head football coach who led another intercity team to a state championship.… MORE
Thunder GM Jewell accepts college coaching job
By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – One month after the Bloomington Thunder promoted Dan Jewell to general manager, he’s taking a coaching job in the Division One college ranks. Jewell has been named as assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York. Jewell was also an assistant coach on the Thunder staff and…… MORE
Normal West’s Appel hopeful for NFL call after rookie camp
Normal West and Indiana State graduate Josh Appel is fresh off of his first taste of professional football.… MORE
Vitale coming to Pontiac basketball museum fundraiser
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale is coming to Pontiac to raise money for the Basketball Museum of Illinois and the V Foundation this fall.… 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…