Category Archives: Illinois State Redbirds

Redbird men 2nd, women 5th in preseason MVC polls

Redbird men 2nd, women 5th in preseason MVC polls

Illinois State men’s basketball is picked to finish as runner-up in this season’s Missouri Valley Conference race while the Redbirds are selected to finish fifth on the women’s side.MORE

Redbird football dominates SIU on Homecoming

Redbird football dominates SIU on Homecoming

 Illinois State racked up over 400 yards on the ground against Southern Illinois, as the No. 12  Redbirds (5-1, 2-1 MVFC) ran away from the Salukis (1-5, 0-3 MVFC) by a score of 51-3 on a sunny afternoon at Hancock Stadium on Homecoming in front of 11,247 fans.MORE

Redbirds drop first Missouri Valley battle to Missouri State

Redbirds drop first Missouri Valley battle to Missouri State

The Illinois State football team suffered its first loss of the 2018 season Saturday, as the Redbirds (3-1, 0-1 MVFC) dropped a tough road contest to the Missouri State Bears (3-1, 1-0 MVFC) at Plaster Stadium in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both squads. MORE

Despite elevation, Redbirds run over Rams of Colorado State

Despite elevation, Redbirds run over Rams of Colorado State

For the second time in as many tries, the Illinois State football team took down an FBS foe as the Redbirds (3-0) dominated Colorado State (1-4) on the offensive side of the football to come away with a 35-19 win over the Rams at Canvas Stadium Saturday afternoon.MORE

Blogs

WJBC Voices: The safe, legal and rare fraud

At one time, Hillary Clinton’s mantra about abortion was that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare.”  I suspected then that she really meant only the “legal” part, and time has borne out that suspicion.

WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers

By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar.  Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…