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Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State softball team defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies Wednesday evening by a score of 6-0. The Redbirds hot start continues as they claimed a victory over NIU and are off to their best start since 1988. Senior Morgan Day continued her great start to the season on […]
NORMAL, Ill. – A previous alderman that served almost two decades is now seeking re-election for Bloomington Ward 9. Jim Fruin is a real estate agent and a retired State Farm employee. Fruin explains how his experience has led him to seek re-election. “The primary reason is that others have encouraged me to, in the last election cycle. Due to this election […]
NORMAL, Ill. – A recently retired Illinois State University professor is now running for Bloomington Ward 9. At ISU, Thomas Crumpler prepared students to be elementary teachers with a focus on reading and literacy. He also directed an endowed literacy center for eight years at ISU. Crumpler retired as a professor in December of 2020 after working in the College of Education for 22 […]
Photo Courtesy McLean County Health Department Facebook Page. NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Public Health is expanding vaccine eligibility and officials stress the risk of resurgence. McLean County has roughly 11% of residents fully vaccinated and has administered over 55,000 vaccines. The Public Affairs Coordinator of the McLean County Health Department, Marianne Manko […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- After picking up a victory against Western Illinois on Saturday, head coach Brock Spack announced Sunday that the Redbirds will forgo the rest of the season. Spack says the decision came down to the health and safety of the players and certify their readiness for the fall season. “I have wrestled […]
This photo is courtesy from goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- The Illinois State volleyball team defeated the Evansville Purple Aces three sets to none Sunday afternoon at Redbird Arena. The Redbirds had no shortage of help as there were five redbirds with five kills or more on the day. Leading the way was Senior Kaylee Martin as […]
Normal, ILL. – The Illinois State football team ran it’s way to it’s first win of the season, improving to 1-3. The final score being 26-18 over the Western Illinois Leathernecks. Head coach Brock Spack relied on his rushing attack to sparkplug it’s inconsistent offense, attempting 56 rushes for 274 yards. Quarterback Bryce Jefferson played […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com Normal, Ill. – As the Illinois State women’s basketball team begin their first game in the WNIT tournament tonight, they seem to have regained their focus from last week’s loss to Loyola Chicago in conference tournament play. After having their best regular season since 2013, the Redbirds could not quite beat […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- With both teams coming into the game with a 0-3 record, it will be the first time they have met winless against each other since 1906. The Redbirds have played back-to-back top-five teams on the road but will return home this weekend. In those two games, ISU put up a […]
NORMAL, ILL.- The season has not effectively ended last Friday after all, as ISU women’s basketball still has some hoops left to play. The Redbirds have just received a bid to participate in the annual WNIT tournament. It will be the first postseason play for Illinois State since 2013. The tournament will see 32 teams […]