Sophomore guard DJ Horne's 16 points were not enough for the Redbirds in their loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Redbirds couldn’t stop Cooper Neese, who put up 17 points in the 73-65 Sycamore victory. The first half started by Josiah Strong scoring the first five points for ISU, but the Redbirds could not handle the shooting ability of Neese. Neese scored six straight points for Indiana State and […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Redbird women's basketball team released an updated conference schedule Friday afternoon. Whether than a usual home and home series, all Missouri Valley Conference contests will be played on back-to-back days at one location. The only exception is when the Redbirds and the Bradley Braves will each get a home game against each other. The Redbirds begin MVC play at home against Valparaiso (1/1-1/2) followed by a […]
The very nature of elections brings the victors to the limelight, often the losers get swept under the rug and forgotten. But Chemberly Cummings is a local politician who refuses to give up. She recently ran and lost against incumbent Dan Brady for the seat in the Illinois 105th. But her reaction was not as extreme as one may expect. “We knew we were going to put in a lot […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- People all across the country found a reason to celebrate Saturday after Joe Biden was projected as President of the United States. Within hours of the announcement, Ward 6 Alderwoman Jenn Carrillo put together an event titled, "YOU'RE FIRED. A Community Farewell to 45." "Electing somebody like Joe Biden- I mean, I don't think it's going to solve all our problems," said Carrillo. "At a minimum we have […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - Today may seem like a typical Tuesday, but not for everyone. Oct. 6 is also known as National Coaches Day, which is a day dedicated to those who push their athletes to work hard to grow into the best they can be. In honor of this, below is a list of all the coaches from the 17 Redbird sports: Baseball: Steve Holm (Head Coach), […]
Photo courtesy the NAACP Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- Local black community advocacy groups are reacting to a long history of violence. The Bloomington-Normal chapter of NAACP is elated after over 1,000 people gathered on Sunday, May 31. The NAACP Vice-President Carla Campbell-Jackson said, "Our event was extremely successful and was without incident. We are pleased knowing everyone departed our event just as they entered our event- with absolutely no violent […]
Photo courtesy to the CDC BLOOMINGTON, Ill.- The McLean County Health Department was notified Thursday morning, April 16 of a third death related to COVID-19 in McLean County, Illinois. The individual was a female in her 80s with no history of travel or exposure. McLean County has had a total of 82 cases of COVID-19, and no new cases reported today. "We have seen the number of new cases reported […]
Photo courtesy: goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Valley Conference announced earlier today that ISU senior golfer David Perkins has been named the MVC Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Prior to the suspension of the season, Perkins was the conference's top golfer and led the second-place golfer by about three strokes. He competed in six tournaments which resulted in five top-10 finishes and all but two rounds were par […]
Photo courtesy National Domestic Violence Hotline Facebook page NORMAL, Ill.- There has been an increase in hotline calls at local Domestic Violence Shelter, Neville House. Illinois State University's Students Ending Rape Culture (SERC) has been part of the effort to stop Domestic Violence, but the pandemic is creating threats for the survivors. Staff Adviser of SERC Misia Grzybowski said, "With the quarantine in effect this can isolate the survivor even […]
