Looking for a new restaurant, beauty service or boutique that is local and Black-owned? Here is a list of nine Black-owned businesses to support in the Bloomington-Normal area: ...

WARNING: This story contains mentions of murder. On an ordinary night in June of 1998, Bloomington resident and former Illinois State University student Barton McNeil Jr. put his daughter to bed ...

Lau was awarded ISU’s third straight MIC Newcomer of the Year award, as she joined Redbirds Nirel Bart-Williams and Alana Laster. Lau shared the award with TWU's Kaitlyn Hoiland. Lau was named ...

Chase Walker announced on Tuesday via his social media that he is returning to Illinois State men’s basketball for the 2025-26 school year. Walker had an incredible 2024-25 campaign with the ...

The beauty of Arch Madness.The only bright spot was a 5-foot-11 freshman guard from De Pere, Wisconsin, Johnny Kinziger. After an emergence that came out of nowhere, Pedon had the opportunity to ...

The Foxtail Film Festival returns to the historic Normal Theater for its third year on Friday and Saturday. The festival celebrates emerging filmmakers from the Midwest and around the world.

Illinois State football welcomes nationally ranked No. 2 North Dakota State for homecoming on Saturday at Hancock Stadium. Time: 2 p.m. CDT (3 p.m. EDT) Location: Hancock Stadium ...

Students for Justice in Palestine were arrested following their protest outside of President Aondover Tarhule’s office. According to a university statement, the arrest took place at ...

In this week's episode of Redbird Report, we dive into Illinois State women's basketball's win over Charleston and preview its matchup with Wisconsin in the Super 16. We then discuss ...

During the Women's National Invitational Tournament, Dowell averaged 25.8 points per game on 58% from the field, including a career-high 37 points during the Redbirds' semifinals loss against the ...

The 5'10" forward did not play in her only season at ODU in 2023-24, but averaged 11.9 points on 33.8% shooting from the field in her second of two seasons at SCCC in 2022-23. She joins Addison ...

In this week's episode of Redbird Report, we talk about Illinois State women's golf's dominant MVC Championship and a 3-0 weekend for ISU softball. We then discuss a rocky weekend ...