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Bloomington-Normal and ISU have submitted a bid to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) to host the state football title games from 2023 to 2027, said Crystal Howard, president and CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Religious rights advocates are celebrating Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upholds a public school coach’s right to pray with their team. But the American Civil Liberties Union is concerned the ruling could lead to more efforts to inject religion into public schools.

Illinois State University women's basketball coach Kristen Gillespie has signed a four-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season. In her first five years, Gillespie teams have gone 87-61.

Brea Banks and Ashley Sandstead remember their 2008 trip to the NCAA tournament.

It's been 24 years since the Illinois State University men's basketball team went to the NCAA tournament back in 1998. Athletic Director Kyle Brennan said Monday during a news conference introducing Ohio State Assistant Coach Ryan Pedon as the new Redbird coach, that he thinks he has found the person to bring the program back to prominence.

Illinois State University on Friday named its new men's basketball coach. Ryan Pedon has spent the last five seasons as an assistant at Ohio State. Before that, Pedon was at Butler and was an assistant coach at the University of Illinois.

The Bradley University and Illinois State athletic programs will have a new in-state Missouri Valley Conference rival in Illinois-Chicago.

Illinois State University has postponed Wednesday's men's basketball game against Loyola. "Illinois State University has determined it is unable to compete," said a news release.

A physical education major at Illinois State University who lifts weights. Not too much out of the ordinary — except that she just broke three state records with the United States Powerlifting Association.