In Wednesday's second game, (1) Oral Roberts beat (4) Western 5-2. Weather: Low 60's, mostly sunny. Attendance at Tulsa = 817. Thursday's schedule: 12PM: Western vs North Dakota State. Loser will be eliminated. 6PM: Oral Roberts vs South Dakota State. Winner moves on to the championship round on Sat...

(3) South Dakota State beat (2) North Dakota State 6-5 in the tournament opener.

Weather: 60's, partly cloudy, windy.

Attendance at Tulsa = 328.

Front page headline article in today's Peoria Journal-Star: UNACCEPTABLE: Illinois deserves better -- It's time to pass a budget and end this crisis. It just should not be this hard. With but one week to go until the May 31 deadline, state government is on the precipice of three consecutive misses ...

Students Have Become 'Collateral Damage' in State Budget Battle.

From WMAQ-TV, Chicago:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigation ... z4hv1IRQkA

Fund our public universities.

Editorial from The Southern Illinoisan:
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voi ... c66f9.html

More competition for Illinois students:

Beginning Fall 2017, all undergraduate students attending UMSL who are Illinois residents from any Illinois county will pay the in-state tuition rate at UMSL.

I believe that the current street repairs are part of the City's summer construction program.

From the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform:

Ten days to go to get a State budget. Will this be the year ???? In Decatur, the lack of a state budget has played a major role in cuts made at Richland Community College. Since the start of spring, the college has eliminated five administrative positions and announced plans to lay off 18 employees,...

Final Summit League Standings: Oral Roberts 25-4 North Dakota State 19-11 South Dakota State 18-12 Western Illinois 12-15 Omaha 9-19 IPFW 4-26 Oral Roberts earned the top seed in the upcoming Summit League Baseball Championship for the 17th time in program history and third consecutive year. The 20...