While the Illinois football team is putting together an impressive class of 2026, more names are starting to emerge as ...

As Nebraska slowly builds its next class, a Citrus Bowl imbroglio helped Bret Bielema and Illinois break out on the 2026 ...

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Braden Birdsley, a senior, is a Sterling High School student of the month for January. He is the son of Jessica and Matt ...

A jury has been selected to decide the case of a Freeport man charged with sex assault and aggravated battery in Whiteside County in 2023. The eight-man, four-woman jury, sworn in at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday ...

While Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Indiana made the College Football Playoff this past season, one team right on the ...

Perhaps the toughest program to project is Michigan, who enters Year 2 under Sherrone Moore just two seasons removed from an ...

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talent of the ...

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The Fighting Illini added to their already-touted 2026 recruiting class by landing a four-star safety from Texas.