IHSA basketball state finals scores All the scores from this weekend in Champaign. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023
Breaking down the Class 3A state finals A look at the favorite, sleeper, key players and more. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023
Class 4A field set for a spectacular finish These are all really good teams. They have all established an identity. They head to Champaign with gaudy records and they’re all red-hot. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023
Previewing the IHSA basketball state finals: Downers Grove North emerges in 4A, Simeon favorites in 3A All of a sudden Downers Grove North has transitioned from a rather ignored, mid-teens ranked team to the talk of the state. The next stop is Champaign. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023
No Shot Clock, Ep. 154: Previewing the IHSA state finals The big week has arrived. It’s state finals time. Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien preview all of this week’s action in Champaign. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023
St. Ignatius beats Grayslake Central in double OT to punch a return ticket to Champaign St. Ignatius dominated the fourth quarter and the second overtime to beat Grayslake Central 67-60. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023
Michigan rallies in regulation, stumbles late in 91-87 double-OT loss to Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Of all the Big Ten teams, there’s one hurdle Michigan coach Juwan Howard hasn’t been able to clear: Illinois. Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023
As a professional romance novelist, she publishes books at a furious pace — it’s never enough This is a love story. But like many, it’s long and lopsided. Kathy Lyons loves writing romance novels. And the romance novel industry — which claims a sizable percentage of the fiction bought in this country — only loves Kathy Lyons when it’s convenient. You might consider this an unhealthy… Chicago Tribune · Feb 22, 2023
Iowa says Illinois student group purchased basketball tickets under false pretenses The Illinois student spirit group “Orange Krush” had its order for 200 tickets to the men’s game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday canceled after Iowa discovered the person who made the purchase falsely claimed the tickets were for a Boys and Girls Club in Champaign. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 2, 2023
Why stop now? Sports scribe and radio host Loren Tate, 91, wouldn’t know how if he tried Down I-57, Tate is in Year 57 covering University of Illinois basketball and football. “This is the way I live,” he said, and what a life and career it has been. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 31, 2023
No. 17 Illinois falls to Penn State The Illini dropped their Big Ten home opener 74-59 on Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022
State Sen. Scott Bennett, 45, dies unexpectedly of brain tumor The Democrat from Champaign was one of three key sponsors of an amendment to the SAFE-T Act, which cleared the Illinois General Assembly last week. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022
Clark, Melendez lead Illinois in rout of Lindenwood Skyy Clark scored a career-high 19 points, RJ Melendez had a career-high 17 and No. 16 Illinois cruised past Lindenwood 92-59 on Friday night in Champaign. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 26, 2022
Previewing the high school football state championships A look at the the title games in Class 8A through Class 3A. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 6, 2022 Best photos from Michigan State football’s road win over No. 16 Illinois Best photos from Michigan State's road win over No. 16 Illinois
Tribune News Service · Nov 6, 2022 Short-handed Michigan State pulls off stunning win over Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – To say Michigan State was a long shot on Saturday would be generous.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 23, 2022 Previewing and predicting the Class 8A state football playoffs The Ramblers are still the heavy favorites to win the Class 8A state championship in Champaign.
Chicago Tribune · Oct 21, 2022 ‘It’s been a long journey’: Twins Chase and Sydney Brown went from Canada to Florida to Champaign — and now they’re propelling Illinois football’s resurgence With 21 seconds to play and Illinois holding a 12-point lead over Minnesota, safety Sydney Brown came down with his first interception of the season. It was a sunny but chilly fall Saturday, and the 45,683 fans who bundled up to celebrate homecoming let out a roar loud enough to…
Tribune News Service · Oct 15, 2022 Minnesota falls to No. 24 Illinois, 26-14 It's quite difficult for a football team's offense to score when it's on the sideline, and the Gophers found that out the hard way Saturday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2022 Big Game Hunting: Will Northwestern give Nebraska Fitz, pull off early upset in Dublin? Also, Illinois opens against Wyoming in Champaign. Get your game picks right here.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 26, 2022 Wyoming vs. Illinois: Game Preview, How To Watch, Odds, Prediction The Wyoming Cowboys head to Champaign to face the Illini. Here's how to watch and what to watch for.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 24, 2022 Complete week-by-week 2022 Big Ten football schedule The complete week-by-week Big Ten football schedule to get you ready for the start of the 2022 college football season. Which game are you looking forward to the most? #B1G
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 15, 2022 LISTEN: IHSA basketball state finals recap | No Shot Clock, Episode 138 There’s a lot to cover after a busy weekend of state championship basketball: Where does Glenbard West rank among the state’s all-time great teams? How did the new format go? Was the return to Champaign a success?
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2022 Recapping the IHSA basketball state finals A look back at the weekend in Champaign.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2022 What made Glenbard West memorable A look at the Hilltoppers’ special season.