The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Big Ten Power Rankings: Spartans sit near top of league with conference play resuming

See where Michigan State lands in our latest batch of Big Ten basketball power rankings

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 2, 2023

ReliaQuest Bowl: Revamped Illinois secondary under the gun vs. Mississippi State ‘Air Raid’

Pass defense has been the Illini’s biggest strength, but that was with Devon Witherspoon and Sydney Brown.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 1, 2023

Polling Place: Voters pick College Football Playoff, Illinois-Mississippi State winners

How does a Michigan-Ohio State football rematch Jan. 9 in Southern California sound?

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 31, 2022

Commentary: ‘Do we need AR-15s?’ Mother who lost a daughter to gun violence demands action

Mary Dieudonne-Hill, a mother who lives in south suburban Homewood, knows all about the pain gun violence inflicts on a family.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 29, 2022

Mizzou basketball clobbers Kentucky behind another Kobe Brown classic

COLUMBIA, Mo. — For the second time in seven days, Missouri took down a nationally ranked opponent Wednesday. And, again, it wasn’t particularly close.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 29, 2022

John Clay: Facing the new Mizzou on the road, Kentucky basketball’s SEC opener won’t be easy

When Kentucky travels to Missouri for its SEC basketball opener on Wednesday night, the Cats won’t be facing the same old Tigers. Not by a long shot.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

Big Ten basketball re-rankings: Purdue is the clear No. 1, but the challengers are coming

Can Wisconsin keep it up? Can Illinois get it together? Can Northwestern actually be pretty good?

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2022

The Race for the No. 1 Seeds in Men’s College Basketball

A look at which teams enter 2023 in pole position to land on the top line for March Madness.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 27, 2022

Purdue stays on top of the AP Top 25 basketball poll as Illinois drops out

The Boilermakers earned 40 of 60 first-place votes in Monday’s latest poll, while fellow unbeaten Connecticut earned the other 20 to sit at No. 2 in an unchanged top.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 26, 2022

Just Sayin’: Prelude to Loyola’s maiden A-10 voyage hasn’t been what Ramblers hoped for

At 6-6, they’re almost certainly going to have to win a conference championship to get to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in six seasons.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 25, 2022