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Texas A&M is also in pursuit, but Singleton shocked the world on Saturday with the announcement that he's spurning all of the aforementioned schools and committing to Illinois. Now, it's a long way ...

Illinois football rarely swoops up recruiting wins over Texas A&M and Big 10 rival Michigan. Yet the Fighting Illini delivered a massive coup on Saturday involving an elite four-star cornerback ...

Illinois is searching for a guy to hang its hat on and rally ... Hitting could look different, as home runs were a major success last season. The young Illini pitching staff looks forward to the ...

Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times Share Football ... members of Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s 2026 recruiting class. He’s the second local junior to commit to the Illini, following DeKalb ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he would block pardoned Capitol insurrectionists from serving in local government positions, citing a state law ordinance, according to a Thursday letter ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has blocked anyone who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in state government, a move that looks to undermine President ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker can’t keep January 6 rioters off the streets, but he can keep them out of state office buildings, he says. On Thursday, Pritzker directed the state official responsible ...

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has blocked anyone who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in state government, a move that looks to undermine President Donald ...

The 2024-25 college football season is over ... At No. 71 is a game I might have put a bit higher: Illinois 31, Nebraska 24 in overtime. The Sept. 20 game at Lincoln, Neb., saw the home team ...

Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Illinois Fighting Illini (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-12, 1-9 Big Ten) Piscataway, New ...