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Illinois wide receiver Hudson Clement (13) scores on a touchdown pass against Michigan State on the first play of overtime during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)
Sports
2 weeks ago
Illinois makes a stop on Michigan State’s 2-point conversion attempt in OT, holds on for 38-37 win

Illinois quarterback Katin Houser, who threw for a touchdown pass and ran for a score against one of his former teams, was injured while making a tackle on an interception return in the third quarter.

Northwestern University sign
Sports
2 weeks ago
Aidan Chiles throws for 3 TDs, runs for another: Northwestern rips Ball State 45-14

Chiles threw for 272 yards on a 17 for 23 afternoon in Northwestern’s second game at its swanky new Ryan Field.

Southern Illinois University Football
Sports
2 weeks ago
Pierre and Bryant each score in the 4th to help South Dakota beat Southern Illinois 31-10

DJ Williams was 18-of-29 passing for 179 yards and threw a touchdown pass for No. 25 Southern Illinois (3-4, 1-2).

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Scott Kinser)
Sports
2 weeks ago
Bears QB Caleb Williams misses third straight game with hamstring injury

The Bears already had ruled out Monangai (thumb/toe) and Elliott (quadricep) on Friday. The Packers ruled out running back Chris Brooks on the same day.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is carted off the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Sports
3 weeks ago
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams returns to practice and is questionable for game with Packers

Williams has missed the Bears’ last two games since injuring his right hamstring during a 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 20.

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 1986 file photo shows, Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka reaches out to shake hands with New England Patriots coach Raymond Berry after the Bears won the NFL football Super Bowl XX game in New Orleans. (AP Photo/File)
Sports
3 weeks ago
Mike Ditka tributes pour in from President Trump, former President Obama, Chicago and the NFL

The Pro Football Hall of Famer was remembered by the sports world and beyond for his impact on the game as both a player and a coach, and later as a TV analyst.

New York Islanders' Adam Pelech (3) and Ryan Pulock (6) fights for control of the puck with Chicago Blackhawks' Frank Nazar (91) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Sports
3 weeks ago
Blackhawks’ Frank Nazar suspended 2 games for check to the head

The hit came with 1:35 left in the Islanders’ 4-1 home victory. Nazar was assessed a match penalty.

McKendree University is a private liberal arts college that enrolls about 2,500 students at its campus in Lebanon, Illinois, roughly 20 miles east of St. Louis. (Photo provided)
Crime
3 weeks ago
Man who threatened mass shooting at McKendree University pleads guilty

The messages he sent in 2025 repeatedly invoked the phrase ‘pain and tears forever.’

A massive 2,000-square-foot television wraps around the DraftKings Sports Bar at Wrigley Field. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IL State News
3 weeks ago
Report: Illinois tax revenue from gambling increased 19% last year

Sports betting, video gambling continue to drive increase.

FILE - The Big Ten logo is seen on the field at Husky Stadium during an NCAA college football game, Oct. 25, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Sports
3 weeks ago
Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti ‘optimistic’ College Football Playoff will expand from 12 to 24

That window was scheduled to end Friday but Petitti indicated during his remarks at Big Ten men’s basketball media day that the deadline had been extended.

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