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Iowa's Tavion Banks (6) has his shot blocked by Illinois' Zvonimir Ivisic (44) during the first half of an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sports
3 months ago
Big men, bigger lineups: how length, size got Illinois, UConn, Arizona, Michigan to the Final Four

The Illini will be tested against Reed, a 6-foot-11, 265-pound senior whose scoring (21.8) and rebounding (13.5) averages in the tournament are the best of any player still standing.

Local
3 months ago
Hottest Aprils in Illinois since 1895

Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Aprils in Illinois since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information

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Illinois' Zvonimir Ivisic celebrates after an Elite Eight game against Iowa in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sports
3 months ago
What makes you a pro? At the Final Four, that question is bubbling up once again

All the Illinois players with European roots are allowed to play because their pro teams were more like club teams; they didn’t enter a draft or actually get drafted, the way a player might if he was looking to go to the NBA.

Blue pinwheels were placed at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital for Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Local
3 months ago
Springfield marks Child Abuse Prevention Month

Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher issued an official proclamation for the month but expressed a desire for a future where such awareness campaigns are no longer necessary.

The Ronald McDonald House on 7th Street in Springfield.
Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Springfield Ronald McDonald House marks decades of comfort for families

Staff say moments like celebrating a child’s release from the NICU are what make their work so meaningful.

Faculty at the University of Illinois Springfield took what they called a "practice" walk around the quad Thursday in anticipation of needing to do so for a strike.
Education
3 months ago
UIS faculty to strike starting Friday, if no deal is reached by then

Union says no productive talks have been completed after 11 months of talks.

Senator Dick Durbin and Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher hold a news conference at the Springfield Municipal Center.
Local
3 months ago
Durbin: Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing in Iran

Durbin says when Trump talks about ending the war in two to three weeks, don’t believe it.

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IL State News
3 months ago
Merch Madness insanity taking over C-U with Final Four clothing and merch

“In the first 24 hours, over 5,000 were ordered online and [for] pickup,” said Steven Farag, co-founder and CEO of Campus Ink and the NIL Store.

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