It was a barren place with a tangle of forest trees, hazel brush, wild vines, and three cabins. That is how Francis Ann Martin remembered the settlement that would become ...

In Central Illinois, once a year, the sky comes alive as millions of snow geese descend on a place most people have never ...

The first official day of spring is coming soon, marking the 2026 spring equinox in Illinois. Here's the local forecast for the season.

Long before snowflake photos filled science textbooks and art books, a curious farmer was capturing their beauty one crystal ...

On paper, the Illinois basketball team finished the season how we needed to finish the season. After dropping four out of six games, the Illini went into the final two games of the 2025-26 season ...

March 8 - David Mirkovic delivered 22 points and 11 rebounds as No. 11 Illinois outlasted Maryland for a 78-72 Big Ten victory on Sunday in College Park, Md. In a game that was tight throughout, ...

With just one Big Ten game remaining for every team in the league, the regular-season slate is nearly over, signaling not just the start of postseason play but also incoming individual hardware. In ...

After dropping four out of six games, the Illini went into the final two games of the 2025-26 season needing to win both games. A trouncing of a bad Oregon program led to the game we saw on Saturday ...

Thankfully, the Illini have played well enough this season that the bottom isn't very low when it comes to how far we can drop in the Big Ten Standings on the final day of the season. Illinois is ...

Illinois center Zvonimir Ivisic takes a shot before an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland on Sunday, March 8, 2026, in College Park, Maryland. Illinois center Zvonimir Ivisic dunks before ...