Tue, Jan. 2vs. Northwestern, W 96-66Fri, Jan. 5at Purdue, L 83-78Thu, Jan. 11vs. Michigan State, W 71-68Sun, Jan. 14vs. Maryland, L 76-67Thu, Jan. 18at Michigan, W 88-73Sun, Jan. 21vs. Rutgers, W 86-63Wed, Jan. 24at Northwestern, L 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Indiana, W 70-62Tue, Jan. 30, 6 p.m., Peacockat Ohio StateSun,...
Fri, Dec. 22, 2023vs. Missouri, W 97-73Fri, Dec. 29, 2023vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, W 104-71Tue, Jan. 2vs. Northwestern, W 96-66Fri, Jan. 5at Purdue, L 83-78Thu, Jan. 11vs. Michigan State, W 71-68Sun, Jan. 14vs. Maryland, L 76-67Thu, Jan. 18at Michigan, W 88-73Sun, Jan. 21vs. Rutgers, W 86-63Wed, Jan. 24, 8 p.m., BTNat...
Sun, Nov. 19, 2023vs. Southern, W 88-60Fri, Nov. 24, 2023vs. Western Illinois, W 84-52Sat, Dec. 2, 2023at Rutgers, W 76-58Tue, Dec. 5, 2023vs. Florida Atlantic, W 98-89Sat, Dec. 9, 2023at Tennessee, L 86-79Sun, Dec. 17, 2023vs. Colgate, W 74-57Fri, Dec. 22, 2023vs. Missouri, W 97-73Fri, Dec. 29, 2023vs. Fairleigh Dickinson,...
Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14vs. Marquette, L 71-64Fri, Nov. 17vs. Valparaiso, W 87-64Sun, Nov. 19vs. Southern, W 88-60Fri, Nov. 24vs. Western Illinois, W 84-52Sat, Dec. 2at Rutgers, W 76-58Tue, Dec. 5vs. Florida Atlantic, W 98-89Sat, Dec. 9at Tennessee, L 86-79Sun, Dec. 17vs. Colgate, W 74-57Fri, Dec. 22,...
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Eastern Illinois, W 80-52Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14vs. Marquette, L 71-64Fri, Nov. 17vs. Valparaiso, W 87-64Sun, Nov. 19vs. Southern, W 88-60Fri, Nov. 24vs. Western Illinois, W 84-52Sat, Dec. 2at Rutgers, W 76-58Tue, Dec. 5vs. Florida Atlantic, W 98-89Sat, Dec. 9at Tennessee, L, 86-79Sun, Dec....
Sat, Sept. 2, vs. Toledo, W 30-28 Fri, Sept. 8, at Kansas, L 34-23 Sat, Sept. 16, vs. Penn State, L 30-13 Sat, Sept. 23, vs. Florida Atlantic, W 23-17 Sat, Sept. 30, at Purdue, L 44-19 Fri, Oct. 6, vs. Nebraska, L 20-7 Sat, Oct. 14, at Maryland, W...
Mon, Nov. 6vs. Eastern Illinois, W 80-52Fri, Nov. 10vs. Oakland, W 64-53Tue, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., FS1MarquetteFri, Nov. 17, 7 p.m., B1G+vs. ValparaisoSun, Nov. 19, 7 p.m., BTNvs. SouthernFri, Nov. 24, 8 p.m., BTNvs. Western IllinoisSat, Dec. 2, 3 p.m., BTNat RutgersTue, Dec. 5, 5:30 p.m., ESPNvs. Florida Atlantic at...
By Rosie Ralston From protecting native plants and pollinators to helping urban, suburban, and rural residents grow food in their communities, the new University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator aims to meet the diverse needs of DuPage, Kane, and Kendall counties. Jamie Viebach, who joined Illinois Extension last summer as...
In response to rising food and meat prices and the challenges food pantries have in obtaining meat, University of Illinois Extension, along with key partners, launched the Illinois Deer Donation Program in 2022. Illinois Extension will present a live online webinar summarizing the outcomes of the inaugural program from noon...
By Woodrow Carroll By halftime in the University Illinois’ 47-14 victory over visiting Northwestern University (NU) in Champaign Saturday, Nov. 27, the Illini already had scored more points than in any game this season. Illinois led Northwestern 37-7 at halftime. Prior to the game, the top Illinois total by Illinois...
By Woodrow Carroll For the third straight football game, the University of Illinois failed to score a touchdown in the second half. In Saturday’s game in Champaign against visiting Rutgers, a lack of late offensive punch proved fatal. The Fighting Illini led 14-10 at halftime. The visiting Scarlet Knights from...
By Woodrow Carroll Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema enjoyed victory No. 100 of his collegiate coaching career. Rest assured, it was a contested game that long will be remembered, and, not just by Bielema! On the road at Penn State and a 23- or 24-point underdog, Bielema’s Fighting Illini’s...
By Woodrow Carroll The University of Illinois football team gained its second victory of the season Saturday, Oct. 2 at home in Champaign with a 24-14 non-conference victory against Charlotte (N.C.). It was timely as fortification for the Big Ten Conference home game against Wisconsin. Illinois, 2-4 overall and 1-2...
By Woodrow Carroll The road to recovery for the University of Illinois football team will go through Purdue University in West Lafayette with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday, Sept. 25. Illinois will seek to recover from its last-second defeat at the University of Maryland, Friday, Sept. 17 when the host...
By Woodrow Carroll Believe it or not, the last University of Illinois head football coach to lose his debut game at the school was Ron Turner. He and the Illini suffered a 17-point defeat at the hands of Southern Mississippi University in Champaign to begin the 1997 season that ended...
By Woodrow Carroll As nice as was Loyola University’s 71-58 victory over top-seeded Illinois Sunday, at least from the victorious Ramblers’ stand point in the Division I men’s college basketball tournament which started with a field of 68 teams, it was not the first time the Ramblers took a meaningful...
By Grace Barbic The University of Illinois System received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Monday for its saliva-based COVID-19 test. The statewide, seven-day, rolling positivity rate reached 2.4%. The FDA approval allows for the covidSHIELD test to expand beyond the U of I System....
By Woodrow Carroll Prior to an examination of the University of Illinois’ hiring of Bret Bielema as head football coach, here is a brief look back at events in the football program the last 40 years. Lovie Smith’s tenure as head football coach at the University of Illinois was terminated...
By Woodrow Carroll All of a sudden The Ohio State-at-University of Illinois Big Ten Conference football game at 11 a.m. Saturday generates a modicum of interest, however, only a couple of weeks back, the game was viewed by most observers a walkover victory for Ohio State. After dropping three straight...
Joy is postponed. We are delaying gratification. We are in the midst of one of the best times of the year for football and basketball fans, especially in college competition. The transition from one sport to another brings clarity to football races and expectations to the basketball world. It is...
