Quan Martin got props from his old Illinois coach, Bret Bielema, during the Commanders-Lions NFL Divisional Round game.

The Illinois National Guard is set to deploy around 140 members to Washington, D.C. ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday.

Kasparas Jakucionis made a tiebreaking layup with 32 seconds left, and No. 22 Illinois survived a furious comeback bid by Washington to squeak out an 81-77 victory Sunday at Alaska Airlines arena.

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The Illinois National Guard will send 110 soldiers and 30 airmen to help with security at the presidential inauguration next week in Washington D.C. Airmen with the Peoria-based 182nd Airlift Wing and soldiers with the 5th Civil Support Team in Bartonville,

An Illinois state legislator is relieved a recent federal spending bill included taxpayer funds for St. Clair and Washington counties.

Washington (10-5, 1-3 Big Ten) closed out this weekends home slate against Illinois (11-3, 3-1) with a narrow, hard-fought defeat Sunday afternoon at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Desmond Claude scored a season-high 31 points to lead Southern California to an 82-72 win over No. 13 Illinois on Saturday.

After a solid west coast swing, Illinois basketball's NCAA tournament resume took a jump for March Madness. Here's a look.

After a Dec. 22 win over Missouri, the Illini dropped all the way to 23rd in KenPom – their lowest ranking since the preseason – in large part due to the poor shooting percentages they put up against the Tigers and in a one-point loss to No. 1 Tennessee in their previous game.

It was a stunning turnaround made possible by an ill-timed gaffe by the Illini, when miscommunication between swingman Tre White and guard Kasparas Jakucionis sent a simple inbounds pass into the backcourt, where Washington's Luis Kortright scooped it up and layed it in to tie the game at 75.

Trump’s improving numbers in the Chicago area and the rest of the state should be sending messages to Democrats as they plot their course in the coming second Trump era.