Illinois’ eighth-graders outperformed national averages in reading and math, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results released Wednesday. And Illinois

In its first major enforcement action under the Trump administration, ICE conducted a nationwide operation resulting in over 460 arrests, including in Illinois.

"John Collins, 27, has resurged this season in Utah...He has the skills to play alongside Wembanyama and back him up off the bench. Collins adds a dimension to the Spurs that current big man Zach Collins (no relation) doesn't provide as a floor-spacer."

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Vladimer Salaridze's 23 points helped UT Martin defeat Eastern Illinois 68-63 on Thursday night. Salaridze added six rebounds for the Skyhawks (8-10, 4-3 Ohio Valley ...

Illinois has proposed a bill for a state-run Bitcoin reserve. The state has a goal to use the world’s first crypto as a financial savings technology. As of now, the bill requires a five-year holding period before conversions or sales can proceed.

Arkansas earned two upset wins last week, including defeating #2 LSU on Friday night. The second-ranked Oklahoma men used the nation's top team score in their victory over #3 Illinois. Check out all of the scores and recaps of last week's NCAA gymnastics action.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.

Yes. Though the Utah War has been called “bloodless,” in reality, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah perpetrated a horrific war atrocity on Sept. 11, 1857, in a valley called Mountain Meadows (which, again, is some 400 miles southwest of Bridger, not close by as it’s depicted in the series).

Sign up for our daily basketball newsletter here Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team and college basketball at large: Two-thirds of the way through the season there are few givens when it comes to the Associated Press Top 25.

Several states tax grocery store purchases and some let their local governments tack on an additional grocery tax as well. Do you live in one of them?

Tomislav Ivisic is out with mono, and now Brad Underwood and Illinois will have to go on without him for a while.