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Illinois guard Kylan Boswell (4) dribbles the ball past half court during the Illini team’s season opener exhibition against the Illinois State University Redbirds Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19, 2025, at ...

The spookiest time of the year is upon us once more as our attention turns to jack-o’-lanterns, black cats and things that go ...

Joey Wright hosts hour #2 of SportsTalk live from the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign along with sportswriters Matt ...

More than 450 student-athletes visited our Champaign headquarters for Faces of Fall on Aug. 10 — including a host of boys' ...

More than 450 student-athletes visited our Champaign headquarters for Faces of Fall on Aug. 10 — including a host of boys' ...

Leroy coach Mark Edmundson HS golfers of the year at at the NG on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Leroy coach Mark Edmundson HS ...

The grain company projected Tuesday that all 14 local elevators have nearly completed both corn and soybean harvest. Premiere's Doug Cropp predicts the coverage area will finish within the next ...

Joey Wright hosts hour #2 of SportsTalk live from the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign along with sportswriters Matt ...

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York was hoping to persuade caucus members to back his plan to redraw the boundary lines of Illinois' 17 congressional districts in the hope ...

Six Illini football recruits are in the IHSA playoffs this weekend. ... Former EIU pitcher delivers late-game heroics for the ...

Leroy coach Mark Edmundson HS golfers of the year at at the NG on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2025. LeRoy boys’ golf coach Mark ...