Chicago federal employees protest mass firings in Federal Plaza
Two months ago, Nicole Smith moved from Michigan to Chicago for a new job at the Environmental Protection Agency where ...
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Terrence Shannon drops incredible upside-down shirts after Illinois botches jersey retirement ceremony
Terrence Shannon is making the most of Illinois’ blunder.The former Illini star, who had his jersey retirement ceremony botched last ...
Big Ten men’s Bracketology: What top 16 reveal said about Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan
Saturday’s reveal of the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee’s top 16 teams was… well, revealing. The Big Ten had three ...
Illinois AD apologizes for Terrence Shannon Jr.’s jersey being hung upside-down during pregame ceremony
Terrence Shannon Jr. had his jersey retired by the Illinois men's basketball program Saturday night. What was already going to ...
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo breaks Bob Knight’s Big Ten’s win record with victory over Illinois
Tom Izzo is now the Big Ten's all-time winningest coach. (Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Tom Izzo is now the ...
Meet the Chicagoland volunteers racing to rescue pigs
April Noga had two days to prepare for this rescue mission — save 18 pigs from a petting zoo in ...
From arrest to Donald Trump’s pardon
Rod Blagojevich was freed from a federal prison in Colorado in February 2020, 16 months after former President Donald Trump ...
What’s next for pardoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich?
Perhaps the most telling moment of the news conference Rod Blagojevich held hours after President Donald Trump granted the disgraced ...
Men’s basketball AP poll: Cooper Flagg, Duke look unstoppable in ACC; Iowa State spirals with back-to-back losses
It’s only the first week in February, and the Big 12 is crumbling a bit, but the ACC has a ...
Men’s basketball AP poll: Duke, Cooper Flagg look unstoppable in the ACC as Cyclones spiral with back-to-back losses
It’s only the first week in February, and the Big 12 is crumbling a bit, but the ACC has a ...
Bret Bielema riding high after Illinois’ breakout 2024 season
g636ktk78slj5vw2e6oc.webpIllinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great.The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day ...
Men’s basketball AP poll: Iowa State slips as Auburn survives chaotic week in the SEC
The Cyclones had won 12 straight before falling at West Virginia on Saturday afternoon. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)The top of the ...
Indiana fans turn on coach Mike Woodson in historic blowout loss to No. 19 Illinois: ‘We got embarrassed’
The Hoosiers have now lost back-to-back games by 25 points in one of the worst stretches in Mike Woodson's tenure ...
No. 1 Tennessee ties school-record 14–0 start with 76–52 win over Arkansas
Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier topped 20 points for the third consecutive game and seventh time this season in Saturday's win ...
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has to be restrained after Illinois’ Bret Bielema taunts USC sideline with substitution gesture
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema in happier times before the kickoff of the Citrus Bowl. ...
Flu, RSV are on the rise in Chicago
Leslee Cohen-Lavin and her family were feeling pretty good just before the holidays.“Then all of a sudden, we each went ...
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has to be restrained after Illinois’ Bret Bielema makes substitution gesture towards USC sideline
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer and Illinois coach Bret Bielema in happier times before the kickoff of the Citrus Bowl. ...
‘Higher-ups are in our pocket’ — An aviation giant with billions in military contracts admits to bribing officials in Nepal and South Africa
“Bribery schemes, whether based inside or outside the United States, harm consumers and companies that are trying to lawfully run ...
Madison Beer puts on a racy display in a strapless white corset minidress and knee-high boots as she takes to the stage at KISS FM’s Jingle Ball
Madison Beer made sure all eyes were on her as she took to the stage at KISS FM's Jingle Ball ...
No. 25 Illinois gets 40-yard TD with 4 seconds left for 38-31 win over Rutgers
Pat Bryant's 40-yard touchdown with four seconds remaining in the game gave Illinois a 38-31 win over Rutgers in Piscataway, ...
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