No. 13 Illinois (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten) has been off to a strong start in its 2025-26 season – but that has been in spite of some fairly significant injury woes. We all remember the early-season injury bug that plagued the Illini, forcing Andrej Stojakovic, Brandon Lee, Tomislav Ivisic and Mihailo Petrovic to miss some time.

Heavy snow unleashes near whiteout conditions along I-55 in Bloomington, Illinois. Video shows cars driving slowly down the highway as plows work hard to clear roads from the powerful cross-country storm charging into the Northeast tonight.

With Nebraska defeating Illinois Saturday afternoon, the Peacock postgame crew details how this changes the complexion of the Big Ten.

A deadly crash involving multiple vehicles in downstate Illinois prompted a closure of southbound I-57 for several hours Saturday, state police said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "Operation Midway Blitz" arrested more than 4,000 people; data showed about 15% had criminal records, mostly misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies.

The federalization of 300 Illinois National Guard troops was extended for 32 days, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said, even though the soldiers have mostly remained on an Illinois Army National

Western Illinois weathered a run from the Hawks at the end of regulation and hung on for a 69-66 win in overtime.

Illinois State will travel to No. 8 seed UC Davis in the quarterfinals of the 2025 FCS Playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday (Dec. 13) at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN+. This will be the second meeting between these two programs, with UC Davis defeating Illinois State 42-10 in last year's FCS Playoffs.