The Illini aim to break through to the national spotlight after posting their first double-digit win season since 2001 last year.

The Texas lawmakers dismissed threats from their governor, and they called on blue states to back their act of defiance.

Black Americans in Illinois can submit a DNA sample to a university-based project trying to find their ancestral homes, ...

"Bad bat news travels fast. News organizations clamored for press credentials to 'review' the next show. They wanted to be there for the exploding goat or flying possum or dancing ...

The press acts as if “higher education” = Harvard. But a more interesting and gutsier stand is being taken in the heartland by schools that have a lot more going for them than football.

As climate change warms average global temperatures, hailstones larger than pingpong or golf balls will become more frequent ...

University of Iowa Center for Advancement President and CEO Lynette Marshall will retire next summer, 20 years after she started in 2006 and 70 years after the UI Foundation began in 1956.

Eastern Illinois University is proud to recognize academic excellence by naming high achieving students to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a GPA of 3.8 or ...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema was the first to speak at the 2025 Big Ten Conference media day. Here is everything he said in Las Vegas.

IDPH holds update on measles in Illinois as cases across U.S. keep rising Measles, caused by a highly contagious virus, is preventable through the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, and has been ...

The FY26 budget cuts tens of millions of dollars of funding to housing programs, including the governor’s signature program designed to end homelessness in Illinois.

Editor’s note: This story was updated to refer to the correct building on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University in the featured photo caption. CHICAGO — Illinois students won’t need to fill ...