The Fighting Illini dipped into Florida for the third time in their 2026 recruiting class when a three-star receiver committed.

Bret Bielema and the Illinois football staff this week could be found in Orlando, Florida, busy on the recruiting trail. On Thursday, the Illini signed class of 2026 wide receiver Kenyon Alston to add another potential weapon to the offense.

Former Florida State quarterback-turned-analyst Danny Kanell came to Illinois coach Bret Bielema's rescue following the release of Josh Pate's unofficial "JP Poll," which omitted the Fighting Illini despite beating Pate's 10th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in the Citrus Bowl New Year's Eve.

Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is almost complete. Notre Dame will face Ohio State on Jan. 20 in the CFP National Championship with the winner earning bragging rights as the first team to run the table in the newly expanded playoff format.

Heavy snow, sleet and ice are making travel conditions treacherous across the region, stretching from Houston into the Florida panhandle.

Ticket holders for Harvest Nights Music Festival still haven't seen their refund after the concert was canceled Jan 6. Ten years ago, court documents show a similar story with the same organizer.

A Republican state senator says migrant sanctuary policies enacted by Illinois Democrats are "getting people killed."

The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida's endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has increased the amount of groundwater being taken from the aquifers.

A 27-year-old Florida man has been charged in connection with a spree of retail thefts in Chicago. The arrest comes following a Cook County Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Taskforce investigation.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema and the Illini land a commitment from Orlando Bishop Moore Catholic WR Kenyon Alston.

Illinois football had a turnaround season in 2024, winning 10 games and getting a victory over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl.

Investigators later learned Kelly had an active Cook County arrest warrant for shoplifting and that he had also been arrested numerous times in Illinois, Florida and California for retail theft ...