Education in Illinois shows promising areas of growth — including improved kindergarten readiness and increased graduation rates — but remains hampered by stagnant reading and math literacy, as well ...

Editor’s note: Follow live updates from Illinois football vs USC in Week 5. CHAMPAIGN — Illinois football coach Bret Bielema provided updates on multiple injured Fighting Illini players during his ...

James Brown is a special correspondent for CBS News. Brown has served as host for the CBS Television Network's NFL pre-game show, "The NFL Today," and had served as play-by-play announcer for the ...

Some unique history will be made in Bloomington Saturday as unbeaten Illinois and Indiana square off in their Big Ten openers. Both the Illini and Hoosiers have gotten the season off to a strong start ...

For years, Illinois football has carried a sense of foreboding. The program has consistently struggled to sustain success in the modern era, and every time it seemed the Illini were on the verge of ...

BLOOMINGTON, IND. — The No. 8 Illinois Fighting Illini lost to the No. 17 Indiana Hoosiers 63-10 on Saturday night — overmatched in a primetime college football showdown between Big Ten Conference ...

Illinois running back Kaden Feagin (3) is pursued by Southern California safety Bishop Fitzgerald (19) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Champaign, ...

In a small south suburban school district in Illinois — Dolton School District 148 — a fifth of the students met state reading requirements in 2024. The predominantly Black community has faced ...

At least 478 workers across Illinois were informed in recent weeks that they would be losing their jobs because of mass layoffs and shutdowns, according to information from the Illinois Department of ...

USC hits the road against Illinois in a consequential Big Ten matchup between ranked postseason hopefuls on Saturday. Here is the latest prediction for the game from an expert model that projects ...

Brady Twombly grew up playing every sport he could before sticking with basketball. He played one year of college basketball at Northern Arizona University and then he transferred to Boise State ...

COLUMBIA, Ill. – Columbia Unit School District #4 accepted the resignation of English teacher Mary Adams Thursday night. Supporters of the Columbia High educator spoke during the district’s regular ...