The Illini are tough to beat at home: Illinois will be happy to return to the newly-christened Gies Memorial Stadium, becuase they're 8-1 at home since the start of last season. Their only loss came to Minnesota last year, and two of the wins they picked up were against teams ranked at the time like USC currently is ( Kansas and Michigan ).

FOX Sports’ RJ Young and Michael Cohen break down what’s at stake for USC and Illinois ahead of their Big Noon showdown.

Republican Darren Bailey launched his second Illinois gubernatorial run on Thursday. Bailey lost to incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker (D) in 2022 while he was a state senator. He recently ran in the Republican primary for Illinois’ 12th Congressional District,

It's and early kick off Saturday as Illinois welcomes the Trojans to town for a sold out homecoming game. Kick off is at 11 a.m.

Nearly three miles of a southern Illinois road have been shut down for a rather unusual reason: a snake migration.

As the possibility of a shutdown inches closer, two Illinois congressmen say lawmakers have an obligation to keep the government open.

No. 21 USC's road matchup against No. 23 Illinois will kick off at noon on Saturday, and Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley isn't happy with the start time.

USC gave up 357 yards to Purdue in Week 3. The Trojans did manage to create three turnovers against the Boilermakers, but that should be less of an issue for an Illini team that protects the ball arguably as well as any in college football.

Illinois is bracing for even more women from neighboring states to travel for healthcare after Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced it is pausing abortions services starting next week.

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Illinois has released its own recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines – urging all adults and many children to get the shots, in a break with the federal government’s guidance.