"Location, location, location," Frazier told FOX 32 after the press conference. It was a triple entendre, in a way. For NIU, it's a great location in the Mountain West for football.

Out of 54 locations, nine will close. The 45 will then be reduced again, as 30 of the remaining will be rebranded to Twin Peaks restaurants over time, the company said in an initial statement. The ...

The movement of the Northern Illinois football program from the Mid-American Conference to the Mountain West will affect the university’s 16 other athletic programs.

For those in the northern parts of Illinois, the company has plans for a Oak Creek, Wisconsin, location, but is facing backlash from the community. Peoria to Oak Creek is about 3 hours and 20 minutes.

The sighting is just the 11th confirmation of a mountain lion in Illinois since 2002, Dr. Chris Jacques with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources told McClatchy News. Mountain lions used ...

Northern Illinois to vote Tuesday on football-only Mountain West invitation By Chris Vannini Jan. 3, 2025Updated Jan. 7, 2025 190 ...

Northern Illinois has played 39 seasons in the MAC over two stints from 1975 to 1985 and since 1997. It was in the Big West Conference in football from 1993 to 1995 and operated as an independent ...

The addition of Northern Illinois gives the Mountain West nine football-playing members for 2026. The others are Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, UTEP and Wyoming.