Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Illinois State takes on the Drake Bulldogs after Shannon Dowell scored 22 points in the Redbirds' 66-55 win over the Missouri State Bears. The teams meet Friday for the first ...

Led by Chase Walker’s 31 points, the Illinois State Redbirds defeated the UIC Flames 81-79. The Redbirds improved to 15-9 with the victory and the Flames fell to 15-9.

Illinois State University will be closing at 4:30 p.m. due to winter weather conditions. All campus buildings will be ...

With the 2025 season quickly approaching on Feb. 6, Illinois State softball hopes to improve on its strong run to end the ...

The game of basketball flowed through Rob Judson's life at every step and still does in his 45th and final season of coaching ...

Illinois forced Ohio State into tough, contested twos and turned the Buckeyes' misses into points at the other end in Sunday's comeback win at State Farm Center ...

The Quad Cities Chamber held a legislative forum on Friday featuring Illinois state representatives and senators from the ...

The National Endowment for the Arts will give nearly $2 million in funding to 80 arts organizations in Illinois ... Locally, Northwestern University received an $85 million research grant to ...

It’s advice he and other design experts hope the Illinois Flag Commission will take to heart as it forges ahead with the contest to pick a new flag to represent the state. Participants can also ...

ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow. Those for separating point to things like high taxes and a ...

S. Illinois is on the road but looking no worse for wear. After one quarter their offense has really been able to impose its will, dominating Missouri State 35-16. If S. Illinois keeps playing ...