For Logan Trenary, the opportunity to continue wrestling will take him to another state. Trenary, a recent graduate of Southeast Polk High School, has signed with Northern Illinois University to ...

Northern Illinois guard Quaran McPherson, center, guard Will Lovings-Watts, left, and forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser, right, walk on the court during the second half of an NCAA college ...

Demonstrators at Northern Illinois University rallied Wednesday in support of five international students whose visas were revoked by the White House. More for You RFK Jr. Calls Out King Abdullah ...

A student walks through the Faner Hall breezeway late in the evening April 9, 2025 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. LYLEE GIBBS The federal government has revoked the visas ...

Northern Illinois hasn't made the NCAA Tournament in men's basketball since 1996. The Huskies were coached by Mark Montgomery, who now is the head coach at Detroit Mercy, from 2011-21.

The entrance fee for joining the Horizon League will cost NIU $1.4 million over six annual installments. It will not be the first time NIU’s non-football programs have played outside the MAC.

Northern Illinois hopes to move all of its sports teams except football, women’s gymnastics and men’s wrestling to the Horizon League in 2026.

The Northern Illinois University Huskies plan to shift all non-football programs, including basketball, from the Mid-American Conference to the Horizon League in 2026. The move is pending a vote ...

Northern Illinois will play one last season in all sports in the 2025-26 academic season in the 13-member configuration of the MAC before their departure. This is a developing story and will be ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd today announced that municipal and community organizations in northern Illinois can now apply for the 2025 Powering Communities Grant Program, which advances ...

Northern Illinois has been a member of the MAC from 1975-86 and 1997-2025. The Huskies played football in the Big West from 1992-95, overlapping with Nevada during that period.

Northern Illinois first joined the MAC in 1975, staying through the 1985 season. They rejoined the conference in 1997 after eight seasons as an independent and three in the Big West.