The Marion Women's Club brought the tunes and dancing shoes at its annual fundraising Celebrity Dance Gala that brought in almost $100,000 to go toward completing renovation projects at the club ...

A SkillsUSA Illinois study noted progress but also ongoing challenges. It found Illinois saw a roughly 28% increase in new apprentices from 2019 to 2024. Female participation, however, only ...

Illinois women’s basketball schedule 2024-25 Here's a look at Illinois' past five results. See the Fighting Illini's full schedule here. Sunday, Feb. 16: Illinois 77, Nebraska 68 Thursday, Feb ...

ISP hosted a recruitment event at Southwestern Illinois College in an effort to bring more women on the police force.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois women’s basketball is resting up, with a rare six-day break in between games, ahead of its final game of the regular season. Sunday’s meeting with Michigan ...

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act was amended last weekend to ensure women’s teams are included in any conversations about public funding. The bill now goes to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who ...

University of Illinois basketball – both men's and women's teams – are getting ready for their 2025 NCAA Tournament debuts. The first NCAA Tournament in 1939 consisted only of eight men's teams.

Illinois heard its name called on Selection Sunday, earning a No. 8 seed in the Birmingham Regional 3 of the NCAA Tournament. The Illini will face off against No. 9 seed Creighton in the Round of ...

On March 8 — International Women's Day — the Bears hosted the first ever collegiate women's flag football game in the state of Illinois. A crowd of coaches, families and high school flag football ...

1913: Women in Illinois were successful in gaining partial suffrage. They became the first women east of the Mississippi River to have the right to vote in presidential elections.