Cockburn, Plummer Lead Illinois Past Notre Dame
Kofi Cockburn scored 28 points, Alfonso Plummer added 21 and Illinois defeated Notre Dame on Monday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
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Kofi Cockburn scored 28 points, Alfonso Plummer added 21 and Illinois defeated Notre Dame on Monday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 38 points to lead No. 14 Illinois to a hard-fought win over Texas Rio Grande Valley on Friday night.
Kofi Cockburn bruised his way to 23 points and 13 rebounds in his second game back, and Alfonso Plummer hit seven 3-pointers and added 21 points as the No. 14 Illini held off Kansas State in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic.
Cincinnati mounted a big first-half charge to take a stunning halftime lead, then steadily pulled away from the No. 14 Illini for a victory that pushed them into the championship game of the Hall of Fame Classic.
Bielema said Tuesday he was tested for the coronavirus Monday night after developing mild symptoms during the day.
Tyler Kolek converted a steal into a go-ahead layup with 18 seconds left and Marquette forced 26 turnovers for a comeback victory over No. 10 Illinois on Monday night.
Coleman Hawkins had 17 points on Friday night and No. 11 Illinois overwhelmed Arkansas State in a blowout.
Jacob Grandison scored a career-high 20 points as short-handed No. 11 Illinois opened the season by rolling past Jackson State on Tuesday night.
Chase Brown rushed 33 times for 150 yards, and the Illinois defense delivered six sacks and two interceptions of Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan on the way to a 14-6 victory on Saturday.
Noah Vedral threw for 138 yards and rushed for a touchdown to lead Rutgers past Illinois on Saturday.
Casey Washington caught a 2-point conversion pass from Brandon Peters to end the first nine-overtime game in NCAA history and lift Illinois over No. 7 Penn State 20-18 Saturday.
Illinois coach Bret Bielema was facing his old team and trying for his 100th career coaching win, but his team was listless and ineffective from the opening kickoff.
Chase Brown rushed for 257 yards and two touchdowns and Illinois beat Charlotte on Saturday.
Illinois (1-4, 1-2) has lost four in a row since beating Nebraska in the season opener.
Joseph Petrino kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired to lift Maryland over Illinois on Friday night.
Illinois has dropped two straight after opening the season with a win over Nebraska.
The Illini's season-opening win over Nebraska feels like a distant thing of the past. Brett Bielema's team struggled on offense and defense with a middle-of-the-pack ACC team.
University of Illinois enrollment went up for the ninth straight year.
Under a new coach, with fans packed into the stands for the first time since 2019 and its backup quarterback at the helm, Illinois beat Nebraska on Saturday to kick off the 2021 college football season.
The interior of Altgeld Hall will be transformed into a modern facility while leaving the historic exterior intact.
The University of Illinois is looking far for new students.
Northwestern Wildcats football Coach Pat Fitzgerald has his work cut out for him after losing a lot of the players that won the Big Ten West Division.
The University of Illinois System will require faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before the 2021 fall semester.
Kofi Cockburn has withdrawn from the NBA Draft, but will he be back with the Illini?
Illini center Kofi Cockburn has entered the transfer portal which is unexpected on a couple fronts.
Christmas came early this year for Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry.
A pedestrian was hit by a freight train near the Wheaton Metra station on Thursday morning.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a law designating July 25 as Emmett Till Day statewide.
An explosion and fire at a Des Plaines condo building that injured 15 people in May was caused by arson, investigators said Thursday.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission on Thursday will decide whether to release a report that led to the resignation of state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) over reported allegations of sexual harassment.
The state Democratic Party is asking Wisconsin's elections commission to allow voters who already returned absentee ballots to cast new ones, after Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the governor's race and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley rejoined it.
Speaking live on CBS News Chicago's morning news on Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson touted an improving economy and falling crime in the city and credited his administration with the success.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
Brenda Fricker won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared in "A Time to Kill" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer."
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
Monday marks 107 years since the start of the 1919 Chicago Race Riot, and the Chicago Race Riot Commemoration Project is holding a seven-mile bike and bus tour on the history of the riot this weekend. Joining Audrina Sinclair are project co-directors Dr. Peter Cole and Dr. Franklin Cosey-Gay.
Jackie Kostek jumpstarts your day at the Obama Presidential Center.
Protests were held in Madison, Wisconsin, after a police officer shot and killed a man who police said had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
People in Louisiana are dealing with high waters after tropical storm Bertha made landfall in the southwest part of the state.
PJM has issued several public statements on its website over the past year in which it did not shy away from acknowledging a glaring problem — demand for electricity is on track to outpace supply. Lauren Victory reports.
Patrick Kane, 37, signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to the team.
A police pursuit in Indiana led to a serious rollover crash in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
An explosion and fire at a Des Plaines condo building that injured 15 people in May was caused by arson, investigators said Thursday.
A pedestrian was hit by a freight train near the Wheaton Metra station on Thursday morning.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
Record heat and major air quality issues created by wildfire smoke were key topics as some of the top climate leaders from around the world gathered in Chicago this week for the Aspen Institute's annual climate summit.
Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
Neighbors in the Avalon Park neighborhood said their community has been plagued by squatters, weeds, rats, and water leaks – all thanks to an abandoned home that's been sitting vacant for years.
Chicago has been feeling the heat this week, with highs in the 90s the past five days, but officials are making moves to cool off some of the hottest parts of the city, specifically Chicago Park District fieldhouses where many turn to keep cool.
Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
Patrick Kane, 37, signed a two-year, $16 million contract to return to the Blackhawks on Thursday, according to the team.
Chicago's Colin Rea (7-7) allowed four runs on six hits while striking out five in five innings.
Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece and Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month as the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
The Liberty erased a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes.
The Chicago White Sox on Wednesday were set to honor Black baseball pioneers with the Double Duty Classic at Rate Field.
Madison's chief of police says an officer in Wisconsin's capital city shot and killed a man who had injured him with a knife while resisting arrest.
Three men have been convicted of a string of violent robberies targeting liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars in Chicago in 2023 and 2024.
Chicago police this week warned of a pattern of robberies in which the thieves approach the victims in public and rip away their gold necklaces.
The Cook County State's Attorney will not be filing charges in a fatal shooting outside a bar in Lincoln Park that resulted in the bar being shut down Tuesday.
A bar on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Park community was shut down by Chicago police Tuesday morning, days after a fight broke out at a party in the bar and led to a fatal shooting.
