U Of I Has Spate Of Reported Sexual Assaults
Police sent out alerts after the first three incidents, but none for the two reported this past weekend.
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Police sent out alerts after the first three incidents, but none for the two reported this past weekend.
Malcolm Hill scored 18 points to lead the Illini.
Malcolm Hill scored 21 points and grabbed eight boards as the Illini improved to 15-12 overall record (5-9 Big Ten).
It was Penn State's first win in Champaign since the 2008-09 season, and Payton Banks tied his career-high with 24 points.
Te'Jon Lucas, Maverick Morgan and Michael Finke each had 11 points for Illinois (14-11, 4-8 Big Ten).
The Illini focused on their need of adding to the defensive line.
Ethan Happ scored 14 points and led the way in No. 10 Wisconsin's rout.
Shep Garner scored 18 points, and Payton Banks added 17.
Illinois got off to a quick 10-0 start in the first few minutes of the game and never gave back the lead.
D.J. Wilson scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half, helping Michigan build a double-digit lead.
The Bears won the NFC Championship 10 years ago Saturday.
Illinois' John Groce and Indiana's Tom Crean each have bosses who are agitated with the lack of success.
Now in his fifth year in Champaign, Groce has led the Illini to the NCAA Tournament just once.
Center Isaac Haas had 24 points and six rebounds.
Anthony Cowan scored a career-high 19 points.
Illinois (12-5, 2-2 Big Ten) changed up its lineup after its 96-80 loss to Indiana on Saturday, and the improvements showed.
James Blackmon Jr. scored 25 points, and Thomas Bryant finished with 20.
Melo Trimble scored 20 points, and Jaylen Brantley added 13.
The Illini (10-3) have won six in a row, including the last four in the border series.
Reserve center Maverick Morgan had 14 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season.
PAC-1 has shown promising results in animals, but it's also part of a human clinical study with promising results at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Tracy Abrams proved that he was back to top shape — or even better — when he scored a career-high 31 points and led Illinois in a 92-73 drubbing of Central Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
Tracy Abrams scored a career-high 31 points.
Illinois (7-3) shot 55 percent from the field and 7-of-16 from 3-point range.
A seventh person has been charged in connection with a violent home invasion in north suburban Winnetka in March.
"The Good Place" actor and comedian Marc Evan Jackson will perform in Chicago next Saturday alongside some of the best improvisers in Hollywood.
Chicago police are investigating a liquor store burglary that was caught on camera early Tuesday morning.
A woman was shot and critically wounded on Chicago's Northwest Side early Tuesday morning.
An Arlington Heights school canceled classes on Monday after a police officer lost his gun on the school campus.
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana — in the Buckeye State, they'll be casting ballots in Senate, House and governor's primary races, while Hoosiers will weigh in on House and state races.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
With 60 field organizers, 15 offices, and high-seven-figure spending planned, Iowa Democrats are making their most aggressive midterm investment in years as they target open seats for governor and U.S. Senate.
The 81-year-old former New York City mayor has been hospitalized for pneumonia, his spokesperson said.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Thirty years ago, Advocate Children's Hospital created a specialized team to transport the smallest patients to get life-saving care. On the anniversary of the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, they unveiled some a new ambulance.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
The extent of President Trump's influence over Republicans will be tested Tuesday in the Indiana primary, as seven state senators face challenges from candidates he backed after they refused to approve a new gerrymandered redistricting map.
A seventh person has been charged in connection with a violent home invasion in north suburban Winnetka in March.
"The Good Place" actor and comedian Marc Evan Jackson will be in Chicago next Saturday for a one-night-only show featuring some of the best improvisers in Hollywood.
The Arlington Heights police said the officer removed his gun while using the bathroom at the Forest View Educational Center just before classes ended on Monday.
The World Health Organization is working to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak.
An Arlington Heights school canceled classes on Monday after a police officer lost his gun on the school campus.
Chicago police are investigating a liquor store burglary that was caught on camera early Tuesday morning.
The World Health Organization says there may be some human-to-human transmission aboard the ship, as it prepares to medically evacuate two passengers.
A seventh person has been charged in connection with a violent home invasion in north suburban Winnetka in March.
Questions remain about how the man charged with killing Chicago police officer John Bartholomew and shooting his partner last month was able to get a gun into Swedish Hospital after he was arrested for an earlier armed robbery.
Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
The Cubs trailed 3-0 in the fourth before Suzuki tied it with a three-run drive off Chase Petty, Chicago's longest homer of the season.
Graham previously served as the Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Atlanta Hawks.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500.
The White Sox broke through against Michael King (3-2) in the sixth and then chased the Padres' top starter in the seventh.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
