Illinois Fires Head Coach John Groce

The Illini made the NCAA Tournament just once in Groce's five seasons at the helm.

• Mar 11, 2017

After Travel Trouble, Michigan Throttles Illinois As John Groce's Fate Remains In Doubt

• Mar 9, 2017

Lovie Smith's Culture Change At Illinois A Work In Progress

The Illini are looking to improve on a 3-9 mark in Smith's debut season.

• Mar 8, 2017

'Wide Open' Big Ten Tournament Lands In Nation's Capital

The Big Ten Tournament will take place in Washington D.C. for the first time.

• Mar 7, 2017

Purdue's Caleb Swanigan Named Big Ten Player Of The Year

Northwestern's Bryant McIntosh and Illinois' Malcolm Hill were named to the second team.

• Mar 7, 2017

Father Says U Of I Student's Death Was Tragic Accident Unrelated To St. Patrick's Party

The coroner says Jonathan Morales, who was from Franklin Park, died from injuries caused by falling from a fourth-floor apartment balcony. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.

• Mar 6, 2017

U. of I.'s Chancellor Wants To Put An End To 'Unoffical'

A student died on one of the biggest party days on campus and the university's chancellor says he wants to put an end to the celebration.

• Mar 4, 2017

Freeman's 3-Pointer Lifts Rutgers Over Illinois

DeShawn Freeman's sixth 3-pointer of the season may have knocked Illinois out of the NCAA Tournament and put coach John Groce out of a job.

• Mar 4, 2017

Gruen: Surging Illini Have NCAA Tournament Berth In Sight

Illinois' resume compares favorably to some other Big Ten teams in better NCAA Tournament standing.

• Mar 3, 2017

Illinois Outlasts Michigan State With 73-70 Win

Illinois (18-12, 8-9 Big Ten) shot 45 percent from the field and 11-of-26 from 3-point range.

• Mar 1, 2017

3-Point Barrage Keys Illinois' 73-57 Win At Nebraska

Malcolm Hill scored 19 points, and the Illini made 13 3-pointers.

• Feb 26, 2017

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.

• Feb 22, 2017

Big 2nd Half Leads Illinois Over Northwestern, 66-50

Malcolm Hill scored 18 points to lead the Illini.

• Feb 21, 2017

Hill's 21, Lucas Block Help Illinois Hold Off Iowa, 70-66

Malcolm Hill scored 21 points and grabbed eight boards as the Illini improved to 15-12 overall record (5-9 Big Ten).

• Feb 18, 2017

Penn State Makes Easy Work Of Illinois, 83-70

It was Penn State's first win in Champaign since the 2008-09 season, and Payton Banks tied his career-high with 24 points.

• Feb 11, 2017

Illini Edge Northwestern, 68-61

Te'Jon Lucas, Maverick Morgan and Michael Finke each had 11 points for Illinois (14-11, 4-8 Big Ten).

• Feb 7, 2017

Minnesota Beats Illinois, 68-59

• Feb 5, 2017

10 In-State Signees For Illinois Are Its Most Since 2008

The Illini focused on their need of adding to the defensive line.

• Feb 1, 2017

No. 10 Wisconsin Routs Illinois, 57-43

Ethan Happ scored 14 points and led the way in No. 10 Wisconsin's rout.

• Jan 31, 2017

Banks, Garner Lead Penn State Over Illinois, 71-67

Shep Garner scored 18 points, and Payton Banks added 17.

• Jan 28, 2017

Illinois Handles Iowa, 76-64

Illinois got off to a quick 10-0 start in the first few minutes of the game and never gave back the lead.

• Jan 25, 2017

Wilson Scores 19, Leads Michigan In 66-57 Win Over Illinois

D.J. Wilson scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half, helping Michigan build a double-digit lead.

• Jan 21, 2017

A Decade Later, Lovie Smith Savors 'Special' Bears Team

The Bears won the NFC Championship 10 years ago Saturday.

• Jan 21, 2017

The Bernstein Brief: 2 Big Ten Coaches Under Pressure

Illinois' John Groce and Indiana's Tom Crean each have bosses who are agitated with the lack of success.

• Jan 20, 2017

Gruen: John Groce's Act, Losing Ways Are Wearing Thin At Illinois

Now in his fifth year in Champaign, Groce has led the Illini to the NCAA Tournament just once.

• Jan 19, 2017

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