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What a difference a week makes.
The McNeil and Spiegel Show's Showpot had a tough go over the weekend.
Nathan Scheelhaase passed for 312 yards and four touchdowns to lead Illinois to a surprise 45-17 win Saturday over Cincinnati.
I'm getting on board with the idea of the Big Ten spreading out its conference games throughout the entire season.
I look forward to you joining me in my kitchen as I cook up my thoughts on an smorgasbord of topics.
They say where there's smoke, there's fire.
Illinois coach Tim Beckman says sophomore running back Dami Ayoola has been kicked off the team for an unspecified violation of team rules.
Behold, Illinois football: Where even wins don't feel like them.
Northwestern linebacker Collin Ellis and Illinois Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase both received awards for their efforts in Week 1 of the college football season.
Nathan Scheelhaase threw for career-best 416 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to lead Illinois to a 42-34 win over Southern Illinois. But the Illini had to hang on late to beat the Football Championship Subdivision school.
Beckman's debut squad lost all eight Big Ten conference games by an average score of 37-13 and finished the season a sadsack 2-10.
Hey, anything to keep my mind off Illinois football, ya know?
I was offended on Thursday.
A 20-year-old student was hit with a blow dart Tuesday night. And about an hour and a half later -- and a few blocks away -- a 35-year-old man was also hit with a blow dart.
The Kansas City Chiefs traded wide receiver Jon Baldwin to the San Francisco 49ers for wide receiver A.J. Jenkins on Monday in a swap of disappointing first-round picks.
The University of Illinois has received its part of a settlement from the fallout from the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, and is passing on the money to four agencies that help families deal with the trauma of child abuse.
Stanford does it. So does Michigan. Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Vanderbilt do it, too.
In all honesty, though, it's just tough to get jazzed about Tim Beckman's encore when his opening performance hit all the wrong notes during a 2-10 campaign that included nine straight losses to close out the season.
Things Illini Nation learned this past week: 1) Ron Zook now works for a bank, and 2) Mike Thomas is willing to invest time in rebutting him.
If Beckman can't get things turned around soon – both on the field and with the state's best athletes – he won't be worrying about recruiting rankings for long.
Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel compiled a ranking of the best and worst college football coaches in the country - and it's not good for the University of Illinois.
With Lunt now officially an Illini, however, Beckman has in his program a quarterback who's probably Illinois' best – on paper, at least – since former pro Kurt Kittner. But the looming question hanging above Lunt's transfer is will Beckman ever get a chance to actually coach the QB in a real game?
It's a bright day for the University of Illinois football program.
Remarkably, for the third year in a row, the Windy City is home to the No. 1 high school basketball player in America, with rising Whitney Young senior Jahlil Okafor following in the large footsteps of prior Public League phenoms Jabari Parker (2013) and Anthony Davis (2012).
The Ghost hasn't galloped in Champaign since 1925. But come August, Red Grange will be back. In spirit, at least.
A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from Chicago diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday night to address a "security concern with an unruly passenger," the company said.
Jazz is smooth and sweet and Chicago made it famous, taking the music that originated in New Orleans, and putting a new spin on it.
Scammers are sending fake Evite-style texts and emails during graduation season, tricking people into sharing their personal passwords and security codes.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is considering a plan to remove all U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents from airports in sanctuary cities like Chicago.
Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
The clock is ticking in Springfield on legislation that could determine where the Bears build a new stadium, with state lawmakers facing a Sunday night deadline to pass a deal before the end of their spring session.
A judge blocked the Kennedy Center from closing its doors during renovations, and ruled that its board acted unlawfully by adding President Trump's name to the building. The president reacted by saying he wants Congress to take it over.
Owners of electric bikes, scooters and other modes of transportation could soon be subject to new regulations under a bill moving forward in the Statehouse.
The Justice Department announced the $1.7 billion fund as part of a settlement of a civil lawsuit President Trump brought against the IRS.
Democratic lawmakers argue the Trump administration must get express consent from Congress before continuing construction on the White House ballroom.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
Menopause can feel like a major turning point for millions of women, with symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog can make women feel like their bodies aren't their own.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A person suspected of having hantavirus in Winnebago County, Illinois, turned out to be a false alarm, officials said Monday.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
The Kane County Health Department was set Monday to offer a free mental health awareness webinar.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
Many artists announced for the Freedom 250 concert series in Washington, D.C., this summer, say they won't be performing.
Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95.
Former CBS Chicago anchorman Bill Kurtis has signed off from his role as the judge and scorekeeper on the NPR weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!"
Pop star Britney Spears said she was "totally fine" to drive and had not had a drink for about six hours when she was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol.
After nearly a century on the air, CBS News Radio signed off, with the final reports airing on Friday, May 22.
Chief meteorologist Albert Ramon has the latest First Alert Weather forecast.
Jazz is smooth and sweet and Chicago made it famous, taking the music that originated in New Orleans, and putting a new spin on it.
Scammers are sending fake Evite-style texts and emails during graduation season, tricking people into sharing their personal passwords and security codes.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is considering a plan to remove all U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents from airports in sanctuary cities like Chicago.
Chicago police and outreach groups were on the ground monitoring for potential teen takeovers on Friday night, after Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city was responding to credible reports of such activity this weekend.
Chicago police and outreach groups were on the ground monitoring for potential teen takeovers on Friday night, after Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city was responding to credible reports of such activity this weekend.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is considering a plan to remove all U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents from airports in sanctuary cities like Chicago.
The clock is ticking in Springfield on legislation that could determine where the Bears build a new stadium.
A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from Chicago diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday night to address a "security concern with an unruly passenger," the company said.
Jazz is smooth and sweet and Chicago made it famous, taking the music that originated in New Orleans, and putting a new spin on it.
A long stay in the neonatal intensive care unit can be one of the most difficult journeys a parent can face, but starting next week, Illinois becomes only the second state in the nation to offer NICU-specific leave for moms and dads.
Chicago has the largest air quality monitoring network in the country thanks to a partnership between the city, the University of Illinois Chicago, and local community groups.
An Indiana State Police trooper was shot, and a suspect was killed during a shootout with officers during a traffic stop on I-80/94 in Hammond, Indiana.
Data centers popping up all over Illinois are sucking up millions of gallons of water a day, at a pace that the state can't keep up with. But experts say tapping into wastewater resources would steer the state in a new and much safer direction.
Many Metra riders with disabilities have been forced to reroute their trips due to Monday's closure of the only elevator providing access to the Electric Line at Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.
Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Nia Coffey scored 20 points and made six 3-pointers, rookie Olivia Miles had 17 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 79-58.
Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera and Thomas Saggese added solo shots, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first meeting of the season between the teams.
Ryan Gareis is a former Neuqua Valley high school soccer star. After standout college run at South Carolina, she spent the first four years of her NWSL career in Houston. Now, she's playing for her hometown team, the Chicago Stars.
The Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ian Roberts, who led Des Moines Public Schools, is likely to be deported to his native Guyana once he serves a 2-year federal prison sentence for citizenship fraud and illegal firearms possession.
New DNA technology helped secure the arrest of a man accused in the brutal murder of a woman in downstate Illinois more than 30 years ago.
Thieves crashed a sport-utility vehicle into a convenience store in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood early Wednesday.
Chicago police were investigating Wednesday morning after thieves broke into a corner store in the city's Hermosa neighborhood.
A person of interest was in police custody early Wednesday morning in connection with a shooting that killed a teenage boy and critically wounded two men in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.
