1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (853+ words) When Illinois coach Brad Underwood looks back on his team's game against Connecticut on Black Friday, he almost doesn't recognize the Illini. UConn's 74-61 win over Illinois on Nov. 28 was a reality check for Underwood's team. The Illini entered the season…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1035+ words) Illinois State and Auburn were in two different places on Selection Sunday. Coach Steven Pearl and Auburn were gutted when the NCAA tournament selection committee left them out of the field. "When I told the guys of our intention to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (650+ words) It didn't take long for West Aurora's Tyler Fecht to get acclimated to the varsity level. The junior left fielder spent last season playing baseball on the junior varsity for the Blackhawks, but he was looking forward to making the…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (303+ words) Two people have been charged, and a handgun was recovered, following a gunfire incident in the early morning of March 26 on the East Side of Aurora, according to the Aurora Police Department. Aurora Police Chief Matt Thomas, in a news…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1905+ words) HOUSTON " David Mirkovi" could feel himself on the edge of tears as Illinois began to inch away from Iowa in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Saturday night. And then, in the revelry that followed, the flood of tears came....

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (11+ words) Aurora alderman works to change city's form of government'Chicago Tribune...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (234+ words) A home was deemed uninhabitable following a fire Monday morning in Aurora, according to the Aurora Fire Department. At around 10:22 a.m. on Monday, the Aurora Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1700 block of Violet Street, a news…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (361+ words) Geneva takes over top spot, while Hampshire, Metea Valley and West Aurora enter the rankings. With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Geneva 4-1 (2): Michigan State recruit Mason Bruesch bags two homers and a triple against Buffalo Grove and…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1709+ words) When her son's private school closed this past fall, Liana Rodriguez said finding a new school was difficult. It was a last-minute decision she had to make, but she ultimately opted to enroll him at West Aurora School District 129. Still,…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (533+ words) Political pundits are busy parsing the results from the Illinois primaries for a sense of where the Democratic electorate stands headed into this fall's midterms. Perhaps the analysis should be this: Who knows?" In Illinois' 7th Congressional District, state Rep. La…...