14+ hour, 50+ min ago   (500+ words) Illinois appeared primed to start the season 2-0 after a strong first half against the Duke Blue Devils, but late offensive struggles doomed the Fighting Illini on Saturday afternoon. Here are Roundtable's three biggest takeaways from the Illini's 31-27 defeat at the…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (770+ words) The Illinois drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:19 The score: Duke 31, Illinois 27 The Duke drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 1:08 The story: The Blue Devils' inability to turn that Katin Houser interception into anything offensively was a major win for Illinois. Duke's drive went nowhere, starting…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (583+ words) The Duke drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:10 The Illinois drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:17 The story: Collin Dixon did the heavy lifting to get Illinois inside the 5-yard line, making an incredible grab on a 30-yard reception on the Illini sideline. Then the offense…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (570+ words) The Illinois Fighting Illini will square off against the Duke Blue Devils Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Gies Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Ill.). Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches. Illinois is looking to give their home crowd…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (491+ words) We know ESPN's Football Power Index isn't the biggest fan of Illinois, but to be fair, it isn't alone. SP+, which was created by Bill Connelly (also of ESPN), is comparatively low on the Illini - though, notably, it wasn't going…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (498+ words) Illinois was unranked in the college football preseason polls, and despite beating UAB 42-23 in Week 1, the Illini are still unranked. However, Illinois did receive six votes in the most recent AP Top 25 poll, so it's not like the orange and…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (192+ words) CHAMPAIGN — Almost nine years ago, Ayo Dosunmu emerged from the back of the Jordan Brand Store in Chicago donning a Fighting Illini shirt. That moment was the first and most important spark in the revival of Illinois basketball back to…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (870+ words) Illinois enters the 2026 season with growing expectations and a schedule that offers several opportunities to measure just how far the program has come. Some games will carry conference implications, while others will test the Illini against nationally respected opponents. Together,…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (192+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has issued medical cannabis dispensary licenses to 37 existing dispensaries, marking the biggest expansion of the state’s medical cannabis market since 2016. The dispensaries may now sell cannabis to registered patients…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (381+ words) (The Center Square) – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says it is unacceptable that Cook County Judge John Lyke threatened to jail two deputies who raised security concerns over the judge’s decision to allow contact between a defendant charged with murder…...