1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (734+ words) CHAMPAIGN — With the pre-game schedule coming back to some semblance of normal, the University of Illinois football team hopes for another normal today. Last season, the Illini beat the Blue Devils 45-19, but Duke would go on to win the Atlantic…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (382+ words) Sep. 12—What happened Duke running back Nate Sheppard didn't receive the Chase Brown-esque workload against Illinois as he did in the Blue Devils' season opener. That didn't change the fact he was just as effective — and equally difficult to bring…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (532+ words) The victory was the sixth straight for the defending ACC champion Blue Devils in a streak that dates back to November 22, 2025, when they beat North Carolina 32-25. Duke (2-0) fell behind 24-14 in the second quarter and was down 24-21 at halftime. The Blue…...

3+ day, 4+ 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…...

3+ day, 7+ 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…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (358+ words) There is a specific kind of stupid that only happens with expensive cars. Nobody looks twice at a Corolla missing its plates. Park a six-figure Rolls-Royce outside an Italian place in the south suburbs with bare bumper brackets, and you…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (357+ words) A new study found that Illinois households served by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois have lost more than $2.3 billion since 2015 by switching to "alternative" electricity suppliers instead of sticking with utility default rates, according to My Stateline. The Citizens Utility…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (317+ words) (The Center Square) – State officials say $25 million in taxpayer funds for the sixth round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program will increase representation of people of color, veterans and women in the construction trades. According to an announcement from Gov....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (519+ words) We are on the eve of the first AP Top 25 poll of the season, and the Illinois football team is already being doubted. I fully realize that losing Luke Altmyer in the offseason will hurt the program. Altmyer spent three…...