Illinois and No. 3 Duke meet Saturday (7 p.m., on FOX) at Madison Square Garden in New York City in the fairly rare late-February out-of-conference game for the Fighting Illini. Although things ...

Only twice in Illinois program history – dating back to 1905 – have two players been selected in the first round of the NBA Draft in the same season. Not since 2005 has the feat been accomplished, ...

The assassination of Illinois Black Panther Party Deputy Chairman Fred Hampton and Defense Captain Mark Clark by Chicago police and the FBI on Dec. 4, 1969, caused Larry Jenkins to leave his ...

Illinois has a special connection with Memorial Day, which was often called Decoration Day when this Baby Boomer was a lad. As I noted in my book “Abolitionism and the Civil War in Southwestern ...

QUINCY — Three Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County efforts have been recognized by the Illinois State Historical Society with Best of Illinois History Awards. The Governor’s Post, HSQAC’s ...