To scores of Fighting Illini fans in the 1980s, the lob pass from Bruce Douglas to Efrem Winters was both a thing of beauty ...

It was a big day for Illinois athletics. The basketball team snapped a cold streak, beating Northwestern.And the Illinois ...

Winters and his classmates joined an Illinois team featuring future pro Derek Harper and Anthony Welch, who collectively launched a run of eight consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and nine 20-win ...

Efrem Winters didn’t spend all that much time in Champaign after his playing days ended. The former McDonald’s All-American, ...

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Just over 50 years ago, paleontologist Donald Johnson unearthed the remains of "Lucy," an ancient human relative who lived more than 3 million years ago. Now, another group of scientists have found ...

The Fighting Illini's Bret Bielema is the latest college football head coach to visit Dunlap's Mack Sutter this month.

Central Illinois high school football is becoming a hot spot for top Division 1 college programs."It is cool because you ...

Purdue coach Barry Odom is the fourth Big Ten coach to visit Dunlap. They're in town to watch four-star tight end recruit ...

After finishing the 2024 season with a 10-3 record and a tense win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl, the Illinois Fighting Illini are expected to compete for a College Football Playoff spot in 2 ...