Sixty percent of rural Americans live in child care deserts — regions with too few licensed slots for children. In rural Illinois, that number rises to nearly 70%.

The No. 20 Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4, 5-2 Big Ten) meet the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans (15-2, 6-0) Sunday. Tip-off ...

The Spartans' 7-0 start in Big Ten play is their best since the 2018-19 season when they last played in the Final Four.

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The University of Illinois is expanding a program to guarantee admission for in-state high school grads looking to transfer.

No. 12 Michigan State got the test that many were waiting for when it hosted No. 19 Illinois on Sunday afternoon. The ...

Illinois, ready to choose a state flag? Voting is open in the the new state flag design contest. The public can vote online at www.ilsos.gov/stateflag for one of the ...

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After going down early, Michigan State basketball survived a nail-biter vs. Illinois to stay undefeated and alone at the top ...

Coleman Hawkins transferred from Illinois in June to play for the Kansas State Wildcats. Safe to say it's been a rough start ...