"I'm just glad he's finally caught and justice is served," said Perry Lee, Ms. Taylor's father. "May God bless my family." ...

Illinois guard Gretchen Dolan (4) and Maryland’s guard Oluchi Okananwa (7) and Maryland’s guard Yarden Garzon (12) during a ...

Illinois upsets Maryland 73-70 in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.

Illinois upset No. 7 Maryland 73-70 in front of a rowdy New Year's Day crowd at State Farm Center, handing the Terps their ...

The Illini try to make it two postseason wins in a row when they take on Tennessee at the Music City Bowl in Nashville on ...

Steve Kelly and Loren Tate talk sports with Josh Whitman (UI Director of Athletics, from Nashville), Bob Asmussen ...

Illinois kicker David Olano (24) makes the winning field goal At the Music City Bowl in Nashville on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Illinois forward Cearah Parchment (30) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday, Dec. 19, ...

Trey Petty didn’t play in a game the last two seasons with the Illinois football program, and the 6-foot, 205-pound redshirt ...

For The Bailey Buzz this week, I had a reader ask about where she can drop off food at Blessing Boxes, in addition to having ...

"It was just a great high school basketball game. Both teams played really, really hard, and we competed. Just came up one ...