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

Illinois quarterback Katin Houser (4) during the football game between Illinois and Purdue at Gies Memorial Stadium in ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Kyiv to show support as Russia intensifies attacks on Ukrainian cities. The aerial war has escalated, with Moscow using hard-to-intercept ballistic miss ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Illinois quarterback Katin Houser (4) during the football game between Illinois and Purdue at Gies Memorial Stadium in ...

The cannon trophy will return to West Lafayette, Ind., after Purdue won at Gies Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is srichey@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on ...

The Illinois football buses arrive for the Illini Walk before the football game between Illinois and Purdue at Gies Memorial ...

In Chapter 1 of a Weekend Extra miniseries, we asked members of our Central Illinois Business Magazine Forty Under 40 ...

"Once my children entered school, I realized I wanted to have an impact on the community they and their friends were growing ...

According to a recent review by the Illinois auditor general, the UI expended $49.7 million on design, construction ...

Homelessness in Illinois decreased overall by 6 percent between 2025 and 2026, but chronic homelessness, where people have been homeless more than once in the last year and have a ...