Illinois, the Prairie State, is known for its towering skyscrapers, charming small towns and diverse neighborhoods. According to Census population data, the Illinois population is the fifth-largest in the United States.

As Illinois dominated Indiana in every facet en route to a 94-69 win, the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall crowd expressed its displeasure with coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers. There was even a late-game scuffle between the Hoosiers and Illini.

BLOOMINGTON — The Eastern Illinois Food Bank Foodmobile will travel through McLean and DeWitt counties in February to distribute food to individuals and families facing food insecurity.

BLOOMINGTON — Frustration over Indiana basketball's performance reached a boiling point on Tuesday night as the team fell behind by 30 points against Illinois. There were multiple chants of "Fire Woodson" from the student section during the first half ...

It's both the ultimate cliche and an immutable basketball fact: good teams become great when they play 5-on-5 rather than 1-on-5. The Illini showed both extremes against Indiana, opening the scoring spigot when they played as a unit and (only occasionally) stagnating when the ball got sticky.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana women’s basketball got tripped up at Assembly Hall on Thursday night in a disappointing 68-54 loss to Illinois.

Everson Pierce, 28, is charged with being the organizer of a continuing financial crimes enterprise and for being the manager of organized retail crime. He is also charged with four counts of theft between $500 and $10,000 and two counts of money laundering.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) shoots in front of Indiana center Oumar Ballo, right, in the first half ...

More than $210,000 in scholarships are available for agriculture students through the IAA Foundation, according to information from the foundation.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois said they are working on expanding appointment availability and access at their Peoria health center

With the cold, comes finding ways of getting heat, such as kicking on the furnace or using a space heater. Capt. Frank Friend, public information education officer for the Bloomington Fire Department, said January is statistically when they see the highest number of space heater fires.