It fell to Fred Harris, chair of the Democratic National Committee in 1969 and 1970, to help heal the party's wounds from the tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police clashed in Chicago.

WASHINGTON (AP) Georgetown coach Ed Cooley apologized on social media for a derogatory comment he made about Illinois after his team’s beat Saint Francis at home. Cooley used colorful language to disparage Illinois when talking about junior guard Jayden Epps, who played his freshman season there. Cooley posted to social media that the comment was made in jest and acknowledged it was a...

PISCATAWAY On their way out of SHI Stadium on Saturday afternoon, it was hard to not overhear many of what was left of the announced crowd of 47,524 fans using some four letter words in association with Greg Schiano. None of them seemed to be CHOP, either. The Rutgers head coachs decision to call […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Will Riley scored his 19 points in the second half and No. 25 Illinois beat Maryland Eastern Shore 87-40 on Saturday. Kylan Boswell added 13 points, Tomislav Ivisic had 11 and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 10 for the Illini (4-1), who shot 25% (10 for 40) from 3-point range but committed just nine turnovers. Jalen Ware scored 10 points and Christopher Flippin had 10 r...

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano called a timeout that gave Illinois a chance to see how tough a field goal would have been, allowing the Illinois offense to win the game.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Wenkers Wright ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns and No. 13 Illinois State knocked off North Dakota for the first time, 35-13 in the regular season finale for both teams. The Redbirds are 9-2 (6-2 Missouri Valley Conference) and are looking to reach the FCS playoffs for the first time since 2019 and sixth time in Brock Spacks 16 seasons as head coach.Copyrigh...

Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending No. 24 Illinois to a wild victory over Rutgers.

A food vendor with a Concealed Carry License shot and killed an armed man in the Austin neighborhood Friday night, according to Chicago police. The food vendor, a 35-year-old man, was approached around 8:50 p.m. in the 300 block of South Central Avenue by an unknown man, who police estimate is 30 years old. There was a brief struggle between the two men, where the attacker pulled out a gun, poli...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending No. 24 Illinois to a wild 38-31 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.Illinois (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) was down 31-30 when it sent long kicker Ethan Moczulski out for a desperation 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to go. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano then called for a...

The Chicago Bulls can try for a do-over.They passed on the opportunity to land Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. in the 2018 draft due to medical concerns. Those fears were initially well-founded. But Porter has been more durable in recent seasons and helped Denver win a championship in 2023.Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley suggests trying […]The post

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Michael Lindauer threw for a school-record seven touchdowns and Southern Illinois wrapped up the regular season with a 62-0 win over Murray State. Lindauer was 20-of-33 passing for 283 yards. Keontez Lewis had five receptions for 104 yards and touchdowns covering 4 and 65 yards. Bradley Clark had five catches for 84 yards and touchdowns of 35 and 23 yards. Nahshawn ...

Congressman Sean Casten (D-Ill.) hammered former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) over accusations about his sexual assault allegations and reported drug use detailed in the House Ethics report that he is pushing to have released. None of us would want to work in an environment where you can commit the crimes that Matt Gaetz is alleged...

The Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's 2021 conviction, saying prosecutors had no right to retry him.The post Jussie Smollett’s Conviction for Hate Crime Hoax Reversed appeared first on Metro Weekly.

The New York Mets want to acquire several starting pitchers this winter. Could they find a way to pry Garrett Crochet away from the Chicago White Sox?

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus may be on thin ice, and one former standout QB has been floated as a dark horse replacement.The post Former Bears QB Named ‘Dark Horse’ Candidate to Replace Matt Eberflus appeared first on Heavy.com.