He did play a little with the Joliet Ravens youth football program as an eighth-grader. But Alexander didn’t really take the ...

Illinois added its sixth recruit from the Class of 2026 and its second from the state — this one from a Class 8A power.

Central Illinois high school football is becoming a hot spot for top Division 1 college programs."It is cool because you ...

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

The Rockford Icemen High School hockey team ceased operations several years ago. A new high school hockey program launched ...

DEKALB, Texas — A local school district has received a positive rating for its handling of its finances from the Texas Education Agency. DeKalb Independent School District received an “A ...

The East St. Louis Flyers dropped a tough overtime battle with national power IMG Academy (Florida), last week, but remain No. 2 in this week's Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings.

The Fighting Illini coach didn't call out the recruit by name, but Bielema watched Dunlap's Mack Sutter play basketball Saturday afternoon.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema and his staff have continued to build out the program's 2026 recruiting class, adding 6-foot-4, 240-pound Jacob Alexander – a three-star and top-15 in-state edge ...