The last time Illinois had as much fun at First and Kirby was in 2001, when Ron Turner's Big Ten champions went 6-0 at home.

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Namely the defense’s inability to get off the field on third down on a regular enough basis. The Illinois defensive ...

Mahomet-Seymour beat Bartonville Limestone 2-1 to take the Class 3A state championship volleyball match at CEFCU Arena in ...

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Player of the game Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant. Yes, Illinois running back Josh McCray scored a game-high three ...

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Monticello football holds on for dramatic overtime win against Benton in Class 3A state quarterfinals and will host Unity ...

Walk into any supermarket and you can usually buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million ...

A powerful typhoon has wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it barreled across the northern Philippines in ...

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