Preliminary information from Illinois State Police ... the district and wider Pittsfield community instead gathered Sunday on the high school football field for a night of prayer, during which ...

PITTSFIELD — For a community stunned by ... that high school freshman Reese Brielle Ramsey died in a head-on collision on Illinois Route 106 in Pike County and two other students were ...

Eli Coenen, a defensive lineman from Bemidji State, has committed to the University of Illinois football team. Coenen is the fifth defensive line transfer the Illini have added this offseason.

Illinois starts the season at home on Friday, Aug. 29 (after moving the date up a day), against FCS local rival Western Illinois at 6:30 p.m. CT. It will make the first time the Illini have opened ...

After landing a commitment from elite in-state athlete Nasir Rankin – who projects as a wide receiver in college – Illinois is looking ... extend beyond the football field.

Stacker compiled a ranking of the best Class of 2025 football recruits from Illinois using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from Illinois set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays ...

Illinois high school football powerhouse Lincoln-Way East had another strong season in 2025 finishing 12-1 and falling only to eventual IHSA 8A state champs Loyola Academy in a nail-biter in the ...

NORMAL — As an Illinois State football player, Lavoise-Deontae McCoy has been all about seizing opportunities. “I’ve just been Johnny on the spot, I guess, in terms of fumbles happening ...

Step by step, Illinois football is making the sort of recruiting inroads that should allow seasons like last year's 10-win campaign to become the rule rather than the every-25-years exception.

Two Pittsfield ... at the high school football field for 7:30 p.m. Sunday. On Feb. 11, a Pittsfield High School freshman, Reese Ramsey, was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Illinois 106.

Illinois' lone regular-season appearance on ABC/ESPN this season comes in the second-week trip to Duke. If it gets a second game on ESPN, it could come as part of the College Football Playoff.