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For the next week or so, many student-athletes in central Illinois will take on double duty while coaches work to coordinate schedules so players don’t…
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Legislation that would ban tackle football for children under 12 narrowly advanced in the Illinois House today.Supporters of the ban gave lengthy…
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A former East St. Louis High School football linebacker has filed a lawsuit seeking compensation, saying he suffered brain damage after playing.Demond…
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A suburban Chicago school district has reinstated a high school football team after determining alleged hazing by team members wasn't criminal in…
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Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman says plans for a $132 million renovation at Memorial Stadium are on hold and instead the school will break ground…
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The Chicago bears have the third pick in tonight’s NFL Draft. Number three is the highest the Bears have picked in more than four decades. General Manager…
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The National Weather Service says it is going to be “bitterly cold” this Sunday when the Chicago Bears take on the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field.…
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A federal judge in Chicago has given preliminary approval to a reworked head-injury settlement between former college athletes and the NCAA. U.S. District…
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University of Illinois Interim Urbana Chancellor Barbara Wilson says the decision to fire athletic director Mike Thomas came after a law firm’s release of…
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Northern Illinois University is offering students a chance at free tuition for spring semester if they attend all six home football games this season.At…