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From a three-win program to a second national championship appearance, Brock Spack has redefined Redbird football through a decade and a half of culture-shifting leadership. Hear from the players and voices who have been there since the beginning as ISU prepares for a historic title game in Nashville.

From heartbreak in 2014 to a historic run in 2025, the Illinois State "road warriors" are headed back to the national championship. Former Redbird stars are passing the torch and heading to Nashville to watch this resilient team finish what they started a decade ago.

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…

Legislation that would ban tackle football for children under 12 narrowly advanced in the Illinois House today.Supporters of the ban gave lengthy…

A former East St. Louis High School football linebacker has filed a lawsuit seeking compensation, saying he suffered brain damage after playing.Demond…

A suburban Chicago school district has reinstated a high school football team after determining alleged hazing by team members wasn't criminal in…

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…

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…

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.…

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…