The Trump administration’s order freezing federal grants and loans is a wakeup call for researchers at Illinois’ largest universities, which benefit from hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to support research and other initiatives.

Here are some parting thoughts as the 2024 college football season officially came to a close for the major programs around Illinois.

After Maryland simply outsized Illinois in a 91-70 thrashing that can be explained in a single state – the Terrapins' 62 points in the paint – the Illini bounced back to dominate Northwestern on the glass (plus-23 margin) and outscore the Wildcats in the paint.

The bloom is off the rose for these Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten), who went from being underrated by the college basketball illuminati early this season to now arguably underperforming as the expectations around them have risen. The climb up the mountain, as always, gets harder with every subsequent step toward the top.

Illinois knocked off Northwestern in a college basketball game Sunday. Full recap, game highlights from Champaign, Illinois.

Despite (or maybe because of) their unpredictability, the Illini went back to some old standbys to best the Wildcats on Sunday

What to know to watch the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Nebraska Husker basketball via TV and online live stream plus game time on Thursday, Jan. 30.

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Central Illinois high school football is becoming a hot spot for top Division 1 college programs."It is cool because you don't think of Central Illinois as the

Eleven of the state's hospitals are among the country’s best facilities based on performance and clinical data. Only one is among the top 1%.

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