We've seen our fair share of heated city meetings, but nothing quite like this. Things went totally left at a meeting in the Thornton Township in Illinois.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Chase Walker scored 22 points and Johnny Kinziger secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining as Illinois State knocked off Belmont 81-78 on Wednesday night.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five voters on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to throw out the legislative district map as unconstitutionally drawn to favor Democrats.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed Indiana Wednesday, referring to the Hoosier State as a “low-wage” state that “doesn’t protect workers.” “[Indiana is] a state that does not provide health care for people when they’re in need,

Michigan State also joined the 2-line after it held on to beat No. 19 Illinois on Sunday. The Ducks are listed as a No. 3 seed, joined by Kansas, Florida and Purdue, while Houston, Illinois ...

Maryland forward Julian Reese is The Associated Press national player of the week in men's college basketball.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

Percentages: FG .438, FT .769. 3-Point Goals: 12-27, .444 (Pierre 5-11, Orme 4-6, Peebles 2-5, Noyes 1-2, I.Walker 0-1, Lundblade 0-1, Whitt 0-1).

The dust has started to settle between Illinois coach Bret Bielema and Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh. Not everyone has defended Bielema's now-viral remarks toward the former Michigan national championship-winning coach after new information surfaced Tuesday about the sign-stealing scandal that occurred during his tenure.

Former Wisconsin head coach took a shot at Jim Harbaugh over his move to the NFL. That followed an update to Michigan's sign-stealing scandal

Week 13 of the college basketball season has already seen one big upset with No. 3 Iowa State falling at Arizona on Monday. Which teams could join the Cyclones?

Men's college basketball and Illini beat writer Scott Richey projects his top four seeds for each region of the NCAA tournament. This week? A mix of Big Ten and SEC teams at the top. MIDWEST * 1. Alabama (16-3) * 2.