Kylan Boswell scored 17 points and had six rebounds to lead No. 17 Illinois over Northwestern, 83-74, a Big Ten matchup on Sunday. Morez Johnson Jr. had 15 points, nine

Illinois freshman forward Morez Johnson Jr. dunks over Northwestern center Keenan Fitzmorris on Sunday. Johnson produced 15 points and nine rebounds in the Illini’s 83-74 win in Champaign. Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on Twitter ( @srrichey ).

Tomislav Ivisic is out with mono, and now Brad Underwood and Illinois will have to go on without him for a while.

Illinois fifth-year senior forward Kendall Bostic reacts during the Illini's blowout win against Purdue on Monday night at State Farm Center in Champaign. Sports Copy Editor Illinois fifth-year senior forward Kendall Bostic reacts during the Illini's blowout win against Purdue on Monday night at State Farm Center in Champaign.

The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted this week to raise the base tuition rate at all three campuses. The rate hike takes effect in the Fall 2025 semester. The University of Illinois Springfield will charge 2% more. Both the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses will see tuition go up 2.2%.

Chicago native helped Illinois basketball to a Big Ten Conference title and national prominence in the mid-1980s.

Julian Reese had 27 points and 17 rebounds and Derik Queen scored 25 points to lead Maryland to a 91-70 victory over No. 17 Illinois.

The original call for artists, or otherwise, to submit their suggested designs saw more than 5,000 entries pour in with the Illinois Flag Commission. From that panoply, the commission narrowed the field down to just 10 options.

The Champaign Fire Department responded to a fire Saturday at the Champaign Park Apartments.The fire broke out in a condemned three-story building, which was a

Before University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign student Gabi DalSanto was cleared to register for spring classes after being placed on a recent academic hold for defying school policy during a student-led climate march,