Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 98, Tom Thayer
The Tribune ranked the 100 best players ever before the team's 100th season. Here is the story on No. 98, Tom Thayer.
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Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 99, William Perry
The Tribune ranked the 100 best players ever before the team's 100th season. Here is the story on No. 99, William Perry.
Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 100, Patrick Mannelly
The Tribune ranked the 100 best players ever before the team's 100th season. Here is the story on No. 100, Patrick Mannelly.
Mr. Basketball EJ Liddell and Ms. Basketball Brea Beal share a friendship, historic dominance and hometown pride
EJ Liddell is about as calm as it gets under pressure. Witness the way he led Belleville West back from a 12-point first-half deficit to comfortably defeat Evanston for its...
It’s a landslide: EJ Liddell and Brea Beal are repeat winners for Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois for 2019
It’s difficult to get representatives from Illinois’ disparate regions to agree on anything, but from Rockton to Marion, from Quincy to Kankakee, the state came together for a consensus. EJ...
Details of Eloy Jimenez’s record contract with the White Sox include a $5 million bonus and a potential value of $75M
The White Sox and Eloy Jimenez made it official Friday afternoon. The team announced the terms of its record-breaking contract with one of baseball’s best prospects. Jimenez, 22, received a...
Barret Benson is the 3rd Northwestern basketball player to transfer since the season ended 7 days ago
Northwestern built the backbone of its 2017 NCAA Tournament team with its recruiting classes of 2014 and 2015, when coach Chris Collins served notice that the Wildcats would be bringing...
From Deron Williams to George Mikan: The 25 greatest NCAA Tournament players from Illinois schools
As we prepare for another NCAA Tournament with minimal (Bradley!) involvement from Illinois’ 13 Division I teams, let’s take a look at the glory days when the Illini, Blue Demons,...
Brewers trying again to limit Cubs fans’ presence at Miller Park, aka ‘Wrigley North’
The Brewers are at it again, trying to keep Miller Park from becoming “Wrigley North” by offering a presale promotion for Wisconsin residents for games against the Cubs. Beginning at...
Crystal Lake South lineman Trevor Keegan, the state’s top-ranked recruit, commits to Michigan
Two of Illinois’ top football talents committed to Big Ten schools in Michigan on Friday. Trevor Keegan, an offensive lineman from Crystal Lake South and the state’s consensus top-ranked recruit,...