Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

A member of the 1983-84 Illini who won the school's first Big Ten title in 21 seasons, was 61. He was retired after working ...

Baxter had a “trial by fire” his second day on the job, Testory said, when a water main ruptured at the city water plant.

How to revise the College Football Playoff? Will teams really put a cap on revenue-sharing? Will Title IX be affected? Our ...

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Beat writer Joe Vozzelli previews Monday night's matchup at State Farm Center with the Illini looking to end recent struggles ...

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Cissna Park’s Addison Lucht takes a selfie with her teammates at Friday’s practice after earning The News-Gazette’s Athlete ...

An asset manager is seeking to quash Nippon Steel's takeover of U.S. Steel and oust the leadership of the U.S. steelmaker after taking a stake in the company.

President Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment. While former President Joe Biden made climate change a hallmark of ...

Wall Street is tumbling on fears the big U.S. companies that have feasted on the artificial-intelligence frenzy are under threat from a competitor in China. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% ...