The Jaguars may have finished as the Class 2A state runnerups, but they are looking to take the next step this fall

Meanwhile, Allstate, the second largest insurer of homes in Illinois, next month is hiking its rates to insure homes here by an average of 14.3% for the majority of its policyholders. State Farm, by far the largest insurer of Illinois homes,

The Fighting Illini dipped into Florida for the third time in their 2026 recruiting class when a three-star receiver committed.

In its first major enforcement action under the Trump administration, ICE conducted a nationwide operation resulting in over 460 arrests, including in Illinois.

Bret Bielema and the Illinois football staff this week could be found in Orlando, Florida, busy on the recruiting trail. On Thursday, the Illini signed class of 2026 wide receiver Kenyon Alston to add another potential weapon to the offense.

Drexel at Northeastern, 3 p.m. Cornell at Dartmouth, 6 p.m. Princeton at Yale, 6 p.m. Delaware at Towson, 6:30 p.m. Columbia at Harvard, 7 p.m.

Louisiana, California and Florida rounded out the top five, with winnings per draw of $515,406, $494,047, and $454,290, respectively. Illinois ranked eighth, averaging $256,455 in winnings per draw.

“A client named Fatty showed us what not to do with a snapping turtle! Ouch!” Kimmel wrote. Fatty was coincidentally discussing how snapping turtles bite when the one in his hand lunged with amazing speed and clamped down on his index finger.

JAN. 30. GIANTS REPORTEDLY HIRING ILLINOIS DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT COACH. New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll has reportedly hired Illinois assistant linebackers coach Grant Morgan, per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

Residents of red counties in blue states wish they had a new political home. Also, in Florida, the Legislature is starting to stand up to Ron DeSantis.

The Michigan State Spartans are seeking to flip another top recruit from the state of Florida as three-star defensive end and current Illinois commit Kingston S