Illinois head coach Bret Bielema said he was in close contact with former Wisconsin coaches Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard during the recent winter transfer window.

Wisconsin basketball fell to Maryland 76-68 on Wednesday. The result halts Wisconsin's momentum. It becomes the team's second loss in three games, those results following a recent seven-game win streak.

Wisconsin basketball still holds a strong position in both KenPom and ESPN BPI after its road loss to Maryland.

The Badgers have shot 48% and hit 32 three-pointers in the last two games, marksmanship that has helped the team start Big Ten play 6-3.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health Care will close its in-store clinics at Walgreens locations in Illinois and Wisconsin, effective Feb. 6, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed to Becker's.

BLOOMINGTON — The Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball team cast aside a Carroll upset bid Wednesday at Shirk Center. And it took the Titans overtime to do it. Marko Anderson scored six points of his eight points in the extra session as No.

Wednesday’s matchup is a clear Quad 1 game for both teams. The winner will rise closer to the top tier that Purdue (NET No. 9) and Illinois (NET No. 10) currently occupy. The victor will almost assuredly jump up to a No. 3-seed in most NCAA Tournament bracket projections.

A registered sex offender who authorities in Wisconsin have been searching for for months was recently apprehended in eastern Illinois while living under an alias. According to a release from the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office,

Nebraska looks to break a long losing streak as we continue our College Basketball odds series with an Illinois-Nebraska prediction and pick.

Yet, as the Tribune’s Robert Channick recently reported, crossing the Illinois state line with more than a gallon of beer is, alas, illegal. And, yes, a 12-pack of 12-ounce beers exceeds that threshold. Luckily for many beer lovers, that rule typically is not enforced on the casual drinker.

Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has joined Illinois’ staff as a senior offensive assistant. Neu went 40-63 at Ball State from 2016-24.

See how the groundhog became a symbol for predicting seasonal changes in America, rooted in German folklore with a badger — which in turn lead to Groundhog Day.