The Rochester Rockets won’t play a varsity game this Friday. They’ll accept a forfeit win after Eisenhower switched to a junior varsity slate. The Rockets looked for a replacement team, but couldn’t ...

Some of the best dirt bike riders in the world competed at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on the first day of the Springfield Mile. Saturday and Sunday’s events are the final rounds of the American ...

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WICS/WRSP)— Champaign County residents are helping shape potential regulations for large data centers as county leaders continue working on a draft ordinance. The Champaign ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WICS/WRSP)— Illinois football fans heading to the home opener Thursday will need to pay closer attention to how they get to Memorial Stadium as a new traffic plan takes effect. Where ...

Week Two of high school football was loaded with top notch games, and over in the East Central Illinois region. Monticello over Unity, 27-23 The Sages overcame a late 23-21 deficit and pulled off a ...

Year Six of the Bret Bielema Era kicks off on Thursday vs. UAB. The Blazers are 28.5 point underdogs, and Illinois’ paying them over $1.1 million for the visit. UAB went 4-8 last season and allowed 38 ...

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The Miami Marine Stadium, considered a masterpiece of midcentury Brutalist architecture with its massive cantilevered roof and a stunning view of the city, opened in 1963 as ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Data centers and their power usage continue to dominate public conversations. City Water, Lights, and Power (CWLP) want a change to large load rates because they say it ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — The process to merge the Sangamon County clerk's and recorder's offices continues. In 2024, now-former Springfield City Clerk Frank Lesko ran on the platform, “Hire me ...

URBANA, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Urbana City Council approved a lease agreement Monday night for a new community engagement center in Sunnycrest Plaza along the Philo Road corridor. City leaders say the ...

After making its first Final Four in 21 years, Illinois aims to get back in 2027. Illinois officially signed Providence transfer Stefan Vaaks; during his freshman year, he scored 15 PPG on 35% from ...