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The Illinois Fighting Illini are the athletic teams of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. The school colors are orange and blue and the teams compete in the Big Ten conference. The university has won two Division I National Championships since 1958 and more than 25 overall. Famous players include Red Grange, George Halas, Dick Butkus, Lou Boudreau, Dike Eddleman, Ray Nitschke and Johnny Kerr.
The Illinois Fighting Illini are the athletic teams of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. The school colors are orange and blue and the teams compete in the Big Ten conference. The university has won two Division I National Championships since 1958 and more than 25 overall. Famous players include Red Grange, George Halas, Dick Butkus, Lou Boudreau, Dike Eddleman, Ray Nitschke and Johnny Kerr.
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Friday, October 7, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:09 a.m. Greg Jarrett will have continued coverage of the train derailment / explosions in Tiskilwa, IL. 6:09 a.m. Senator Mark Kirk addresses everything from President Obama's jobs plan to the Occupy Wall Street...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Mark Kirk, Ides of March, Psychiatry, Chicago Mayor
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 7:09 a.m. Jodi Winnett, who holds the dual titles of acting superintendent of the Illinois Lottery and Associate Director of the IL Dept of Revenue, discusses both the state of the lottery and where we are with proposed...Tags: Sports, Vehicles, George Washington, College Basketball, Northwestern Wildcats
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Meet ChicagoNow Radio hosts Alex Quigley and Amy Guth
Alex Quigley
Alex Quigley is the host of "ChicagoNow Radio" on News 720 WGN. He also hosts "PrepsPlus Chicago" and serves as assistant program director at the station.
Born in Kankakee and raised in Belvidere, Quigley got an early start on his...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Colleges and Universities, Sports, Travel, Commuting
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Scoreboard -- May 23, 2012
TV SPORTS NBA Basketball--Playoffs, Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m. (ESPN) College Softball--NCAA Division I Playoffs, Super Regionals, 7 and 9 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball--Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox, 7 p.m. (FXSP) TODAY...Tags: Indiana Pacers, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, College Basketball, Michigan Wolverines
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Return of the Land Grant Trophy
Nittany LinesPenn State and Michigan State can dust off the Land Grant Trophy in three years, when their derailed rivalry returns to the schedule. After a four-year hiatus, the Lions and Spartans will resume playing each other as part of the...... -
Edgy Tim O'Halloran on football recruiting | Morris' Friend, Romeoville's Bailey add offers
Special to the TribuneMorris junior tight end Danny Friend picked up a scholarship offer last week from Oregon. But it came with a little twist. The Ducks offered Friend as an offensive tackle. "They like my speed and my agility, plus they feel I can add some good size and...Tags: Sports, Purdue Boilermakers, Bowling, Big Ten Conference, Nebraska Cornhuskers
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NU football catches break in 2015-16
Northwestern's football "no plays" in 2013 and 2014 are Penn State, Indiana and Purdue, leaving a slate of Ohio State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, Michigan State and Illinois. Gulp. The 2015-16 schedules released by the Big Ten on...
Tags: Purdue Boilermakers, Big Ten Conference, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Michigan State Spartans, Maryland Terrapins
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Illinois' 2015-16 Big Ten schedules released
The release of future Big Ten schedules revealed Illinois will start the 2015 conference season with back-to-back road games and in 2016 will play consecutive road games at Wisconsin and Ohio State in 2016. The Illini play Michigan, Iowa and Northwestern...
Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, Indiana Hoosiers, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers, Iowa Hawkeyes
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NITTANY LINES: Penn State to play Michigan State again in 2015
Penn State and Michigan State can dust off the Land Grant Trophy in three years, when their derailed rivalry returns to the schedule.
After a four-year hiatus, the Lions and Spartans will resume playing each other as part of the Big Ten's 2015-16...Tags: Purdue Boilermakers, Big Ten Conference, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Michigan State Spartans, Bill O'Brien
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NU avoids Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin in 2015, '16
The Big Ten has released its 2015-16 football schedules. Northwestern should feel like the Bulls did when they hit the Draft Lottery and Derrick Rose fell into their laps. NU’s three “no-plays” for the 2015 and 2016 seasons are Ohio...
Tags: Travel, Purdue Boilermakers, Big Ten Conference, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Michigan State Spartans
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Illini golfers back in NCAA championship
A pair of top-seven individual finishes led the Illinois men's golf team to a spot in the NCAA championship tournament for ther fifth straight yrear. The Illini (plus-7) tied for third with Florida State in the 54-hole NCAA Southwest Regional...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Northwestern Wildcats
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Illini golf team off to good start in regional
Led by Thomas Pieters, a sophomore from Belgium, the Illinois men's golf team got off to a good start in its bid for a fifth straight appearance in the NCAA Championships. The Illini stand third after Thursday's first round of the 54-hole NCAA...
Tags: Loyola Ramblers, Horizon League, Stanford Cardinal, College Sports, Tennis
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