(WXYZ) — Lions linebacker DaRon Gilbert went back to his alma mater, Brother Rice, this week. Gilbert spoke to the entire student body, then spent time talking to ...

Lions linebacker DaRon Gilbert goes back to Brother Rice, talking to every student, and gifting his Lions jersey to the school. Brad Galli has more ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois accepted an invitation to join the Horizon League in basketball and most other sports except football on Thursday. The Huskies are set to become the league ...

Northern Illinois will move its basketball and other non-football programs to the Horizon League in 2026, the Board of Trustees approved in a vote Thursday. The move is the result of NIU recently ...

The Northern Illinois University Huskies plan to shift all non-football programs, including basketball, from the Mid-American Conference to the Horizon League in 2026. The move is pending a vote ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- Jackson Gilbert learned what it takes to thrive the Division One level after a challenging freshman season, now ranking top 50 nationally in the 400 meters in 46.64 ...

it represents something different,” Illinois sprints coach Javonie Small said. “This is your home, Champaign-Urbana. That’s you. You are Mr. Champaign-Urbana.” A big focus for Gilbert to ...

A measure aimed at allowing Indiana to absorb 33 counties in Illinois that have voted in recent years to leave the state has cleared its first legislative hurdle, but the effort faces a major ...

The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay ...

Americans in the northernmost parts of the continental U.S. could see the northern lights on Sunday, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the aurora borealis will be ...