7+ hour, 26+ min ago  (101+ words) wandtv. com (WAND) - The NFL draft is officially here, and it's one of the best times of the year for fans of the Chicago Bears. Optimism is high in the Windy City as the reigning NFC North champion Bears are…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (97+ words) wandtv. com Home next to Oglesby Mansion in Decatur's Historic District catches fire Employers expected to hire more college grads amid improved " shift + "slower / faster. seek to previous 12" 6 seek to 10%, 20% " 60% Crews tackle huge flames after fire breaks out at Decatur…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (536+ words) CHICAGO (NBC CHICAGO) " The Chicago Bears released a statement Thursday as lawmakers took a step closer to making a stadium in northwest Indiana closer to reality. The Indiana Senate already rapidly passed legislation setting the parameters for a deal with…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (291+ words) (WAND) -- Illinois Wide Receiver Pat Bryant was selected in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos." Bryant is the sixth Illini drafted by Denver and the first since T Jim Juriga in 1986. Bryant will reconnect with…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (21+ words) Click here to view this video from WAND. NWS confirms several tornadoes in Mc Lean, Iroquois Counties after day one of surveying...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (192+ words) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - In a matter of just a few days, college football players from across the nation will have their childhood dreams realized by hearing their name picked at the 2026 NFL Draft. The "Steel City" of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is preparing…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (150+ words) The U of I Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the Memorial Stadium rebranding." CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - The Butkus Awards, recognizing the top linebackers in football, are set to make their return to Champaign, Illinois Athletics announced Wednesday. The awards ceremony…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (181+ words) (WAND) -- Illinois' Ty Rodgers has entered the transfer portal according to reports." Illinois redshirt junior Ty Rodgers has entered the transfer portal, source told ESPN. Redshirted the 2024-25 season and then missed the 2025-26 season after suffering a knee injury last summer....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (155+ words) New Gies Memorial Stadium signage at the University of Illinois. September 12, 2025 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - University of Illinois student season ticket holders can kick their way to free tickets for this upcoming football season." Kickin' for Chicken will take place from 4-7 p. m. Thursday,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (137+ words) CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - A major shake-up for Illinois football recruiting'four-star quarterback Kamden Lopati has decommitted from the Illinois Fighting Illini football, according to a report from Rivals. The 6-foot-3, 228-pound quarterback from West Valley City had been committed to Illinois since…...