Sports

NFL Innovates for Safety: New Helmet Add-On Approved for Upcoming Season

Chicago, IL - In a landmark decision aimed at enhancing player safety, the NFL has authorized the use of Guardian Caps, a new helmet add-on, for in-season games. These...

Celebrating National High Five Day: Former Marine, World Series Champ, Credited with the Iconic Gesture Creation

Chicago, IL - When was the last time you celebrated with a high five?  On National High Five Day,...

Unprecedented: Niles Notre Dame’s Tully First Non-Boundaried School Leader to Head IHSA

BLOOMINGTON, IL â€“ The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) elected Dan Tully, principal of Niles Notre Dame College Prep,...

Illinois Football Camps Face Air Quality Concerns: IHSA Monitoring Situation

CHICAGO, IL - As football training camps gear up across the country, a new concern looms over young athletes:...

Illinois Football Star Soared to New Heights in Space, Leaves NASA with a Stellar Legacy

CHAMPAIGN, IL - After an impressive career spanning 14 years at NASA, former Illinois football player and Missouri native,...

Group warns against public financing for Bears stadium

(The Center Square) – With talk about the Chicago Bears relocating, some have raised concerned about taxpayers picking up the tab for a new...

NASCAR not returning to Chicagoland Speedway in 2022

JOLIET – NASCAR will not be returning to Chicagoland Speedway in 2022. The Speedway was snubbed for the third consecutive year after the sport released...

Kankakee Trinity Academy becomes “Nonrecognized” by Illinois School Board of Education

KANKAKEE - Kankakee Trinity Academy has become "nonrecognized" by the Illinois School Board of Education. The school was sent a letter by ISBE informing them...

Orland Park native makes Olympic debut tonight

ORLAND PARK – In 2019, Evita Griskenas was the most decorated athlete in all sports at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.  Now the...

College athletes can be paid for name and likeness in Illinois starting Thursday

SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers, collegiate athletes and athletic directors from some of the state’s most prominent universities on Tuesday hailed the governor’s signing of a...

College athletes could profit from likeness under bill passed by Illinois House

SPRINGFIELD – College athletes in Illinois would be able to independently profit from their image or likeness under a bill passed by the Illinois...
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