Akron comes into a matchup with Northern Illinois as winners of seven consecutive games. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Nasir Muhammad had 19 points, James Dent Jr. and Quaran McPherson added double-doubles and Northern Illinois defeated Ball State 76-66 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing ...

Ball State Cardinals (15-4, 7-0 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (8-10, 2-5 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Ball State after Chelby Koker scored 23 ...

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the ...

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

Starved Rock State Park offers one of the best winter hikes in Illinois, especially if you visit the Eagle Cliff Overlook ...

Jan Schakowsky, who represents parts of Chicago and many northern suburbs. “There’s definitely going to be a lot of pushback (from Illinois officials), and it’ll be obvious what Trump is ...

“But it's true." Here's why: Notre Dame was coming off a stunner of a Week 2 loss, 16-14 to Northern Illinois. All week long, the Irish heard the whispers. Not good enough and not tough enough after a ...

College sports conference re-alignment is coming to Illinois. Specifically, it's coming to Northern Illinois University. The NIU Board of Trustees are going to discuss the membership fee for the ...

As the first winter storm of 2025 slams parts of the central and southern U.S. today, our northern Illinois area will stay dry but frigid as cold air rushes in behind the storm. Temperatures won't ...

Communities across a large part of Illinois will likely experience heavy snow, ice and blizzard conditions as a major winter storm pummels this Midwest this weekend. However, those in northern ...

Northern Illinois Huskies (4-8) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-6) Ypsilanti, Michigan; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -7.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois ...