The college football world readily acknowledges how the Illinois Fighting Illini surprised the nation. Now, can Bret Bielema live up to the hype in 2025? Or will they fade away into Big Ten obscurity?

And the first voice Thompson heard from during the process – that of Illini coach Bret Bielema – was very much speaking his language. “I’m a big relationship guy," Thompson said.

Coach Bret Bielema's Illinois Fighting Illini finished fifth in the Big Ten last season with a 6-3 conference record, following their regular season up with a 21-17 win over the South Carolina ...

State championship coach Cory Bielema is set to be named the next Limestone head football coach, pending approval at the District 310 school board meeting on Tuesday. Bielema is listed on the ...

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Joey Wagner discuss Illinois football's recent staff announcement and Illinois women's basketball's eight-game win streak. Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and ...

The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...

Penske Entertainment has signed Bret Michaels and The All-American Rejects to lead its Carb Day concerts at the Indianapolis 500. The 61-year-old Michaels, best known as the lead singer for 1980s ...

Social Justice Secretary Jane Hutt, 75, has enjoyed an almost unbroken cabinet run in various roles, since powers were devolved from Westminster to Wales in 1999. The Labour Vale of Glamorgan ...

SPEEDWAY — The 2025 Miller Lite Carb Day Concert will be co-headlined by Bret Michaels and The All-American Rejects on Friday, May 23 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. General admission tickets ...

The closure of a popular walkway on a rail bridge across the Hutt River has been put on hold to allow Hutt City Council time to develop an alternative. KiwiRail had planned to permanently remove the ...