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Chicago teachers want no school on May Day, testing the city's mayor and school leaders
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (741+ words) The influential teachers union, an ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson, wants educators to participate in protests in the nation's third-largest city on May 1, coinciding with workers' rights rallies worldwide. But the newly named leader of Chicago Public Schools has rejected…...
UConn and Illinois square off in the Final 4
1+ week, 40+ min ago (316+ words) Illinois Fighting Illini (28-8, 16-6 Big Ten) vs. UConn Huskies (33-5, 19-4 Big East) Indianapolis; Saturday, 6: 09 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -1. 5; over/under is 139. 5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 UConn and No. 13 Illinois play in the NCAA Tournament Final Four. The Huskies are 19-4 against Big…...
Illinois throws out book on previous matchups with UConn and tries to flip the script in Final Four
1+ week, 47+ min ago (755+ words) He can just plug in the game tapes, rewind them and watch them again. Back in November, the Huskies led wire-to-wire in a 74-61 victory. Two years ago in the Elite Eight, UConn used a 30-0 run en route to a 77-52 victory…...
UConn and Illinois meet in the Final 4
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (309+ words) Illinois Fighting Illini (28-8, 16-6 Big Ten) vs. UConn Huskies (33-5, 19-4 Big East) Indianapolis; Saturday, 6: 09 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -1. 5; over/under is 139. 5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 UConn and No. 13 Illinois play in the NCAA Tournament Final Four. The Huskies" record in Big…...
Nationals take opening series in Chicago with 6-3 win over Cubs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (268+ words) Jake Irvin (1-0) allowed two runs and three hits with seven strikeouts and a walk in five innings and Clayton Beeter, the last of four Washington relievers, worked a clean ninth for his first save. Washington took two of three in…...
Illinois State and George Washington meet in NIT
1+ week, 5+ day ago (280+ words) George Washington Revolutionaries (18-17, 8-12 A-10) at Illinois State Redbirds (22-13, 14-8 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Monday, 7: 30 p. m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State takes on George Washington in the National Invitation Tournament. The Redbirds" record in MVC play is 14-8, and their record is 8-5 in non-conference games. Illinois State…...
Illinois Fighting Illini take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in Elite 8
2+ week, 40+ min ago (321+ words) Iowa Hawkeyes (24-12, 12-11 Big Ten) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (27-8, 15-6 Big Ten) Houston; Saturday, 6: 09 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -6. 5; over/under is 137. 5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Illinois plays Iowa in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini have…...
Illinois Fighting Illini play the Iowa Hawkeyes in Elite 8
2+ week, 1+ day ago (297+ words) Iowa Hawkeyes (24-12, 12-11 Big Ten) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (27-8, 15-6 Big Ten) Houston; Saturday, 6: 09 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -6. 5; over/under is 138. 5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Illinois takes on Iowa in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. The Fighting Illini…...
Houston meets Illinois in Sweet 16 matchup
2+ week, 3+ day ago (283+ words) Illinois Fighting Illini (26-8, 15-6 Big Ten) vs. Houston Cougars (30-6, 16-5 Big 12) Houston; Thursday, 10: 05 p. m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -2. 5; over/under is 139. 5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Houston takes on No. 13 Illinois in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars" record in Big…...
Vanderbilt hosts Illinois with its 1st Sweet 16 berth since 2009 on the line in March Madness
2+ week, 5+ day ago (703+ words) I referenced her this morning in film with Blakes just because of how and the volume they shoot at and how she'll pull up from really deep in transition and how you just can't let them," Green said. They're going…...