Sports

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has banned high school basketball for the winter.

A new Board of Director’s Policy focused on addressing hate speech and harassment was implemented by the Illinois High School at the meeting on August 24.

An overwhelming majority of Illinois’ parents are in favor of lifting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ban of football and volleyball this fall.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has violated the rules he established for the Illinois Department of Health by allowing his daughter to engage in out-of-state equestrian events.

While Gov. J.B. Pritzker has used his executive authority to cancel high school sports for kids across the state this fall, apparently this rule does not apply to his daughter.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is bucking the trend of Midwestern states allowing prep football season to continue in some form or fashion, but are some are questioning his use of a…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker should not be making the final decisions about the state’s high school sports, according to a House representative from DuPage County.

Parker named Illinois High School Association’s Boys Basketball Official of the year

The House Sales, Amusement & Other Taxes Subcommittee heard testimony from a variety of panels about how to make a proposed sports betting bill work best for Illinois.

A fifth amendment to House Bill 3308, which aims to make sports betting legal in the state, would make sure popular sports betting sites like DraftKings and FanDuel would still…

State Rep. Bob Rita (D-Blue Island) has introduced a fifth amendment for a bill pertaining to sports gambling in Illinois that would limit mobile and online sports betting.

Illinois has 13 Division I college basketball teams eligible for the NCAA tournament.

Head coaches of DePaul University women’s teams earn an average of $224,721 annually – the 40th highest average salary in the nation – according to a Chicago City Wire analysis…

Northwestern University football earns an average of $375,549 per player annually – the 36th highest rate in the nation – according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of federal education…

Head coaches of Northwestern University men’s teams earn an average of $824,724 annually – the highest such average salary in the state – according to a Prairie State Wire analysis…

DePaul University softball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $63,791 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education…

Illinois is the fifth most popular states for college softball, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Robert Morris University baseball tops the list of highest grossing programs in Illinois, reporting more than $1.3 million – or $10,678 per athlete – in 2016, followed by Bradley University…

After much soul-searching over the first four weeks of the season, the Chicago Cubs appear to have found their groove.

Questions about the Chicago Bears and their much-bandied about progress could be answered as early as the first week of the 2018 season.

Matt Nagy is convinced quarterback Mitchell Trubisky puts him ahead of the curve in his first season as Chicago Bears head coach.

Youth will ultimately be served in the case of the Chicago White Sox, and for win-starved fans that destiny could come about much sooner than many of them ever imagined.

Jevon Carter earned second-team All-America honors this week, yet another accolade for a point guard called “one of the best to ever hit the hardwood” for West Virginia University.

The oft-rocky Fred Hoiberg era appears poised for another season with the Chicago Bulls.