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30 basketball players from Illinois to play in NCAA women’s tournament

Chicago has the most players of any city representing Illinois in the tournament.

By Prairie State Wire | Mar 20, 2024

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37 basketball players from Illinois jumping for first place in men’s NCAA tournament

Chicago has the most players of any city representing Illinois in the tournament.

By Prairie State Wire | Mar 19, 2024

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MacDonald: "Two transgender cyclists have destroyed the female competition at the Illinois State Championships"

By Bree Gonzales | Sep 22, 2023

Journalist Cassandra MacDonald has raised concerns over the participation of two transgender cyclists who dominated the female competition at the Illinois State Championships.

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Illinois GOP's Tracy on YMCA transgender incident: 'Parents shouldn't have to worry about their children feeling unsafe'

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jul 18, 2023

Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy recently noted the case of a downstate YMCA swimmer.

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Gaines challenges Illinois' Durbin on Title IX comments: 'What message does this send to women, to young girls?'

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 22, 2023

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, former UK swimmer Riley Gaines challenged U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin about comments he made regarding proposed amendments to Title IX.

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American Principles Project criticizes Illinois for not defending integrity of women's sports

By Metric Media News Service Reports | Apr 21, 2023

The head of the American Principles Project has criticized Illinois for not "taking action in defending the integrity of women's sports" and panned a new proposal by President Biden that would amend Title IX to forbid U.S. schools and colleges from enacting bans on boys participating in girls sports.

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Analysis: Illinois one of 29 states allowing boys to play girls’ high school sports

By Prairie State Wire Report | Apr 14, 2023

As President Biden proposes a new rule that would amend Title IX to forbid U.S. schools and colleges from banning boys from participating in girls’ sports, an analysis by the Prairie State Wire shows that Illinois is one of 29 states that allow boys to participate in girls’ high school sports.

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Redbird Esports only collegiate Overwatch team to claim spot in international tournament

By Prairie State Wire reports | Mar 22, 2023

Redbird Esports only collegiate Overwatch team to claim spot in international tournament

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Illinois has 24 basketball players on the court in this year’s women’s NCAA March Madness tournament

By Prairie State Wire | Mar 16, 2023

Chicago has the most players of any city representing Illinois in the tournament.

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45 basketball players from Illinois to play in NCAA men’s tournament

By Prairie State Wire | Mar 15, 2023

Chicago has the most players of any city representing Illinois in the tournament.

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Veteran higher ed leader to serve as SIU Carbondale’s next provost

By Prairie State Wire reports | Mar 9, 2023

Veteran higher ed leader to serve as SIU Carbondale’s next provost

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SIU celebrating Women’s History Month in March with speakers, special events

By Press release submission | Mar 1, 2023

SIU celebrating Women’s History Month in March with speakers, special events

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Irvin: As governor, I would allow boys to play girls sports in Illinois

By LGIS News Service | May 25, 2022

Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin says he believes boys should be able to compete in girls' sports in Illinois if they so choose.

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Chicago finishes 27th in new ranking of cities ranked best for football fans

By LGIS News Service | Feb 16, 2022

Chicago came in 27th among the 245 cities examined in a new study by the WalletHub website showing which cities are most friendly to fans of either professional football or college football games.

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IHSA Football Quarterfinals Playoff Game Times Released

By LGIS News Service | Nov 8, 2021

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has released game times for the quarterfinal round of the 2021 state football playoffs. All games with be played on Saturday Nov. 13.

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Illinois high school football playoffs: How did your conference fare in the first round?

By LGIS News Service | Nov 1, 2021

Chicago/East Suburban Catholic conference teams went 11-0 this weekend in the first round of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) football playoffs, outscoring their opponents 467 to 82.

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Masks still required at Illinois prep wrestling events, except for those wrestling

By Prairie State Wire | Oct 21, 2021

As high school wrestling season kicks off, some are questioning Illinois’ indoor mask policy for sports.

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Conrad: 'Do I, a healthy, unmasked person, cause a real threat to the public?'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 31, 2021

Tim Conrad is warning parents across Illinois they could be next after he was recently hit with trespassing charges at a local school board meeting for not wearing a mask in violation of Gov. J.B.

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Some work to do for a Big Ten repeat: Northwestern's Wildcats outside Top 25 in AP football poll

By Art Benavidez | Aug 29, 2021

Northwestern will have some work to do if they wish to climb into the AP Top 25 Poll as they currently sit outside the rankings at No. 33.

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In new video series, renowned American wrestler wants to help have 'your greatest season'

By Savannah Howe | Apr 21, 2021

Lee Kemp, a four-time NCAA Division I National wrestling finalist, a four-time World Cup Champion and U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestler, announced a series of videos aimed at developing young wresters last week.