Illinois State faces the Drake Bulldogs after Shannon Dowell scored 22 points in the Redbirds' 66-55 win over the Missouri State Bears.

Western Illinois faces the UT Martin Skyhawks after Raegan McCowan scored 22 points in the Leathernecks' 70-66 loss to the Tennessee State Tigers.

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Illinois will join over a dozen states in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Treasury Department.

The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” ...