Old Kmart In Pontiac To House Illinois Basketball Museum
The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association says a former Kmart building in Pontiac will become the home of a museum devoted to Illinois basketball.
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Illinois Ends NIT With 68-58 Quarterfinal Loss To UCF
Despite 29 points and a second-half rally from Malcolm Hill, Illinois lost to Central Florida 68 to 58 Wednesday night in NIT quarterfinal action at CFE Arena in Orlando.
The UCF Knights advance to the final four of the NIT, and will play TCF next week.
4 Dead, More Than 20 Injured After Attack Near U.K. Parliament
An attack mid-day Wednesday in the heart of London has caused at least four deaths and 20 injuries, according to police. "We are treating this as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "There has been a serious incident within the estate," Commons Leader David Lidington told members of Parliament.
Did Rauner ‘Pull Votes’ Off The Grand Bargain?
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner continues to insist he is not responsible for derailing the state Senate's so-called grand bargain. But Democrats say he pulled Republican votes off the bipartisan deal ... which was trying to end Illinois' budget stalemate. Both assertions cannot be true — so we asked Statehouse reporter Brian Mackey to investigate.
U Of I Names New Women’s Basketball Coach
Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman has announced that Nancy Fahey has been named the next women's basketball coach. She comes from Washington University in St. Louis, where she spent 31 years. A member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, she's guided the Bears to an NCAA record five Division III National Championships.