Illini Top Nebraska on Senior Night, 69-57
The Illini close out the season Saturday at Purdue, and will compete in a week in the Big Ten Tournament with hopes of locking up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
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Former Illini Players Getting Paid For Bobbleheads
All five starters from 2005's Illinois Final Four team are now immortalized as plastic figurines with jiggling heads. The University of Illinois faced a series of decisions about whether and how to pay the former players under NCAA rules.
Bat-Killing White-Nose Syndrome Spreads In Illinois
The white-nose syndrome gets its name from a fungus that grows on affected bats' noses. Scientists say infected bats often show odd behavior - like taking daytime flights - when they're supposed to be hibernating. It's suspected that depletes their fat reserves, and causes the bats to become emaciated, and eventually die.
Champaign Senator Introduces Companion Bill To Protect Aquifer
Democrat Scott Bennett's bill passed a Senate committee Tuesday. It's aimed a protecting residents in Central Illinois from contaminated drinking water.