Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is almost complete. Notre Dame will face Ohio State on Jan. 20 in the CFP National Championship with the winner earning bragging rights as the first team to run the table in the newly expanded playoff format.

Investigators later learned Kelly had an active Cook County arrest warrant for shoplifting and that he had also been arrested numerous times in Illinois, Florida and California for retail theft ...

A 27-year-old Florida man has been charged in connection with a spree of retail thefts in Chicago. The arrest comes following a Cook County Sheriff’s Police Organized Retail Crime Taskforce investigation.

Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation offered mixed reactions to the certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

Former Illinois Fighting Illini wide receiver Kenari Wilcher announced he’s transferring to play football at FAMU. He has two eligibility years left.

Illinois was the week's biggest riser, jumping nine spots from No. 22 to No. 13 after sweeping a West Coast swing.

The Vols have shown the ability to shut down high-level offenses, limiting Baylor to 62 points and holding Illinois to 64 points on 29% shooting. Tennessee has the lockdown perimeter defense to contain Florida's explosive backcourt, but the Gators don't have the defensive chops to limit the Vols inside.

The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida's endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has increased the amount of groundwater being taken from the aquifers.

LSU hosts Florida gymnastics in a top-10 gymnastics meet. Here's how to watch the competition with TV channel and start time.

Byron Donalds may seek Florida Governorship, fueling speculation after recent remarks at a state GOP meeting. Former Illinois Republican congressional candidate and entrepreneur Jack Lombardi is considering running for Florida’s 19th Congressional District, depending on whether U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds seeks re-election.

California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. As the U.S. population shifts to the South, political power is seeping from Democratic to Republican states.

With the Big Ten and SEC appearing to separate themselves with their depth and overall quality at times in the modern-day era of college football, Notre