David Mercer
The Associated Press
Champaign City Township, IL, United States
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Illinois defense, Epstein smother Western Kentucky, 20-7
Illinois defense stifles Western Kentucky, Epstein adds 111 yards for Illini in 20-7 win. → Read More
Dwayne Andreas, ex-ADM CEO, dies at age 98
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Dwayne Andreas, the farmer's son and college dropout who turned the grain-processing company Archer Daniels Midland into the supermarket to the world, then saw it rocked by a price-fixing scandal, has died. He was 98. → Read More
Dwayne Andreas, who transformed Archer Daniels Midland into global powerhouse, dies at 98
The conglomerate, which made high fructose corn syrup, was rocked by a price-fixing scandal. → Read More
George leads Illinois to 31-27 win over Michigan State
With the two quarterbacks in front of him on the depth chart down with injuries, Jeff George Jr. has spent much of his redshirt sophomore season at Illinois on mop-up duty, manning the controls for a struggling offense. → Read More
Minnesota turns turnovers into points, downs Illinois 40-17
A pair of early Illinois turnovers and a short punt gave Minnesota the ball at the Illinois 49-, 20- and 9-yard lines, and the Gophers turned each into a touchdown on the way to a 40-17 win. → Read More
Illini's Nickerson leads defense, looks to Michigan test
His Illinois team is a double-digit underdog, but Saturday will bring the kind of game Hardy Nickerson has been waiting for since he decided to transfer from Cal. → Read More
Illini’s Nickerson leads defense, looks to Michigan test
His Illinois team is a double-digit underdog, but Saturday will bring the kind of game Hardy Nickerson has been waiting for since he decided to transfer from Cal. → Read More
Illinois looking for answers to leaky run defense
Down by a touchdown in the fourth quarter and 69 yards from the Illinois end zone, Purdue decided its best bet was to hand the ball to a freshman backup tailback. → Read More
'Beardog' discovery offers clues to how canines evolved
For decades a fossilized carnivore jawbone sat largely unnoticed in a drawer at Chicago's Field Museum. → Read More
Fossil in museum drawer identified as new type of carnivore
For decades a fossilized carnivore jawbone sat largely unnoticed in a drawer at Chicago's Field Museum. → Read More
Illinois unsure if QB Wes Lunt will face Rutgers
Illinois coach Lovie Smith said Monday that he does not yet know much about quarterback Wes Lunt's injury or whether the senior will be able to play Saturday at Rutgers. → Read More
Illini, Groce hopes to bury bad memories left by last season
On the road recruiting recently, a song came on Illinois coach John Groce's car radio about things best left in the past, Randy Travis' "Digging Up Bones." → Read More
Police: 5 shot, 1 dead, after fight at Illinois campus party
One man was killed and four other people were wounded in a pair of shootings early Sunday, including one that happened on the University of Illinois campus. → Read More
Police: 5 shot, 1 dead, after fight at Illinois campus party
One man was killed and four other people were wounded in a pair of shootings early Sunday, including one that happened on the University of Illinois campus. → Read More
Illini stunned by loss, try to use bye to forget, improve
If ever a team could use a week off , it would Illinois after Saturday's 34-10 home loss to Western Michigan. → Read More
Illinois' weak finishing leaves 'bad, terrible feeling'
Three plays into the fourth quarter last Saturday, Illinois was within a touchdown and a two-point conversion of North Carolina. → Read More
Trubisky leads North Carolina past Illinois, 48-23
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Nursing an eight-point lead with just over 12 minutes left Saturday, North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trupisky heaved the ball deep toward Ryan Switzer but instead connected with the back of an Illinois defensive back. → Read More
Trubisky leads North Carolina past Illinois, 48-23
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Nursing an eight-point lead with just over 12 minutes left Saturday, North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trupisky heaved the ball deep toward Ryan Switzer but instead connected with the back of an Illinois defensive back. No problem, as it turned out. → Read More
Trubisky leads North Carolina past Illinois, 48-23
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores Saturday to lead the Tar Heels to a 48-23 win at Illinois. → Read More
Trubisky leads North Carolina past Illinois, 48-23
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores Saturday to lead the Tar Heels to a 48-23 win at Illinois. Trubisky was coming off a workmanlike performance a week earlier against Georgia that wasn't enough to deliver a win. On Saturday, he was 19-24 passing and didn't throw an interception. And he carried the… → Read More