Residents in northern Illinois will experience degraded air quality today as rain brings Canadian wildfire smoke south. Find out the AQI in your area.

Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 13th annual A Taste That Matters fundraiser and culinary event, presented by Jewel-Osco, raised more than $430,000 which translates to over $3.4 million worth of ...

A massive dust storm was racing toward Chicago and the rest of northern Illinois, putting motorists and people with respiratory illnesses at risk, weather officials warned Friday evening.

It's the final run in the MAC for the Huskies, but they're in rebuild mode. 2025 Northern Illinois season preview with breakdowns, top players and transfers, what will happen, and projected win total.

Northern Illinois Food Bank appointed Colleen Ahearn as the new chief philanthropy officer. In this role, Ahearn will lead the food bank’s fundraising, marketing, and volunteer engagement ...

Guard Nasir Muhammad, a Brooklyn native, has committed to transfer to UAlbany men's basketball after spending the past two seasons at Northern Illinois.

The move by Northern Illinois was necessitated by its football team moving to the Mountain West, starting in 2026. The MAC wasn't interested in keeping Northern Illinois without football, and the ...

Northern Illinois will move its basketball and other non-football programs to the Horizon League in 2026, the Board of Trustees approved in a vote Thursday.

How the points were scored: Notre Dame football vs Northern Illinois Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Just about the only people who believed they could win were the ones ...

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July 1, 2026. The 2026 MW football season will include the Air Force Academy ...

Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026, the school and conference announced Tuesday. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based MAC to a ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American Conference to a ...