Aidan Laughery rushed for three touchdowns and No. 23 Illinois topped Northwestern 38-28 on Saturday to reach nine victories.

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No. 23 Illinois can match its highest win total in 17 years and move within one of the school record if it beats struggling ...

Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant (13) scores a 40-yard touchdown after making a catch as teammate Alexander Capka-Jones (15) ...

The Illini got their ninth win of the season -- the eighth nine-win season in program history -- as Laughery ran 12 times for ...

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The Fighting Illini beat the Wildcats 38-28 Saturday at the friendly confines while many fans and holiday-season revelers across Chicago dealt with plummeting temperatures.

As the regular season winds down for No. 23 Illinois football, the team will head to Wrigley Field to face Northwestern.

No. 23 Illinois defeated its in-state rival Northwestern at the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field on Saturday.

Illinois and Northwestern are headed in opposite directions this season, but their paths will cross at Chicago’s Wrigley ...

Northwestern football kicked off its season with much promise on Aug. 30. Fresh off a remarkable 8-5 campaign and Las Vegas ...

But the potentially Orlando-bound Illini got the job done in what may be the final game for several beloved standou ...