Whether or not the Illini nickname for athletic department originated as a reference to Native Americans, the term did also describe the Illinois Confederation, a group of 12 or 13 tribes that ...

The Women's Baseball World Cup is coming to the Rockford region in 2026. It's the tournament's first time in Illinois and ...

The Inoca were a tribe within the Peoria Tribe which was one of the five main tribes of the Illinois Confederation. There were 12 to 13 tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley. Tribes ...

Rockford is ready to play ball, with the announcement that it will host the Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Stage next year.