Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms presents a plaque to longtime Rock Island community volunteer and former award-winning Rock Island High School teacher Art Milton who was named this year's Grand ...

MASON CITY, Ill. (WAND) — The Illini Central grade school community is coming together to support Parker Swaar, an eight grader hospitalized after an accident at a recent track meet.

It's National Marching Band Day, and the Marching Illini are hoping the community and University of Illinois grads will help them "March Forth" and raise more money than last year.

Dec. 28—UPDATE: The Marching Illini left campus Saturday morning. *** URBANA — For about 400 University of Illinois students, winter break will be cut short for a two-day bus ride to Florida ...

The Marching Illini headline the opening ceremony to welcome people to the 70th Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023.

URBANA — For about 400 University of Illinois students, winter break will be cut short for a two-day bus ride to Florida. But the Marching Illini don't seem too upset about the long haul to ...

URBANA — For about 400 University of Illinois students, winter break will be cut short for a two-day bus ride to Florida. But the Marching Illini don't seem too upset about the long haul to ...

Band director Barry Houser is working out the logistics to get more than 400 people, eight charter coaches and a 126-foot equipment truck down to the Citrus Bowl.

Snare drummer Toby Perlstadt squints as he marches facing the sunset during the first day of U of I Marching Band Practice at the field on Stadium Drive and First St. in Champaign on Monday ...

Barry Houser, Director of the Marching Illini, confirmed that Richard “Dick” Cogdal passed away on Tuesday. A student from 1935 to 1939, Cogdal played bass drum, cymbals and timpani under the ...