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Burford leads Illinois State against Belmont after 22-point showing

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January 22, 2024

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Burford leads Illinois State against Belmont after 22-point showing

Belmont Bruins (11-8, 4-4 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (9-10, 3-5 MVC)

Normal, Illinois; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State hosts the Belmont Bruins after Darius Burford scored 22 points in Illinois State’s 69-60 win over the Missouri State Bears.

The Redbirds are 6-4 on their home court. Illinois State is 5-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.6 turnovers per game.

The Bruins have gone 4-4 against MVC opponents. Belmont has a 5-6 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

Illinois State’s average of 6.0 made 3-pointers per game is 2.7 fewer made shots on average than the 8.7 per game Belmont gives up. Belmont averages 9.2 more points per game (77.8) than Illinois State allows to opponents (68.6).

TOP PERFORMERS: Myles Foster is averaging 10.4 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Redbirds. Burford is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games for Illinois State.

Cade Tyson is shooting 43.0% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Bruins, while averaging 17.2 points. Malik Dia is averaging 18.3 points and 5.4 rebounds over the past 10 games for Belmont.

LAST 10 GAMES: Redbirds: 3-7, averaging 65.8 points, 35.1 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.1 points per game.

Bruins: 5-5, averaging 73.9 points, 30.4 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 7.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.5 points.

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Two rounds of snow on the way to central Illinois – IPM Newsroom

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December 11, 2025

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Two rounds of snow on the way to central Illinois – IPM Newsroom

Snow is making a comeback in Central Illinois.

IPM meteorologist Andrew Pritchard said A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Champaign County and surrounding portions of east-central Illinois beginning Thursday at 3:00 p.m. to Friday at 6:00 a.m.

Snow will spread into Champaign-Urbana between 3-6 PM late this afternoon into the evening with periods of moderate to heavy snowfall continuing overnight. Snow should taper off around sunrise on Friday morning, with around 2-4″ of new snow accumulation expected across Champaign County.

Winds will blow out of the east around 5-10 mph, with minimal impacts from blowing & drifting snow. Still, snow accumulation on roadways could lead to hazardous travel conditions overnight into the Friday morning commute.

On Saturday, the National Weather Service in Central Illinois forecasted for snow to return on Saturday afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Temperatures will drop below zero across much of central Illinois both Saturday night and Sunday night with resulting wind chill values as cold as 15 to 30 below zero.

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Woman facing charges 5 years after infant’s remains found in north suburbs, police say

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December 11, 2025

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Woman facing charges 5 years after infant’s remains found in north suburbs, police say

RIVERWOODS, Ill. (WLS) — A woman is facing charges five years after the discovery of a dead newborn in the north suburbs.

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Riverwoods, Illinois police say Natalie Schram gave birth to the baby in May 2020 and then dumped the baby’s body in a wooded area in the 1800 block of Robinwood Lane.

Schram was arrested earlier this month in Washington State and has now bee charged in connection to the crime, police said.

SEE ALSO | 2 charged after infant’s remains found buried at Wilmington home, Will County sheriff says

The suspect is expected to appear in a Lake County, Illinois courtroom on Thursday.

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Catching up with Illinois State after huge playoff upset victory

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December 10, 2025

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Catching up with Illinois State after huge playoff upset victory

December 9, 2025 / 10:11 PM CST
/ CBS Chicago

Illinois State Redbirds pulled off the comeback of the year and maybe all-time this past Saturday.

ISU, who were 23-point underdogs, rallied from 14 points down with three minutes to go to knock off No. 1-ranked and defending champion North Dakota State in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in Fargo, North Dakota.

Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse overcame five interceptions to engineer the huge 29-28 upset.

Head coach Brock Spack and Arlington Heights receiver Dan Sobkowicz, who caught the game-winning touchdown, discussed the team’s spirit following the win.

“I had 142 texts, and so, I answered every single one of em, how about that. Either with a fist bump or thumbs up or ‘thank you very much,’ I answered every one,” Spack said. “Our players persevered, and they never lost. You can tell this is a different vibe. They just never lost confidence that they were going to win. To have five turnovers, and to be able to survive that and win, and beat these guys like that is amazing.”

“Obviously, it was a really good scrambler,” Sobkowicz said. “Just kinda wanted to make something happen, I mean, he found me, and, uh, obviously, I didn’t really think much of it, honestly, at that play right after, but words can’t really explain how much that meant. I think it’s just a cool moment that I’m probably never going to forget.”

The Redbirds will play UC-Davis Saturday in the FCS quarterfinals.

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