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With Nebraska Looming, Illinois Now Considered Team To ‘Look Out For’ In Big Ten
Despite upsetting Kansas last week, the Illnois Fighting Illini know they have yet to accomplish anything.
There is still plenty left to prove but they have earned respect around the college football world. The latest show of this comes from a Nebraska Cornhuskers-related website. The site Cornhuskerswire moved the Illini up in its list of toughest remaining opponents.
The Illini is now at No. 5, ahead of Wisconsin, Indiana, Purdue and UCLA.
“Illinois is moving up on the list following a 24-17 upset win over No. 19 Kansas,” Cornhuskerswire wrote. “The Fighting Illini battled the Jayhawks throughout the night. Down 17-13 heading into the fourth, Illinois broke through Kansas’s defense, scoring 10 unanswered to earn the win.
“This was largely due to IIllinois’s defense, which forced three interceptions and one fumble on the night. One of the interceptions also resulted in a pick-six for the Fighting Illini. With IIllinois’s defense on the rise, the team is one to look out for.”
The site lists Rutgers, Iowa, USC and Ohio State as Nebraska’s four toughest opponents left. Of course, this all depends if the Illini get past Central Michigan this week in the final non-conference game.
They are focused on preventing Saturday from becoming a “trap” game.
“Everybody is about to pat these guys on the back and this next game that we’re about to walk into, most people would label it a trap game,” Illini defensive coordinator Aaron Henry said. “If you come in sleepwalking, the team we’re about to play is a really, really, really talented. We have been having this conversation since the end of spring ball.”
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CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
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