Illinois man's obituary rips White Sox for pitiful MLB record: 'Couldn't face' another season / Maryland fires on all cylinders, rolls Illinois in Big Ten quarterfinals / Duke's demolition of Illinois raises the Blue Devils' reputation yet another notch in advance of March / Michigan State vs. Illinois pick, spread, basketball game odds, where to watch, TV channel, live stream / College basketball rankings: Kentucky, UConn, Illinois move up in AP Top 25 poll, Kansas slips / No. 14 South Carolina and No. 21 Illinois each aim to finish with 10 wins at Citrus Bowl / Power Rankings: UConn, Gonzaga, UCLA and Illinois poised for big jump -- or slide / Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin pushes to make College Football Playoff over SEC foes, Illinois' Bret Bielema joins in / No. 24 Illinois and Rutgers are climbing the Big Ten ladder heading into Saturday's showdown / No. 22 Illinois eyes 1st ranked-vs-ranked win at home since 1991 against No. 24 Michigan