The Bloomington Bison have entered an affiliation agreement with the NHL's Winnepeg Jets and AHL's Manitoba Moose, for the 2026-27 season.

More Than a Game! will remain installed at the McLean County Museum of History for at least five years. It's a rare new permanent exhibition drawing from the museum's collection and local baseball lore on loan for the occasion.

The Redbirds are set to play the Wildcats Oct. 18 in the second contest of a home-and-home series started last year.

Tackling Disabilities pairs campers with physical and/or intellectual disabilities with high school football players for skill stations, drills, etc. It'll be offered in Downs for the first time this summer.

The franchise landed in the playoffs in its second season under inaugural head coach Phillip Barski, who has agreed to a two-year extension on his contract.

Athletes from Bloomington-Normal competed in athletics, bocce and unified volleyball, with each medaling in this year's games in Minnesota.

The Bison earned ECHL’s Rising Star Growth Award and the Corporate Partnership Team of the Year Award during the 2025-26 ECHL Team Awards Ceremony.

A bar and restaurant in Downtown Bloomington saw a full house Thursday night as Team U.S.A. took on Turkey in the World Cup. Fans told WGLT they enjoy the barbecue and beer in the soccer-friendly establishment.

The top 10 teams in the 11-team league will qualify for the postseason tournament and the top two seeds will get automatic bids to the semifinals.

What makes the event like no other is its emphasis on inclusion of everyone and building irreplaceable bonds through a large sum of people from all walks of life, organizers said. This year's games will feature 3,450 athletes and unified partners, 1,250 coaches and 1,200 volunteers.

The American Red Cross will host its 31st annual Evening of Stars event Sept. 9 at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University. Tebow will serve as the event's keynote speaker.

When the World Cup soccer tournament begins Thursday, a Central Illinois congressman will see nine years of work begin to pay off.