Esports

In partnership with the national competitive gaming league Generation Esports, students from Unit 5 esports were given the opportunity to have hands-on experience building gaming computers for their team in the district’s esports computer lab at Normal West High School.

Among flagship sports like football, basketball and volleyball, esports can get lost in the mix on a college campus. Part of that is due to its non-traditionally athletic design. But another is the sometimes unclear definition of esports.

For years, esports have become more and more mainstream – with college programs offering scholarships and marquee tournaments broadcast nationally on TV. That’s now trickling down to high schools.

Gamers at Illinois Wesleyan University have a new space to practice and compete with the opening of a new, 5,700-square-foot esports facility.IWU's…

The gaming industry is becoming so big that Illinois State University’s Creative Technologies major is leveling up when it comes to game design.The Arts…

In a nod to the academic and life skills that stem from student involvement, Heartland Community College will soon become the third higher education…

Illinois State University is adding a video gaming program.The esports program under the Campus Recreation department will have a competitive varsity…

Illinois Wesleyan’s esports program has captured the championship in a national tournament in the program’s second season.IWU defeated Columbia College in…

Zack Gilbert has been a video game fanatic as long as he can remember. “I played some video games, including Super Mario Bros.,” Gilbert recalled of his…

Bloomington-Normal is accustomed to hosting big softball, volleyball, and basketball tournaments. It can now add esports to the list.Grossinger Motors…