Jakobi Heady's 16 points helped Central Michigan defeat Northern Illinois 71-66 on Saturday. Heady also added nine rebounds for the Chippewas (8-9, 2-3 Mid-American Conference). Cayden Vasko scored 15 points and added five assists.

As some northern Illinois counties fall under an Extreme Cold Warning, some school districts have announced they will be closed on Tuesday. Stephenson, Jo-Daviess, and Carroll County in northern Illinois as well as Green,

Police agencies in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, including Rockford, DeKalb, Beloit, and Janesville, issued policy statements on immigration enforcement to

Brant Byers' 17 points off of the bench and Miami (Ohio) beat Northern Illinois 84-69 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory.

Area students attending Northern Illinois University have been named to Northern Illinois University’s fall 2024 Dean’s List.

Northern Illinois averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 7.9 per game Central Michigan gives up. Central Michigan has shot at a 45.1% rate from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points below the 45.2% shooting opponents of Northern Illinois have averaged.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois hosts Miami (OH) after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in Northern Illinois' 108-70 loss to the Ohio Bobcats. The Huskies are 4-2 on their home court. Northern Illinois is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.

Miami (OH) RedHawks (9-5, 2-2 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (7-8, 1-3 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami (OH) faces Northern Illinois after Maya Chandler scored 25 ...

Miami men's basketball took its fourth-straight victory against Northern Illinois, marking the first time since 2005-06 that the RedHawks are 4-0 in MAC play.

Northern Illinois and Western Michigan will square off in a matchup of MAC opponents. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.

Miami (OH) RedHawks (11-4, 3-0 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-11, 0-3 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: RedHawks -13; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE ...

Central Michigan Chippewas (7-9, 1-3 MAC) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-12, 0-4 MAC) DeKalb, Illinois; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Chippewas -9.5; over/under is 140 BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan faces Northern Illinois after Ugnius Jarusevicius scored 23 points in Central Michigan's 82-63 win against the Eastern Michigan Eagles.