Starting next fall, football teams in Illinois will have more chances to make their way to a state championship. The Illinois High School Association member schools approved all 12 amendment proposals ...

Following the conclusion of voting at midnight on Thursday, the Illinois High School Association has announced that member schools voted to approve a special by-law proposal impacting the start date ...

DEKALB, Ill. — IHSA football championship games that were cancelled on Friday have been rescheduled. The IHSA and Northern Illinois University announced that NIU's Huskie Stadium will host the Class ...

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High school football playoffs in Illinois will include significantly more teams beginning in the 2026 season. The Illinois High School Association approved to enlarge the playoff bracket for each ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WAND) - Tuesday morning, member schools of the IHSA approved all 12 amendment proposals that appeared during the annual referendum process. Several significant changes were approved ...

There are a million ways to write a column about IHSA playoff football expansion. The easiest ways are to either bash the expansion or praise it. But what’s coming in the 2026 season bleeds too many ...

Roxana coach Wade DeVries looks out at his team following a timeout during a game last season at Freeburg. It appears the last word on Illinois prep football changes for next season may not be the ...

ILLINOIS, USA — Illinois High School Association member schools approved an expansion of the football playoffs to 48 teams per class, one of 12 bylaw amendments passed during the IHSA’s annual ...