Wednesday’s matchup is a clear Quad 1 game for both teams. The winner will rise closer to the top tier that Purdue (NET No. 9) and Illinois (NET No. 10) currently occupy. The victor will almost assuredly jump up to a No. 3-seed in most NCAA Tournament bracket projections.

The Badgers have shot 48% and hit 32 three-pointers in the last two games, marksmanship that has helped the team start Big Ten play 6-3.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema said he was in contact with former Wisconsin coaches Paul Chryst and Jim Leonhard during the recent winter transfer window.

A registered sex offender who authorities in Wisconsin have been searching for for months was recently apprehended in eastern Illinois while living under an alias. According to a release from the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office,

Let's say you've had it and want to move to Wisconsin. The results are pretty much the same as those of Wisconsin, which was called the 8th best state in America for raising a family. The Badger state ranked in the top 10 in the socioeconomic ranking and 9th in the US for Education and Child Care.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

WAUSHARA COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - A registered sex offender from Wisconsin is back in custody after law enforcement officials said he fled to Illinois. On Thursday, the Waushara County Sheriff’s ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Police agencies in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, including Rockford, DeKalb, Beloit, and Janesville, issued policy statements on immigration enforcement to address questions from the region’s migrant community in the ...

The win allowed Wisconsin to equal the fastest 18-game start of the Gard ... He averaged 28 points against Illinois and Iowa. With the exception of a stretch early in the second half UW kept him out of the lane, which went a long way toward containing ...

Wisconsin has gained another seat on the House Committee on Agriculture. Newly-elected Republican Tony Wied from DePere represents Wisconsin’s 8th District.  He was welcomed to the committee during Thursday’s House Ag Committee organization meeting by Chairman Glenn GT Thompson.

With eight wins in its last nine games, No. 17 Wisconsin is in high gear as it faces the most daunting stretch of its Big Ten schedule, playing four of its next five games on the road.

Everything you need to know in order to watch the UCLA Bruins take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Tuesday, Jan. 21.