The 11-player Benedictine University flag football team sat in a stretching circle just outside the walled turf field at ...

Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.

It was a huge win — even in defeat. Benedictine University in Lisle played Rockford University in the first collegiate ...

Former Wisconsin transfer A.J. Storr reminded college basketball fans of what he's capable of on a national stage on Wednesday evening ...

Six Rockford area teachers were awarded the Golden Apple for teaching excellence during surprise deliveries. Here's who won.

International Women's Day — the Bears hosted the first ever collegiate women's flag football game in the state of Illinois, featuring Benedictine University and Rockford University.

A new grant will help the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in Rockford, Illinois, increase the awareness of ...

Women's flag football teams from Rockford and Benedictine University faced off on International Women's Day in the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall, marking the first collegiate matchup of its kind ...

ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX ... We were the first college/university at any level to start a women’s flag football program in Illinois, and now we are making history again when we will be playing ...

Representatives for Rockford University and Rock Valley College did not respond to requests for comment. A Northern Illinois University administrator was not immediately available. Rock Valley ...