The Illinois High School Association member schools approved 12 amendment proposals, including a football playoff expansion, ...

The Illinois High School Association approved 12 amendment proposals on Tuesday, with one of the proposals expanding the ...

The change adds 16 schools to the brackets of each of the eight classes, determined by student enrollment, that make up the ...

IHSA expands football playoffs to 384 teams in 2026, eliminates Week 0 and moves Week 1 up, forcing ADs to redo cross-state ...

Coaches from around Peoria, Illinois, reacted to the news of IHSA football playoff expansion. See what they said.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois High School Association football playoffs will expand in 2026. In the IHSA’s annual ...

Farmington coach Toby Vallas among 16 headed into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association hall of fame in 2026.

The IHSA announced a proposal passed on Tuesday that will expand the playoffs from 32 teams to 48 teams in each of the eight ...

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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The IHSA playoffs for football will look different for the 2026 season. The organization’s member ...

Illinois High School Association (IHSA) member schools approved all 12 amendment proposals that appeared on the all-school ballot during the annual bylaw referendum process, which concluded on Monday.

Lincoln hired Aaron Fricke to be its next football coach on Monday, Dec. 15. The Illinois High School Association ...