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.

Rockford University's Women's Flag Football team is the first competitive team in the sport in Illinois and will play 16 ...

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

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.

For the first time ever in the state of Illinois, the Rockford Regents will take on the Benedictine Eagles for a collegiate Women’s flag football game.

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

Illinois residents voted to keep the existing state flag design, which was adopted in 1915 after a contest to create a flag, and the current flag received more votes than the top 5 design combined.

Flag football is only growing in popularity leading up to the 2028 Olympics, and that was on display last weekend at the home of the Chicago Bears.

The Chicago Bears will host the Rockford Regents and the Benedictine Eagles for the first collegiate women’s flag football game in Illinois. “This is a tremendous honor that has been bestowe ...