Illini football is coming to the DC area once again!! Support the DC alumni chapter!

Dust off your boots and get ready to two-step — it’s time for the annual Barn Dance at NYC’s hottest country bar, Common Country!

That time of year, a celebration of NYC Alumni and this incredible community.

Join Metro NY Illini for a summer night at the ballpark as the Chicago Cubs take on the New York Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday, June 24!

Metro NY Illini Spring Broadway Alumni Event, Oh Mary! starring Maya Rudolph of SNL fame. Join us for an evening of fun, friendship and laughter.

Let’s pack the house, bring the energy, and cheer on the Orange and Blue together. ILL! We’re gearing up for an unforgettable Saturday as we come together to celebrate Illinois Basketball on one of its biggest stages in over two decades. 

Support the Metro New York Illini Club's scholarship fund by entering our official 2026 Bracket Challenge!

Dust off your boots and get ready to two-step — it’s time for the annual Barn Dance at NYC’s hottest country bar, Common Country!

Join us on Tuesday at 5:30 PM ET at Overlook for Illinois vs Tennessee in the Music City Bowl! The game will be televised on ESPN.

Join the Metro NYC Illini for a You of I Networking Month event this Fall! Whether you’re a new grad, moving to a new city, or simply looking to expand your Illini network, these events are designed to welcome Illini into their new communities.

Join us for our annual Homecoming Tailgate at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza! We’ll gather before the big game to celebrate with food, fun, and school spirit.

Join Big Ten T-Shirt Night and the New York Yankees for a fun-filled day at Yankee Stadium!, in partnership with the Big Ten Conference

Join us for a American classic, whether you cheer for the home team or the away team, it will be a fun night of baseball, summer nights, and your NYC Illini community.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Support the Metro New York Illini Club's scholarship fund by entering our official 2025 Bracket Challenge!

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

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Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Join us on Sunday, November 24 for one of the final performances of Water for Elephants! Immerse yourself in this captivating adaptation of the beloved novel, which tells the poignant story of love and adventure set against the backdrop of a traveling ci

Join fellow Metro NY Illini Club alumni for an unforgettable day of camaraderie and football as we cheer on the Fighting Illini during their matchup against Rutgers Football at SHI Stadium!

Join the Metro NYC Illini for their annual barn dance! Grab your plaid, overalls, boots, and cowboy hats and get ready to have a hoot-hollering good time. 

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station!

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook in Midtown, near Grand Central Station.

Join us for a Tailgate Breakfast in Bryant Park on September 14, 10:00-11:30 am at the Fountain Terrace, Bryant Park.

The Annual Celebration & Scholarship Fundraiser is finally here! We are thrilled to once again welcome future students and scholarship benefactors to this special annual gathering where we celebrate the impact that scholarship support has on our studen

Join the Metro NYC Illini for their Annual Summer Bar Crawl in Long Island City!

Please join the University of Illinois' Department of Political Science's Alumni Visitor Board for an evening of conversation with NPR's Darian Woods Host of The Indicator from Planet Money in New York City. Darian will be hosting a wide-ranging discussi

Join us for a American classic, whether you cheer for the home team or the away team, it will be a fun night of baseball, summer nights, and your NYC Illini community. 

Join the Metro NYC Illini in this is a cabaret-style theater to witness the vocal talent of the University of Illinois Men's glee club, The Other Guys.

Support the Metro New York Illini Club's scholarship fund by entering our official 2024 Bracket Challenge!

Support UIUC graduate, Jeff Laurinaitis, Class of '96, as the Lead Producer of the limited engagement Off-Broadway show, White Rose: the Musical.

Metro NYC Illini will be hosting a volunteer day on Sunday, February 2024 beginning at 11:45AM - 4:00PM in partnership with Xavier Mission.

Get your fill of juicy beef, Chicago dogs, vegan dogs, and drinks from the one and only Hank, of Hank's Juicy Beef! Also featured, Hank's incredible giardiniera. Join us before or after the game watch at Fool's Gold. 

Kick-off the new year with the NYC FamILLy and watch #9 Illinois Men's Basketball take on the #1 Purdue Boilermakers.

Mark your calendars for December 5th and join your fellow Illini in New York at Madison Square Garden for the Jimmy V Classic. UIUC Athletics has dedicated an Illinois Fan block.

Mark your calendars for December 5th, and join your fellow Illini in New York for a pregame tailgate two hours before the Illinois basketball game at Madison Square Garden.

Join your Metro NYC Illini as Illinois alumnus Ben Jones ('06) headlines at Birdland Jazz Club in December with his show, Let Me Be Frank!

For those who are in the Metro NYC area visiting for the Jimmy V Classic or living in the greater NYC/DC metro areas, please join us prior the Illinois vs Rutgers game at 2:00PM at Stuff Yer Face in New Brunswick, NJ.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Gray Mare in the East Village.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Gray Mare in the East Village.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Gray Mare in the East Village.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Overlook near Grand Central Station.

Join the Metro NYC Illini for their annual barn dance bar crawl! Grab your plaid, overalls, boots, and cowboy hats and get ready to have a hoot-hollering good time. 

[CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER] Metro NYC Illini will be hosting a volunteer day on October 7, 2023 beginning at 10:00AM - 12:00PM in partnership with Central Park Conservancy for iHelp 2023.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Gray Mare in the East Village.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Gray Mare in the East Village.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Gray Mare in the East Village.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Gray Mare in the East Village.

Come cheer on the Fighting Illini with your Metro NYC Illini at the Gray Mare in the East Village.

Join us for our next Metro NYC Illini Night on Broadway series, for Shucked, a celebration of corn! A farm-to-fable new Broadway musical that puts the "culture" back in agriculture.

Join Deon Thomas, University of Illinois Basketball's All-Time leading scorer with 2,129 career points an 18.0 points per game average, and Zach Goines, the Associate Director of Athletics Development at the University of Illinois, for an intimate happy h

Join us for our annual dinner and scholarship fundraiser. This year's dinner will take a more informal approach but is bound to be a good time!

Join us for a American classic, whether you cheer for the home team or the away team, it will be a fun night of baseball, summer nights, and your NYC Illini community. 

Join us for a bike ride and BBQ lunch on Sunday June 4th from Downtown to Harlem along the Hudson River bike path (with no traffic).

This deeply moving, insightful piece is about connection, memories, and the small moments that can change the course of our lives. Directing is Tony winner and University of Illinois Swanlund Endowed Chair Daniel Sullivan (Proof, Lillian Hellman’s T

Come watch the Illinois Men's Basketball Fighting Illini team take on the Purdue Boilermakers!

Come watch the Illinois Men's Basketball Fighting Illini team take on the Purdue Boilermakers!

Come watch the Illinois Men's Basketball Fighting Illini team take on the Michigan!

Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health. 

Come watch the Illinois Men's Basketball Fighting Illini team take on the Penn State Nittany Lions!

Come watch the Illinois Men's Basketball Fighting Illini team take on the Iowa Hawkeyes!

Come watch the Illinois Men's Basketball Fighting Illini team take on the Wisconsin Badgers!

Come watch the Illinois Men's Basketball Fighting Illini team take on the Michigan St. Spartans.

Reserve your spot today to celebrate the holiday in true Chicago flare with your local NYC Illini family at Emmett's for Chicago style Pizza.

The Metro NYC Illini is excited to bring you the Jimmy V Classic Pre-Event. We have partnered with Stitch Bar & Blues to bring you an authentic NYC experience within a 5 min walk to Madison Square Garden.

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at The Gray Mare!

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at The Gray Mare!

Big Apple Big Ten is back, and this time we're hosting Friendsgiving! Get ready to join us on November 17th at 5th & Mad!

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at The Gray Mare!

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at The Gray Mare!

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at The Gray Mare!

On Monday October 24, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm the Guggenheim invites you to celebrate the opening of Alex Katz: Gathering.

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at The Gray Mare!

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at The Gray Mare!

BARN DANCE NYC ILLINI PUB CRAWL - WEST VILLAGE

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at The Gray Mare!

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season at the Gray Mare!

Football watch parties are back for the 2022 season! Join us at the Gray Mare to kick-off the season in UIUC flare!

The Annual Scholarship Dinner is back! We are thrilled to once again welcome future students and scholarship benefactors to this special annual dinner where we celebrate the impact that scholarship support has on our students of the future.

Metro NYC Illini is very excited to announce the first Metro NYC Illini Young Alumni event of the year. Come and meet other alumni in the area while enjoying those fabulous NYC views! We will be at, The Ready at Moxy East Village from 5:00 to 7:00PM. The

A Metro NY Illini Club tradition!

Join fellow Illini in cheering on the White Sox on Friday, May 20th!

The Wisconsin Badgers will visit Memorial Stadium for Homecoming, just like two years ago when the Illini pulled off that stunning upset. We'll be watching at The Junction!

Been watching the Illini on your own, saying things like "WOW, did you see that pass?!?!?" to your dog?  Now you can "talk" to fellow Illini fans on your phone in real time during the game.

The Chicago Illini Club and Athletics Division are hosting a monthly Happy Hour for Illini sports fans, exclusively for regional Illini Clubs. Pour your favorite adult beverage and join in! This month's guest: Men's Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

The Alumni Association and Athletics Division are teaming up to host a monthly Happy Hour for Fighting Illini sports fans, offered exclusively to regional Illini Clubs. So pour your favorite adult beverage and join the discussion, starting this Friday!

The men from three Illinois choral groups will join forces to perform at Carnegie Hall with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Can't make the performance? You're still welcome to join us for a pre-concert reception for alumni across the street!

Illinois has finished the regular season at #4 in the Big Ten, giving them a double-bye in the conference tournament.  We'll be watching their first tournament game on Friday, March 13th, approximately 2:30pm, at The Junction (39th and Lexington).

Come out and join your fellow B1G alumni as we celebrate the start of the B1G Men's Basketball Tournament!

Our ticket block is SOLD OUT, but there are still tickets available on StubHub.

We will have a private class at Swerve, NYC's indoor cycling studio.  Join fellow Big Ten alumni for a fun cycling workout while supporting Cycle for Survival, which provides funding for research of rare cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

The Illini are carrying a 6 game winning streak into their home match up against the Golden Gophers. We'll be watching at The Perfect Pint (45th between 6th and Broadway).

The Illini are back in a bowl game for the first time since 2015! They'll play Cal in Santa Clara, California, and we'll be watching at The Junction!

Illinois will face Missouri in the annual Braggin' Rights game in St.Louis. We'll be watching at The Junction - come on by to see the Illini take back braggin' rights!

Join us for the fifth annual all-Big-Ten party to usher in the holiday season and gear up for the conference championship football game.  This year we'll be supporting the Crime Victims Treatment Center of NYC.

It's iHelp time again!  We will join U of I students and alumni in a national day of community service by doing some gardening in Central Park.

Join our 23rd Annual Pub Crawl, this year touring Turtle Bay.

The Fighting Illini Football team will play the Huskies for the first time, and we'll be there in East Hartford to cheer them on.  And what's an Illini football game without a tailgate party?

Join us for our third annual end-of-summer/kickoff-to-Big-Ten-Football celebration, once again brought to you by Big Ten Network, SoFi, and the Big Apple Big Ten group!

"I immediately regret this decision."  -Ron Burgundy

Looking to hire a consultant this fall for help with a project?  Your alma mater can help!  Join us to learn more about Illinois Business Consulting, part of the Geis College of Business.

June is World LGBT Pride Month as well as the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which launched the gay liberation movement.  Celebrate with Big Ten LGBT alumni, friends, and str8 allies at the start of it all - the Stonewall Inn itself!

As always, we will celebrate our fantastic Scholarship Program and introduce this year’s finalists.  We'll also hear from the Alumni Association's Ryan Ross, who will highlight some of Illinois' most famous, and infamous, alumni. 

Drinks, barbecue, music - it's all down the shore!  Come on down for the annual Big Ten party in Lake Como, now in its TENTH year!

We have a block of tickets for the upcoming screening of Warner Brothers classic Bugs Bunny cartoons, accompanied by a live performance of the classical music score by the New York Philharmonic.

A new adaptation of a rarely-seen musical, written by three of the biggest names in Broadway history.

Looking for a great way to have fun and meet new people?  Join the Big Apple Big Ten Cornhole League, with matches on Thursday nights at Joshua Tree in Murray Hill, starting April 25.  Individual players welcome! REGISTRATION DEADLINE APRIL 16

Join us and our fellow NYC Big Ten alumni to celebrate the start of March Madness with some drinks as we watch the early games of the Big Ten Tournament.

See former member, producer, and musical director of The Other Guys, Steve Hackman, as he presents the latest performance of his 60-piece Stereo Hideout Orchestra, blending the music of Tchaikovsky and the rapper Drake.

The Illini will play the Maryland Terrapins at The World's Most Famous Arena in the basketball portion of this year's Big Ten Super Saturday Hoops & Hockey.  We have a block of seats so you can cheer on the team with fellow Illini fans.

The Illini will play Maryland at The World's Most Famous Arena in the basketball portion of this year's Big Ten Super Saturday Hoops & Hockey.  Get your tickets on Ticketmaster, and join us after the game across the street at Stout!

The Illini will play the Maryland Terrapins at The World's Most Famous Arena in the basketball portion of this year's Big Ten Super Saturday Hoops & Hockey.  We have a block of seats so you can cheer on the team with fellow Illini fans.

The Illini will play the Maryland Terrapins at The World's Most Famous Arena in the basketball portion of this year's Big Ten Super Saturday Hoops & Hockey.  We have a block of seats so you can cheer on the team with fellow Illini fans.

Join us as we celebrate Mr. Howard's induction into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame.

Join us for the fourth annual all-Big-Ten party to usher in the holiday season and enjoy the conference championship football game.  This year we'll be supporting two NYC charities: Harlem Grown and The Stand.

Get your tickets now to sit with fellow Illini fans in our block to see the Rutgers Scarlet Knights host the Fighting Illini, and join us for a pre-game tailgate party just outside the stadium.

It's iHelp time again!  We will join U of I students and alumni in a national day of community service by doing some gardening in Central Park.

Rare books, from a science fiction angle! Join us for a talk by UI Library Head of Rare Books & Manuscripts, Lynne Thomas, as she compares that role to her other passion, science fiction, and the ways that both of them involve time travel.

A little friendly competition between alumni on the cornhole boards prior to the competition between our football squads on the gridiron, coming to us live from beautiful Champaign.

Join us at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn for a cocktail reception celebrating Krannert Center.  Featuring remarks by opera star and Illinois faculty member Nathan Gunn, plus Mark Morris and a performance by his dancers.

For our 22nd Annual Pub Crawl, we will return to where it all started - The West Village.

Help represent the Illini at the first ever Big Apple Big Ten Cornhole Tournament!  Aside from showing off your prowess at tossing bean bags, you'll get to enjoy good food, good drinks, and fellow NYC Illini and other Big Teners, all for a good cause. 

This year's kickoff to the Big Ten Football season here in New York City will be fully sponsored by the Big Ten Network and SoFi.

We're returning to the top of the World Trade Center to enjoy its spectacular views.  If you couldn't make this popular event last year, now's your chance!

No need to wait until your next trip to Chicago to enjoy an Italian beef sandwich or Vienna Beef hot dog!  Join us at Hank's Juicy Beef in the Financial District for authentic Chicago cuisine and tasty adult beverages.

Celebrate Pride Month with Big Ten alumni at a mixer hosted by Penn State NYC Alumni.  Mix and mingle with fellow Big Ten LGBT alumni, friends and str8 allies!

Drinks, barbecue, music - it's all down the shore!  Come on down for the annual Big Ten party in Lake Como, now in its eighth year.

As always, we will celebrate our fantastic Scholarship Program and introduce this year’s finalists.  We'll also hear from the Alumni Association's Ryan Ross, who will tell us about what it was like as an Illinois student back in the late 1800s.

We'll be to helping to decorate and otherwise prepare for the Annual Gala at GiGi's Playhouse, a non-profit that has been serving New York's Down syndrome community since 2012.

Connect with fellow Illinois Engineering alumni and friends for an extraordinary evening in Manhattan. Don't miss this opportunity to catch up on everything that's happening in the College, all while enjoying a spectacular view.

As part of the University's Sesquicentennial celebrations, the Wind Symphony and Chamber Singers will be performing at Alice Tully Hall as part of a three-city tour. A reception will follow the concert and feature a performance by The Other Guys!

We have a block of tickets for the full-length screening of the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1984, "Amadeus". The film will be accompanied by a live performance by the New York Philharmonic of the score. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

Love talking up your alma mater? Join the Office of Admissions at their annual luncheon for local students who have been admitted to the U of I Class of 2022.

Happy Year of the Dog! To celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, the alumni associations of SYSU, SCUT, JNU, PennNYC, and Metro NY Illini Club will host a gala celebration at the beautiful and historic Church of the Holy Apostles.

To kick off the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at MSG, Athletic Director Josh Whitman will be on hand at a pep rally hosted by the Alumni Association. Stay for the game, if you don't have tickets to the Garden!

Join fellow Metro New York Illini fans to cheer Illinois to victory just a short distance away!

For our first Young Alumni event of 2018, we'll get creative with plants while enjoying some tasty snacks and beverages. Green thumb not required!

Usher in the holiday season with some delicious drinks, elegant hors d’oeuvres, and Illini cheer at a fabulous spot just a couple of blocks from Union Square, owned by a U of I alumna.

Join us for the third annual Big Ten gathering for our conference football championship game, also serving as a holiday party and networking event, plus a fundraiser for two local charities.

NJ Illini - looking to network? Here's your opportunity - join fellow Big Ten alumni in Wayne for a few drinks and conversation. You never know, your next big job opportunity could be there waiting for you!

A Metro NY Illini Club tradition! This year, we'll be checking out a few of the watering holes on the Upper East Side.

We are proud to participate in this year's iHelp, a day of community service when both students and alumni volunteer in the name of our Alma Mater. The NYC rendition of iHelp 2017 will be a gardening project in Central Park.

Start the weekend with some drinks and some Fighting Illini football!!

Wear your Illini colors for this Big Ten Blowout, presented by SoFi and featuring BTN's Dave Revsine. (Note a change of venue this year - after many years at the Boat Basin Cafe, we are moving to the Gansevoort Park Avenue NYC, at 29th & Park.)

CANCELLED due to weather.

Happy Hour at the Top Of The World! (Well, the top of New York City, anyway!) Join us at the One World Observatory, at the top of One World Trade Center, to enjoy a cocktail or two while taking in the breathtaking views of the city and its surroundings.

For a taste of the Midwest here in the Big Apple, join our team for Zog Sports’ Cornhole (a.k.a. Bags) League on Tuesday evenings, June 20th through August 1st. Matches take place on the rooftop of Beer Authority, at 40th St. and 8th Avenue!

Celebrate the start of summer with your fellow Illini at Walter's Bar!

We will once again head down the shore to Bar Anticipation (Bar-A) in Lake Como for this event, now in its seventh year.

Please join us for this year's Annual Dinner, where we will enjoy some Illini camaraderie and honor our 2017 Club Scholarship Finalists.

Kick off Pride Month with Big Ten Alumni at a mixer hosted by Penn State NYC Alumni Chapter. Mix and mingle with fellow Big Ten LGBT alumni, friends and str8 allies! All drinks 2-for-1 including top shelf brands, and $5 draft beers!

We have a block of tickets for the full-length screening of Steven Spielberg's classic film, "E.T.", accompanied by a live performance of John Williams' brilliant score by the New York Philharmonic. SORRY, THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

NJ Illini - looking to network? Here's your opportunity - join fellow Big Ten alumni in Florham Park for a few drinks and conversation. You never know, your next big job opportunity could be there waiting for you!

Join the Big Apple Big Ten Team and 4,000 New Yorkers as we help to clean up green spaces citywide.

Tenors Un Limited is a London-based trio of singers, one of whom is a former member of The Other Guys. Come see them perform at the renowned Feinstein's/54 Below, and hang out for a post-show meet & greet!

After a few years' hiatus, the Big Apple Big Ten Beer Pong Tournament is back! Wear your orange and come on out to represent the Illini.

The Other Guys, the premier a cappella singing group at the Urbana-Champaign campus, will entertain members and guests of the Metro New York Illini Club FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!!