On April 15, 1989 a fire broke out in the River North gallery district, causing $50 million of damage and forever changing the landscape of the Chicago art scene.
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One For The Road: The Day The River North Art Galleries Burned
Illinois—Finally—Gets Its Man
Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas must be breathing a sigh of relief, now that his search for a replacement for Bruce Weber as men's basketball coach is over.
Illinois May Or May Not Announce New Basketball Coach This Afternoon
Regardless, it's expected that the university and Ohio University men's basketball coach John Groce are thisclose to a deal, which has critics, especially Chicago-area high school and AAU coaches, already decrying the move.
U of I Football Coach Punishes Players With Porridge
Beckman calls it "Illini Time," insisting that if players are not 10 minutes early, then they're late. That goes for classes, practices, everything.
Afternoon Box Score: Illinois Out Of Big Ten Tourney
The Illini did Bruce Weber no favors this morning.
Morning Box Score: Bulls, Blackhawks Win; Illinois Free Fall Continues
The Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak to the Sixers. The Blackhawks handed Detroit their third home loss in their last four games. And the Illini sank even further, if that was possible.
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Lose in Vancouver; Illinois Shocks Michigan St.
The Blackhawks returned from the NHL All-Star Break to lose their third straight, while Illinois weathered some sloppy play to snap a three-game losing streak.
Morning Box Score: Illinois, Northwestern Fall In Big Ten Contests
Illinois, Northwestern, and Northern Illinois all lost yesterday.
Morning Box Score: Illinois' Problems With Penn State Continue
Five of the last eight games between Illinois and Penn State have been decided by five points or less. The Illini's struggles with the Nittany Lions continued last night in Creepy, er, Happy Valley.
Morning Box Score: Illinois Upsets Ohio State; Bulls, Blackhawks Win
Brandon Paul's record-setting night led Illinois to an upset of the fifth-ranked Buckeyes and pushed the Illini's Big ten record to 4-1.
Illini Beat UCLA In Kraft Bowl Game
The University of Illinois football team won their first game in 12 weeks when they took down UCLA 20-14 at the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Game
Morning Box Score: Illinois Holds Off Minnesota in Big Ten Opener
If last night's Big Ten opener against Minnesota is any indication, Illinois is in for a long haul in conference play.
Morning Box Score: Illinois Escapes with Win
Illinois must have still been licking its wounds following Saturday's loss to UNLV, because they had to rally to beat Cornell.
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Solve Niemi in OT, Illini Basketball Team Continues Roll
The Blackhawks won their second straight overtime contest while Illinois made easy work of Coppin State.
University Of Illinois Hires Football Coach Tim Beckman
The University of Illinois announced yesterday that it has hired Tim Beckman to take over as head coach of the U. of I. football team.
Firing Coach Ron Zook Cost University of Illinois $2.6 Million
Was it worth the cost of firing Zook? Sure, he lost six straight games, but before that he won six straight games.
University of Illinois Fires Coach Ron Zook
University of Illinois football coach Ron Zook is out after seven seasons with the fighting Illini.
Season Is Over For U. of I. Football Player Who Was Shot
University of Illinois football player Trulon Henry was shot in the hand at a party near the Champaign-Urbana campus over the weekend, where two others were injured. Doctors say it will take at least six to eight weeks for his hand to be fixed, making the starting linebacker unable to play the remaining games of the season and questionable in case of a bowl game.
Three Shot at Party Near University of Illinois Campus in Urbana
The university's athletic department confirmed starting outside linebacker Trulon Henry was injured in the shooting.
Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Sail Past Blue Jackets
Viktor Stalberg's first goals of the season paced the Blackhawks' third-period run past Columbus.
How Did State Colleges Fare on Trojan's Sexually Healthy College Survey?
You Illini are asking the pertinent questions before simply hooking with anyone. DePaul students? Not so much.
Univ. of Ill. Professor Says Supercomputer Can Predict Future World Events
You mean supercomputers can do more than beat chess masters and Jeopardy contestants?
Morning Box Score: College Football is Back, Rios Walk-Off Wins for Sox
It's never too early for folks in South Bend to start considering a replacement for Irish head coach Brian Kelly.
Illini's Richmond Passed Over in NBA Draft... Who's to Blame?
The NBA Draft played out pretty much as we expected for former University of Illinois basketball player Jereme Richmond, who declared for the draft in April to the surprise of many.
University Semen Meme Nothing More Than Ghost Load
It's the kind of thing that's just believable enough to be true, just disgusting enough to be shocking (and amusing), and just official-looking to be...well, official. There's only one problem - it's a total hoax.
Mendenhall Tweets Himself Out Of Endorsement Deal
Chicago native and Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall has lost his endorsement deal with Champion after sending out a series of tweets this week questioning the celebration of Osama bin Laden's death and even questioning the events of 9-11.
Illinois' Richmond Bolts for NBA
Every year, there are guys who we all know are going to jump to the NBA after their freshman year at college. Many of these "one-and-done" players would've likely gone pro straight out of high school had the NBA instituted new draft eligibility rules a few years back. Rules that were enacted specifically to prevent kids from acting foolishly. For every Derrick Rose or Carmelo Anthony, there's a Korleone Young or Leon Smith.
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