Alabama Sweeps Illinois 79-58 In NIT Opener
The Fighting Illini shot 32.3 percent from the field, including just 7 of 24 from beyond the arc.
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Rep. Aaron Schock Announces Resignation
Republican Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock says he's resigning his House seat amid questions about his spending. In a statement on Tuesday, Schock said he would step down effective March 31. A special election will be held to name his replacement.
UPDATE: Suspected Measles Case Not Measles After All
A woman and a small female child received an initial diagnosis at OSF Promptcare on Fort Jesse Road in Normal on Sunday. Tests on Tuesday came back with negative results.
Donors Had Role In Schock’s 2014 Property Deal
Records show that a shell company linked to GOP Congressman Aaron Schock paid a political donor $300,000 last year for a commercial property in Peoria, then took out a $600,000 mortgage for the property from a local bank run by other donors.
Gov. Rauner To Pursue Pension Plan Regardless Of High Court Ruling
Rauner says his proposal- to place current state workers into a lesser plan going forward or giving them the option of taking a payout, then converting to a defined contribution plan - is better whatever Illinois' Supreme Court decides.
Anita Hill Cancels U of I Appearance Over Salaita Lawsuit
Hill was to have given the keynote address at the Faculty Women of Color in the Academy conference next month at the Urbana campus. She was also scheduled to give a lecture.
Illini & ISU Redbirds Head to NIT
The Fighting Illini begin play in the NIT Tuesday evening, with a game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, while the ISU Redbirds hosts Wisconsin-Green Bay Wednesday evening in NIT play.
Silly News About Cats Predates “Grumpy Cat” Era
In an interview with Rachel Otwell, University of Illinois journalism professor Matt Ehrlich says the media was publishing silly items about cats long before the Internet, although they weren't always so favorably disposed towards the animals.
U of I Chemist Creates ‘3D Printer For Small Molecules’
Chemistry professor and medical doctor Martin Burke's machine aims to do for chemistry what 3-D printing has done for engineering. His team has built a machine for assembling small molecules.
SURS Names New Executive Director
Bryan Lewis, who currently works in North Carolina's retirement systems, starts April 6, taking over the retiring William Mabe. SURS has about 227,000 members.
