Loyola Women's Basketball Coach Kate Achter Says Baby Daughter, Reese, Has Changed Her Perspective
We all know Loyola's oldest superfan – Sister Jean – but she has some competition now from the Ramblers' youngest fan, Reese.
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We all know Loyola's oldest superfan – Sister Jean – but she has some competition now from the Ramblers' youngest fan, Reese.
The city of Aurora and Loyola University are teaming up to offer a free college program to graduates of the Chicago suburb's high schools.
"I believe that is what has kept me so young, too, is being with young people."
Loyola University in Chicago is among those asking for the discretion to choose. Officials wrote that, regardless of where sexual misconduct takes place, "the lasting impact of such misconduct is likely to affect our students' education and sense of safety."
Chicagoans aren't used to this extreme cold, so imagine what it must be like for Californians who just arrived in town. UCLA's fifth-ranked men's volleyball team will play two matches in the Chicago area this week at Loyola University and Lewis University, so they've had to adapt.
There have now been two confirmed cases of mumps at Lewis University, and other Chicago-area colleges are reporting cases.
Mumps cases keep popping up at college campuses across the Chicago area, and even at a local high school.
Not a day goes by that Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt doesn't think about the magic and madness of last March.
As the search for a gunman who's killed two innocent people continues, the Rogers Park community remains on high alert.
The legend of Sister Jean keeps getting larger.
Everyone is still holding their heads high.
Much of the nation is learning about Loyola University for the first time, thanks to its Final Four basketball team.
The excitement continues to build for the Loyola Ramblers trip to the Final Four. The University's charter packages are sold out, flights are hard to find and fans should expect to pay dearly for hotels.
"This is a community and there's a spirit that you want when you come to college. We haven't had it for a while," says one fan.
"We were never known for our athletic department, so this is huge."
The anticipated Sweet Sixteen game with the Loyola Ramblers front and center has fans cheering for their next victory.
Loyola University so far is arguably the March Madness story. You may have noticed on the team's warm-up shirts the slogan, "Created By Culture.''
Before the Loyola Ramblers head to Atlanta for the NCAA's Sweet Sixteen, they're coming home.
The campus of Loyola University is still buzzing after Thursday's dramatic win in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Law professor Alexander Tsesis said Comey's testimony is a big step forward in a possible obstruction of justice case against the president
The suspension comes about 3 weeks after school officials closed an investigation into an alleged sexual assault at the Evanston frat house.
Soroush Aflaki, 22, was charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery in a public place, according to Chicago Police.
After a string of sexual assaults on Loyola University's campus, "I don't go out a night," one student says.
American soldiers serving in Iraq have sent an early thank you to Loyola University students who have been using their leftover meal money to buy care packages for the troops.
Students at Loyola University didn't want their leftover meal money to go to waste at the end of the school year, so they've turned it into a real treat for U.S. troops serving in Iraq.
The TBM Avenger Reunion, an air show featuring historic World War II planes, kicked off on Friday in Peru, Illinois, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago.
The legacy of a fallen U.S. Army captain from south suburban Matteson will live on through a new scholarship.
Illinois State Police have released video footage showing the moments before two state troopers shot and killed a man last month in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
More than 300 homes are set to participate in a village-wide garage sale this weekend in northwest suburban Mount Prospect, Illinois.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
State Rep. Josh Turek and State Sen. Zach Wahls squared off Thursday over which candidate can flip Iowa's open Republican-held Senate seat, as millions in outside spending reshapes the primary's final stretch.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) is suing the city of Chicago, its inspector general's office, and the Board of Ethics, accusing them of defamation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a wireless polygraph to detect stress.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced an expansion to the city's CARE Program, a specialized team that responds to mental health crises without police.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
Flight attendants at Chicago-based United Airlines have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Chicago-born house music track, which began as a personal poem in 1982 and became a defining anthem of the city's house music scene, has been selected for permanent preservation by the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
The TBM Avenger Reunion, an air show featuring historic World War II planes, kicked off on Friday in Peru, Illinois, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago. The event is also a special reunion for veterans who once flew the warbirds.
The legacy of a fallen U.S. Army captain from south suburban Matteson will live on through a new scholarship.
Illinois State Police have released video footage showing the moments before two state troopers shot and killed a man last month in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
Three siblings were killed and a fourth was injured, along with the driver, in a crash on I-65 in Northwest Indiana overnight.
Police in Colorado were called to deal with a four-legged nuisance recently -- a beaver causing a traffic "dam" in the middle of the road. But they didn't issue it a ticket.
A member of the school board for Aurora Christian Schools is charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse, and police are looking for more victims.
Three children were killed and and a fourth child and the driver were critically hurt in a crash with a semi on I-65 in Northwest Indiana overnight.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Sam Sianis, the longtime owner of the Chicago's iconic Billy Goat Tavern, has died at the age of 91, the restaurant announced Friday.
The TBM Avenger Reunion, an air show featuring historic World War II planes, kicked off on Friday in Peru, Illinois, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago.
Pothole complaints continue everywhere, but especially on one street in the Pullman neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
People in Lincoln Park and Lakeview have rallied against a plan to build a new industrial ComEd electrical substation in their neighborhoods, pushing local and state leaders to get involved.
Monday marks one year since Illinois enacted Karina's Law — legislation aimed at taking firearms out of the hands of people accused of domestic abuse.
Tenants at a South Shore apartment building said they've noticed their rent fluctuating by hundreds of dollars a month due to a change in how their utility billing system is set up.
A man from the Chicago suburbs lost $69,000 of his savings to a scam by a thief using an AI-generated U.S. Marshals badge to intimidate him.
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome is one of the top baseball players in Illinois, and his dream is to play in the big leagues like his Hall of Fame dad, Jim Thome, who's been there with him throughout his high school career.
The Bears will kick off the season against the defending NFC south champion Carolina Panthers.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighborhood.
One man was killed and another was critically injured Thursday morning in a shooting in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
A young man was shot and killed while getting into his car in the Ashburn neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side Thursday morning.
A Chicago-area man who ran a business helping people apply for asylum and immigrant visas was recently sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and child pornography.
