Crawford, Momoh lead UIC past Southern Illinois
Elijah Crawford led UIC with 23 points and Abdul Momoh secured the victory with a layup with 51 seconds remaining as the Flames took down Southern Illinois 68-66 on Saturday.
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Elijah Crawford led UIC with 23 points and Abdul Momoh secured the victory with a layup with 51 seconds remaining as the Flames took down Southern Illinois 68-66 on Saturday.
Ivisic dunked just seconds into the game and Tre White hit back-to-back 3-pointers to get Illinois out of the gate.
Two Southern Illinois University students were killed following a head-on crash in Carbondale Monday morning, according to police.
Both students were attending SIU in Carbondale and were living on campus, according to police.
The Flames (10-16, 2-13) were led in scoring by Jace Carter.
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"His loss will be deeply felt at SIU, in Southern Illinois and in the scientific and academic communities."
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A meeting to discuss possibly placing Southern Illinois University's president on administrative leave has been called off.
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A Chicago firefighter has died from injuries he sustained while battling an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in an apartment building in Rogers Park.
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CFD Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke after a firefighter died from injuries he sustained battling a blaze in Rogers Park Monday.
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