The 1988 Def Leppard show was a big one—16,606—and lead singer Joe Elliott announced from the stage that it had broken Elvis Presley’s all-time attendance record. Only—dramatic pause!—it hadn’t. Whether
From its agricultural and engineering roots, John Milton Gregory had a profound vision for what the U of I should become—a full-fledged university offering courses in every field and grounded
A: According to our records, at of March 2024 the oldest alumni are Mabel Craf, ’30 ED (109), of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; followed by Otto Klein, ’37 ACES (108), of
I’d been at my job as a bridge technical manager at the engineering firm Michael Baker International for two months when I got a photo message from my supervisor. It
Growing up in the western suburbs of Chicago, John W. Sutherland, ’80 ENG, MS ’82 ENG, PHD ’87 ENG, always liked math and was “pretty good at science.” It was
It’s showtime for the newest star attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History: Sobek, a 46-foot-long cast of a Spinosaurus skeleton. This fierce semi-aquatic predator ruled the seas around
For the Hoffman family, cheering on the Illini is a family affair. At home football and basketball games, you will find J.R. Hoffman, ’92 LAS, MD ’96 UIC, and Rose
A: You betcha—and from way back, too. During the University’s early years—we’re talking 19th century, here—suffrage was one of the most popular debate topics between the women’s and men’s student
For a University of Illinois men’s basketball player, beating IU is always a priority. But when the Hoosiers are ranked No. 1 in the nation, the importance of an Illinois
In 1981, as the Solidarity labor movement was gaining traction in Poland, Sonya Zalubowski, MS ’78 MEDIA, took a leave of absence from the Associated Press and moved to Warsaw,
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