Artist in Residence: Coach Bob Zuppke
Football might have never had a huddle. Young Robert Zuppke was that serious about his art. Good enough to earn a living painting signs, and confident enough to leave Wisconsin
Tatyana McFadden clinches her sixth Chicago Marathon
Tatyana McFadden, ’13 ACES, won yet another Bank of America Chicago Marathon in the women’s wheelchair race on Sunday, Oct. 9. It is her sixth-consecutive title. She finished in one
Tatyana McFaddens receives Whang Young Dai Achievement Award
Tatyana McFadden, ’13 ACES, was honored with the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. She was selected as an athlete who best exemplifies the spirit
Documentary features Illinois accessibility pioneer
The Big Ten Network and the University of Illinois tell the story of how one man, Tim Nugent, changed the world for people with disabilities in The Game Changer, a
U of I teammates collect Paralympic medals
It was another stars and stripes sweep on Thursday evening as the U.S. collected six medals, two gold, one silver and two bronze, on the eighth day of track &
Sisters, Paralympians, Fighting Illini Tatyana and Hannah McFadden
Growing up on a dead-end street in suburbia, Tatyana and Hannah McFadden raced their wheelchairs up, down and all around. Their family challenged cul-de-sac convention, but also fit right in.
How do you define Illini pride?
For Illinois Athletics Director Josh Whitman, ’01 BUS, JD ’08 LAW, Illini pride is defined in the way beloved former Classics Professor Richard Scanlan ended each fall class with students
Tatyana McFadden to defend Chicago Marathon title
Bank of America Chicago Marathon champions Tatyana McFadden, ’13 ACES, and Kurt Fearnley will return to compete for the No. 1 spot during the Oct. 9 marathon wheelchair race this
Former Fighting Illini tennis player medals in Rio
Jack Sock and Bethanie Mattek-Sands may have won gold in the all-American mixed doubles final at the 2016 Olympic Games, but Venus Williams and her first-time partner, former Fighting Illini
Alumni golfers compete in LPGA tournament
Two former Fighting Illini golfers are playing in the Decatur-Forsyth Classic this weekend. Samantha Postillion, ’14 BUS, and Ember Schuldt, ’14 AHS, will compete in the tournament, which is the
