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NCAA Tournament: Illinois advances to Sweet 16

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Andrej Stojaković scored 21 points, helping No. 3 seed Illinois beat No. 11 seed VCU on Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament. The Illini advance to play Houston in the Sweet 16.   Andrej Stojaković scored 21 points, helping No. 3 seed Illinois beat No. 11 seed VCU on Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament. The Illini advance to play Houston in the Sweet 16. Breaking News NCAA Tournament: Illinois puts on a show in 76-55 win over VCU to advance to Sweet 16 Andrej Stojaković scored 21 points, helping No. 3 seed Illinois beat No. 11 seed VCU on Saturday night in the NCAA Tournament. The Illini advance to play Houston in the Sweet 16. Read Story Related articles: For Illinois' Andrej Stojaković, a season of change — and winning — results in his 1st NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament: Michigan State advances to its 17th Sweet 16 under Tom Izzo with 77-69 win over Louisvi...
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Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas and Ancestry.com lead tour about Chicago women

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"The Women Who Built Chicago" bus tour takes participants on a one-and-a-half-hour excursion focusing on nine influential Chicago women, such as Mary Emerson Haven, founder of the Chicago YWCA. "The Women Who Built Chicago" bus tour takes participants on a one-and-a-half-hour excursion focusing on nine influential Chicago women, such as Mary Emerson Haven, founder of the Chicago YWCA. Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas teams with Ancestry.com to host a bus tour based on Chicago women Women's History Month is more than halfway over, and before it passes for another year, Chicago historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas and Ancestry.com are pairing up to provide a tour that celebrates the impact women have had on Chicago. Read Story Related articles: When Frankenstein was a Chicagoan, or why Mary Shelley's creation will never die Season of the W.I...
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Quakers gather in silent vigil against war, violence in Millennium Park

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Self-proclaimed pacifists, Chicago area Quakers are feeling increasingly frustrated with the current state of affairs, including the war in Iran and the federal mass deportation campaign. Nearly a dozen members of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, gave a silent protest to war and violence steps from the tourist-thronged Cloud Gate in Millennium Park on Saturday. Quakers gather downtown in silent vigil against war, violence Amid a sunny Saturday in a bustling Millennium Park buzzing with downtown shoppers and people posing for photos near the Cloud Gate sculpture, a small handful of Chicago Quakers used the warm afternoon for a silent vigil. Read Story Related articles: International Women's Day protest sees hundreds march to Trump Tower Air strikes, death of Ayatollah Khamenei, celebrated by many in Chicago Iranian community ...
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