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  • Fudog sculptures at the U of I's Allerton Park

    Robert Allerton: A beautiful legacy

    May 4, 2020 3:15 pm

    Philanthropist Robert Allerton traveled the world, immersing himself in the art of different cultures. His generous spirit enriched Chicago’s Art Institute as well as Illinois’ Allerton Park & Retreat Center.

  • Roger Ebert's signature at the bottom of a typed letter

    A Lifetime in Letters: Ebert's correspondence with his Illinois mentor

    Apr 13, 2020 11:15 am

    Once Roger Ebert graduated from Illinois, the letters began to flow. His correspondence with his mentor, Professor Dan Curley, chronicle inside jokes, career frustrations, and the shared sensibilities of two writers.

  • two young men look at pepper plants in an urban, raised-bed garden plot

    Farming in the Windy City

    Apr 1, 2020 11:00 am

    From rooftops to abandoned lots, urban gardening in Chicago is thriving.

  • Chicago's Superdawg family is an Illini family

    Feb 10, 2020 3:30 pm

    Steffie Drucker, granddaughter of Superdawg's founders, reflects on the family legacy.

  • Claudia Cassidy publicity photo

    The power of her pen: Chicago Tribune theater critic Claudia Cassidy

    Dec 17, 2019 9:15 am

    She was called a queen. She was called a viper. Whichever side you were on, Claudia Cassidy's power in Chicago was indisputable.

  • Three hidden spots on campus where glass takes center stage

    Oct 21, 2019 2:30 pm

    Windows in the Library's Reading Room represent printers whose early forays into book publishing helped expand the reach of knowledge. Our Rare Book Library holds copies of early works printed by each printers’ mark represented.

     

  • a plate of apple pandowdy in Bevier Cafe

    Recreating Apple Pandowdy

    Oct 1, 2019 10:45 am

    We dusted off an old recipe found in the university library and asked the Bevier Café to bring it back to life.

  • students

    Lessons in leisure

    Sep 17, 2019 10:45 am

    Every spring, a class of Illini embark on a tour filled with more than twenty excursions in less than two weeks’ time.

  • Illustration of youth and teacher in guarded classroom. Illustration by Katie Miller

    Science on the inside

    Aug 22, 2019 10:45 am

    How neuroscience graduate students are bringing science education to youth behind bars.

  • sepia-toned image of a decades-younger Gene Robinson wearing full beekeeping regalia

    Gene and the honey bee

    Aug 6, 2019 2:30 pm

    Gene Robinson, who now directs the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, got his start with the honey bee well before 'genomics' existed as a field.

  • player piano music roll for 'Pennies From Heaven' by Irviing Berlin

    Illinois Curiosities: Audio

    Jun 5, 2019 10:00 am

    Illinois' curiosities are displayed in museums and glass cabinets, tucked safely in boxes and drawers This audio edition of curiosities explores not only what we can see but also what we can hear.

  • Title slide graphic. Line drawings of campustown scenes

    New from Storied!

    Apr 25, 2019 12:00 pm

    Green Street: Visualizing 100 years as "the heart of campustown"

  • dramatic green colors of a moth sitting on a fern

    Curious Encounters with the Natural World

    Apr 22, 2019 11:15 am

    'We are not photographic trophy hunters, seeking to make each and every image that perfect portrait, but biologists who seek to capture the little windows of time that show nature as it is.'

  • Humboldt penguin

    Saving the penguins of Peru

    Feb 21, 2019 9:30 am

    By combining fieldwork in Peru with their expertise caring for Humboldt penguins at the Brookfield Zoo, two Illinois grads are among those hoping to turn the tide for these endangered animals.

  • the skyscrapers formerly known as Sears Tower and the John Hancock building

    Alumnus Fazlur Khan: Raising the Skyline

    Feb 5, 2019 1:45 pm

    Fazlur Khan revolutionized city skylines with his innovative engineering—starting in Chicago. To this day, most skyscrapers built after the 1960s employ Fazlur’s structural techniques

  • illustration by Nate Azark includes iconic Chicago locations

    Alumnus Nate Azark: Drawn to the City

    Jan 14, 2019 11:15 am

    Nate Azark owns of 12 Line Studio, which does design work for national brands and local startups. His distinctive style has also been featured on concert posters and album covers

  • Alumnus making a difference with Obama Foundation

    Nov 26, 2018 4:30 pm

    As chief of civic engagement for the Obama Foundation, Michael has returned to the city he loves, to do the work that he loves.

  • street flooding at 71st and Michigan on Chicago's south side

    Weathering the Storms

    Nov 5, 2018 2:30 pm

    How one team of Illinois researchers is addressing urban flooding.

  • STORIED.

    Oct 18, 2018 9:00 am

    On the hundredth anniversary of this difficult autumn, we look back at a campus that prepared soldiers for war, tended to the sick, and came together in a spirit of selflessness and compassion that was the hallmark of some of our earliest Illini.

  • Marty Burke answers the Proust Questionnaire

    Sep 26, 2018 1:30 am

    Illinois professor Marty Burke answers the Proust Questionnaire

  • a fossilized insect from the collection donated by Paul Kirkland

    A Donation for the Ages

    Jul 25, 2018 3:30 pm

    Reserachers are far from cataloguing everything in the collection, but they've already discovered a new species - a longhorn beetle they will name after the donor, amateur paleontologist Paul Kirkland

  • Max Levchin. Photo courtesy of Affirm

    Maxium Impact

    May 30, 2018 11:15 am

    Illinois alumnus Max Levchin on lessons from his grandmother, late nights at DCL, and building businesses with integrity

  • Trent Frazier, seated with basketball

    Trent Frazier | Rising

    Mar 9, 2018 10:30 am

    Trent Frazier has emerged as a fearless leader for Illini Men's Basketball, bringing an edge and joy to Brad Underwood’s uptempo offense. Trent is rising to the occasion