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  • 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