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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Ode to being an Illini

By Courtney Linehan • August 3, 2007

A summer sign off: You stay classy, Champaign

By Courtney Linehan • July 27, 2007

Connections can last a lifetime

By Courtney Linehan • July 22, 2007

Chief Illiniwek no longer dances at sporting events

By Courtney Linehan • July 22, 2007
 

Illini football hosts charity event

By Courtney Linehan • July 18, 2007

Champaign, squirrels and Michael Jordan

By Courtney Linehan • July 13, 2007
Junior Trent Meacham eyes a loose ball against Iowa on March 3. Meacham and Rich Semrau will be playing overseas this summer. Steve Contorno

Illini basketball sends two overseas for competition

By Courtney Linehan • July 11, 2007

Skip the powdered wigs: Thank the real heroes

By Courtney Linehan • July 6, 2007

Bursting Champaign’s bubbly

By Courtney Linehan • June 29, 2007
Illinois guard Dee Brown drives against a Minnestoa defender at the United Center in Chicago. Steve Contorno

Q & A: “One-Man Fastbreak,” Dee Brown, back in C-U

By Courtney Linehan • June 26, 2007
"Offensive line coach Eric Wolford tried to teach me the tricks to success as an offensive lineman," said Courtney Linehan. "Then, for my first test, I went up against former Florida center Mike Degory, who started a record 50 games for the Gators. Yeah, Steve Contorno

Let’s play too: Women get chance to “try out” with Illini football

By Courtney Linehan • June 25, 2007

If you build it, they will come

By Courtney Linehan • June 22, 2007
JORDAN Steve Contorno

Jeff Jordan adjusts to attention, life at Illinois

By Courtney Linehan • June 22, 2007

Q & A: Former national champ and current Chicago Bear Chris Leak

By Courtney Linehan • June 20, 2007

Pruitt talks about workouts with Bulls, decision to stay in school

By Courtney Linehan • June 19, 2007
 

Top high school football prospects visit Champaign

By Courtney Linehan • June 18, 2007

Freedom of the press still important between the lines

By Courtney Linehan • June 15, 2007
 

Q & A with head coach Ron Zook

By Courtney Linehan • May 30, 2007
Ron Zook signs an Illini football poster for a fan at the Bloomington Country Club on Thursday, May 24, 2007. Steve Contorno

Zook wraps up Meet ‘n’ Greet tour in Bloomington

By Courtney Linehan • May 25, 2007

Summer in the city? Sweet.

By Courtney Linehan • May 7, 2007

Corner Alan Ball will spend summer in NFL

By Courtney Linehan • May 7, 2007

Basketball players suffer car accident

By Courtney Linehan • May 6, 2007

Looking back on Football Signing Day 2007

By Courtney Linehan • May 6, 2007

Standard list with an Illinois twist

By Courtney Linehan • May 5, 2007

Football, class kept Boyd busy

By Courtney Linehan • May 5, 2007

Student trustee Kantas prepares for end of eventful term in office

By Courtney Linehan • May 5, 2007

Live up your experience in college: find your own niche

By Courtney Linehan • May 3, 2007

Former Illini Pierre Thomas on future with Saints

By Courtney Linehan • May 1, 2007
 

Alan Ball gets drafted in 7th

By Courtney Linehan • April 30, 2007
The Associated Press

Illini prepare to wait through weekend’s draft

By Courtney Linehan • April 27, 2007
Arrelious Benn, 9, right, runs for the offense as Randall Hunt blocks for him during the spring football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The offense won 49-33. Beck Diefenbach

Football ‘under construction’

By Courtney Linehan • April 23, 2007

Jackson still adjusting to football

By Courtney Linehan • April 23, 2007
Beck Diefenbach

All hair team 2007

By Courtney Linehan • April 20, 2007
 

New receiver key for Illini offense

By Courtney Linehan • April 20, 2007
 

Jackson practices with football team

By Courtney Linehan • April 18, 2007
 

Football scrimmage moves to Chicago

By Courtney Linehan • April 16, 2007
 

Football to scrimmage at Chicago high school

By Courtney Linehan • April 13, 2007
 

Illini basketball gears up for ‘Ultimate’ charity event

By Courtney Linehan • April 12, 2007

Quinton Watkins signs Letter of Intent

By Courtney Linehan • April 12, 2007
ME Online

Denise and Casey Zook discuss how Ron’s job and Casey’s college choice made their family closer

By Courtney Linehan • April 10, 2007

Champaign hasn’t changed all that much since my mom attended this University

By Courtney Linehan • April 10, 2007
 

Football runs first official scrimmage

By Courtney Linehan • April 9, 2007
 

‘Juice’ Mitchell to return for fifth, final season next year

By Courtney Linehan • April 6, 2007
 

Hicks, receivers show strength

By Courtney Linehan • April 5, 2007

Football team practices inside stadium

By Courtney Linehan • April 4, 2007
 

Football dons full pads for first time since fall

By Courtney Linehan • April 2, 2007
 

High school coaches attend football clinic

By Courtney Linehan • March 30, 2007
 

Football to work with new lineup

By Courtney Linehan • March 28, 2007

Football will see big changes this spring

By Courtney Linehan • March 27, 2007

Illini football spring practice begins

By Courtney Linehan • March 27, 2007

Illini football announces staff changes, homecoming date

By Courtney Linehan • March 26, 2007
NFL Draft hopeful E.B. Halsey participates in an agility drill at the NFL Pro Timing Day at the Irwin Indoor Football practice facility Wednesday morning. ME Online

Former, current Illini prepare for season

By Courtney Linehan • March 15, 2007

‘Heart of this team’

By Courtney Linehan • March 14, 2007

Big Ten awards five Illini players

By Courtney Linehan • March 7, 2007

University athletes dismissed from teams, enter plea

By Courtney Linehan • March 6, 2007

Receivers catch foul side of law (UPDATED)

By Courtney Linehan • March 5, 2007

Football program hosts Family Fun Fest

By Courtney Linehan • March 2, 2007
Ellis & McPhearson Illinois Division of Inercollegiate Athletics

Football players arrested, suspended indefinitely (UPDATED)

By Courtney Linehan • March 2, 2007

Receivers coach not returning to Illinois

By Courtney Linehan • February 28, 2007
 

Chief’s last dance signals end of era

By Courtney Linehan • February 21, 2007
Editor Editor

Students sue to stop NCAA sanctions over Chief Illiniwek

By Courtney Linehan • February 15, 2007

Zook lands only QB recruit in Brewster chain reaction

By Courtney Linehan • February 14, 2007
Adam Babcock

Athletic director’s office confirms details of Smith, Carlwell accident

By Courtney Linehan • February 13, 2007

Carwell, Smith injured in accident

By Courtney Linehan • February 13, 2007

Off the field, on to the court

By Courtney Linehan • February 12, 2007
ME Online

Illini land top-tier recruiting class

By Courtney Linehan • February 8, 2007

Wilson ready to represent his home state

By Courtney Linehan • February 8, 2007

Former Chief portrayers ask UI for control of symbol

By Courtney Linehan • February 8, 2007
 

Zook hopes to snag top recruits

By Courtney Linehan • February 7, 2007
Left, Illinois Defender Kara Gostisha and Goalie Lindsey Carstens stand in the door way of their home at 307 W. Green in Champaign, Oct. 13, 2006. Portrait by Beck Diefenbach

Women’s soccer players snatch up quirky housing on Green Street near Quad

By Courtney Linehan • February 6, 2007
 

Gridiron reunites Illini players, coaches

By Courtney Linehan • February 2, 2007
Former Chicago Bears tight end Emery Moorehead looks over the newly-reconstructed Soldier Field in this Aug. 12, 2003 file photo, in Chicago. Moorehead says blood trumps team loyalty. Moorehead won a Super Bowl ring as a tight end for the 1985 Chicago Be The Associated Press

Moorehead family has ‘Super’ roots

By Courtney Linehan • February 2, 2007

Zook’s signing day updates go online

By Courtney Linehan • February 2, 2007

Football replaces offensive line coach

By Courtney Linehan • January 30, 2007

Hughes picks Notre Dame

By Courtney Linehan • January 24, 2007

Offensive line coach accepts job at Kansas

By Courtney Linehan • January 23, 2007
Chicago Bears defensive end Alex Brown (96) celebrates in the snow after the NFC championship football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, in Chicago. The Bears defeated the Saints, 39-14, to win the NFC title. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Bears ready for Super Bowl; campus prepares for Shuffle

By Courtney Linehan • January 22, 2007

New era of Illini basketball: time for a make over

By Courtney Linehan • January 22, 2007
Illinois lineman Greg Maddox looks for his block after the snap during the game against Eastern Illinois, September 9 Photo Courtesy Sports Information

Maddox ready for life after Illinois football

By Courtney Linehan • January 19, 2007
 

A Football House Divided

By Courtney Linehan • January 19, 2007

Saints punter, former Illini talks about NFC championship, Hester

By Courtney Linehan • January 19, 2007

Column: Illini need Orange Krush, fan support more than ever

By Courtney Linehan • January 16, 2007
 

Illini follow record loss with victory

By Courtney Linehan • January 12, 2007
Brad Vest The Daily Illini Illinois' Shaun Pruitt dunks the ball during the second half of Sunday's game versus Belmont at Assembly hall, December 17, 2006. Pruitt finished the game with 13 points and 4 rebounds helping push the Illini over Belmont 77-51.

Illini beat Belmont despite turnovers

By Courtney Linehan • December 13, 2006
amar Smith, 31, puts up a shot against Idaho State at Assembly Hall Aaron Facemire The Daily Illini

Illini rally to top Idaho State

By Courtney Linehan • December 13, 2006
Illini let Xavier game slip away

Illini let Xavier game slip away

By Courtney Linehan • December 13, 2006
Illinois wins in close call against UIC

Illinois wins in close call against UIC

By Courtney Linehan • December 11, 2006

Team honors seniors, MVPs at football banquet

By Courtney Linehan • December 11, 2006

Illini hope to make December to Remember

By Courtney Linehan • December 8, 2006

Three Illini named Freshman All-Americans

By Courtney Linehan • December 6, 2006
Battered Illini look to regain winning ways after losses

Battered Illini look to regain winning ways after losses

By Courtney Linehan • December 6, 2006
Q and A with C.J. Jackson

Q and A with C.J. Jackson

By Courtney Linehan • December 5, 2006

Davis, Pilcher get postseason awards

By Courtney Linehan • December 4, 2006
Illini hopeful for improvement next season

Illini hopeful for improvement next season

By Courtney Linehan • November 28, 2006
Q & A with sophomore guard Jeremiah Wise

Q & A with sophomore guard Jeremiah Wise

By Courtney Linehan • November 28, 2006
Adam Babcock The Daily Illini Illinois' Pierre Thomas, right, stiffarms Northwestern's Brendan Smith during the game in Evanston, Ill. Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006. Illinois fell to Northwestern, 27-16 to end the season.

Characteristic play, loss mark end of Illini season

By Courtney Linehan • November 27, 2006
Illini end season with loss to Northwestern

Illini end season with loss to Northwestern

By Courtney Linehan • November 21, 2006

Leman named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

By Courtney Linehan • November 21, 2006

Illini seek season-ending win

By Courtney Linehan • November 17, 2006
Weber worried about player injuries

Weber worried about player injuries

By Courtney Linehan • November 15, 2006
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