The new athletic director of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was named today: Mike Thomas, athletic director at the University of Cincinnati since 2005. Thomas led a successful Bearcats athletic program since he took the helm, winning five Big East team titles, an NCAA individual championship and producing 12 All-Americans in a wide range of sports and earning … [Read more...] about New Illini Athletic Director: Former Cincinnati Bearcats A.D. Mike Thomas
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Illini A.D. Ron Guenther, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Step Down Today
Today, two leaders in the Land of Lincoln's prominent leadership positions stepped down today. We saw both abdications coming for a long while, and it's just coincidence that both media stories happen to fall on the same day. Although, both of these men became the longest serving in the history of their respective roles and came to power around the same time. Today, Rahm … [Read more...] about Illini A.D. Ron Guenther, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Step Down Today