The Latest Breaking News from Loyola University Chicago

Sister Jean, Beloved Loyola Men’s Basketball Team Chaplain, Dies at 106

The college basketball world has lost a beloved figure.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 10, 2025

More from the Seventh Circuit on Pseudonymity in Title IX Wrongful Discipline Lawsuits

From Judge Frank Easterbrook's opinion Friday in Doe v. Loyola Univ. Chicago, joined by Judges Ilana Rovner and Amy St. Eve, following up on an opinion from a week before in Doe v. Indiana Univ.: Loyola University Chicago expelled John Doe after concluding that he had engaged in sexual activity…

Reason · May 6, 2024

Chicago ends year with fewer shootings, but more robbers use guns as overall crime remains high

The city has followed a national trend of lowered gun violence, but it has stood nearly alone in seeing a spike in robberies — 40% more victims than the year before.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 31, 2023

Father and son are heading to college with a surprise scholarship: ‘I was not expecting any of this’

Logan and James Garcia are taking advantage of a scholarship program for all graduates and one of their parents at five Chicago public high schools.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2023

Experts warn Trump may "die in jail"

Experts say Trump could face a prison sentence between 51 months and 262 months

Salon · Jun 13, 2023

Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston was ‘slated for big things,’ CPD official says

Mourners pay their respects at a visitation for Officer Preston, who was gunned down in a robbery May 6. Her funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 17, 2023

Slain Officer Aréanah Preston’s mother will accept her graduate degree from Loyola University

A professor says the Chicago police officer was committed to upholding public safety while understanding how people come to make choices harmful to themselves and others.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2023

Hundreds gather at vigil for fallen CPD Officer Aréanah Preston: ‘She was a Goliath of a person.’

At a gathering at the station where she was assigned, slain Officer Aréanah Preston was remembered as powerful, goal-directed and the kind of officer CPD needs.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 10, 2023

DCFS blocking undocumented survivors of child abuse from applying for visas allowing them to stay in U.S.

The Illinois child-welfare agency for years has refused to issue “U visa” certifications to survivors of child abuse despite a law mandating that it must decide whether they qualify within 90 business days after they apply.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 25, 2023

Sister Jean, matriarch of Loyola University Chicago, to publish a memoir

The 103-year-old Catholic nun has a lot to share.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 8, 2022