UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Illinois’ lengthy athletic director search apparently isn’t wrapping up just yet. Interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson said Thursday the school aims to hire a new AD by the end of February, according to the Associated Press. Mike Thomas was fired Nov. 9. Wilson previously had said she hoped to make a hire before a late January board of trustees meeting. She and a search committee interviewed seven candidates last week in Indianapolis, and sources told the Tribune three of them are no longer in the running. -Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune, Read More