On Wednesday, St. Ignatius senior Phoenix Gill signed with Northwestern – which amounted to something of a recruiting coup for the Wildcats and, at the same time, had to have tested family loyalties.

Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored a career-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting, Kendall Bostic had a double-double and No. 23 Illinois coasted to an 84-37 win over Eastern Illinois. The Illini shot ...

Two years later, a Flying Illini team featuring longtime pros Kendall Gill and Nick Anderson converted two made three-pointers in an 83-81 semifinal loss to Michigan. The champion Wolverines made ...