UCLA’s forward Tyler Bilodeau (34) and Illinois center Tomislav Ivisic (13) and Illinois forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday, Feb.

In 2019, the city changed their slogan from the “City with a Heart,” to the “Heart of the Midwest.” At the time, Mayor Greg Jury said this new saying helps tell the story that Loves Park is uniquely ...