After a bracket-busting win against No. 1-seeded University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign March 21, hundreds of Loyola fans took to the streets near the Lakeshore Campus to celebrate the victory.
Largely centered near Loyola’s Fordham Hall (6455 N. Sheridan Road), throngs of maroon and gold-clad students flooded North Sheridan Road shortly after the win.
Most students — many not taking proper COVID precautions such as social distancing and wearing masks — then moved to the side of the street and sidewalk when police arrived but continued dancing, cheering and blasting music from the sidewalk as cars honked.