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Sister Jean celebrates her 103rd birthday on Aug. 21, 2022, with friends and colleagues from Loyola. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker attended as the area outside the CTA Loyola Red Line… ...
Loyola University's Sister Jean celebrated her 103rd this weekend and was honored with a Chicago train plaza renamed "Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM Plaza" in her honor.
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Sister Jean gained national prominence during the 2018 men's NCAA tournament when 11-seeded Loyola made the Final Four on an unforgettable Cinderella run. Even at 105, she still makes it out to ...
Sister Jean, the longtime chaplain for the Loyola Ramblers men's team, likes the Big Ten to go deep into the tournament. She also picks a few Saints to pull off upsets in the first round.
After the the Loyola Chicago Ramblers topped the Eastern Michigan Eagles 76-54 on Wednesday, Dec. 4, Sister Jean kept with her tradition of offering a fist bump to the team – but this time some ...