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Howie -- Meow Mobile Cat of the Week
Pet of the Week
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Meet Howie — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

Howie is an “oversized tabby lovebug.”

Duck -- Friends of Sangamon County Animal Control Dog of the Week
Pet of the Week
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Meet Duck — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

The shelter is full, and Duck needs a good home!

Local
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Nikki: Why are we in Iran?

Also: she hates negative ads, though they seem to work.

The Big Marsh Park restoration project and other nearby projects in the Calumet region sit on areas formerly used for landfills and for US Steel Works facilities. The Big Marsh Park has been open since 2016 with a bike park and a trail. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
IL State News
2 hours ago
Responding to federal threat, legislation would protect Illinois waterways

The urgency comes as the Trump administration looks to roll back federal protections for some ‘seasonal’ waters that can temporarily dry up.

Australian biopharma company CSL will invest $1.5 billion to expand its Kankakee manufacturing facility, creating 300 high-skilled jobs by 2031. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Business
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Biotechnology company to invest $1.5 billion in Illinois plasma-processing plan

‘We aren’t just celebrating jobs and buildings,’ state senator says.

New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry (85) is unable to catch a two-point conversion as Seattle Seahawks' Coby Bryant (8) and Josh Jobe, rear, defend during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sports
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Chicago Bears agree to deals with safety Coby Bryant, LB Devin Bush Jr., AP sources say

The 26-year-old Bryant — named after the Los Angeles Lakers great — was a key part of a defense that allowed the fewest points in the NFL and helped Seattle win its second Super Bowl championship last season.

From left, Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras shoots against Nebraska's Rienk Mast, Sam Hoiberg, Pryce Sandfort and Cale Jacobsen during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Sports
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No. 3 Michigan looks to repeat as Big Ten Tournament champion with bigger goals on horizon

Michigan, No. 8 Michigan State, No. 9 Illinois and No. 11 Nebraska earned byes through the first three rounds and will begin play in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Illinois' Keaton Wagler advances the ball as Oregon's Drew Carter pursues during an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman)
Sports
2 hours ago
Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg and Dusty May and Illinois’ Keaton Wagler take top AP All-Big Ten honors

Illinois’ Keaton Wagler was the unanimous choice for freshman of the year in voting by a panel of 16 media members who cover the Big Ten.

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