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FILE - Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks up on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
Sports
3 months ago
Michigan State hires Pat Fitzgerald with 5-year, $30 million contract after he talked with 8 schools

The former Northwestern coach and All-America linebacker signed an incentive-laden, five-year, $30 million contract to lead the Spartans back to relevance.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) celebrates his team's win over the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFL football game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Sports
3 months ago
From worst to first: How the Patriots and Bears topped the NFL standings

It’s been more than three decades since the two teams that earned the top playoff seeds in each conference had missed the postseason the previous year.

Leon and Mercedes Wells hold their newborn daughter Alena at their home in the Chicago suburb of Dolton, Ill. on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Delayed care to 2 Black pregnant women highlights maternal health disparities

Wells, the Illinois mother, was admitted to a different hospital a week after giving birth, after experiencing shortness of breath.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs House Bill 767 at a Dec. 2 news conference in Chicago. He said the bill will protect Illinoisians using science-backed guidelines, rather than “junk science” used by the federal administration under the guidance of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (CNI photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines

The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC.

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Business
3 months ago
Illinois honored with Global Startup Ecosystem Award for Innovation Leadership

State recognized in Paris for excellence in talent, research, investment, and industry support across five categories.

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IL State News
3 months ago
Illinois lottery urges adults to gift responsibly this holiday season

Officials remind the public that lottery tickets are for adults only as state partners highlight risks of underage gambling.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Local
3 months ago
Upcoming SNAP benefit changes will raise ABAWD age, tighten work requirements

“There’s a lot of figuring out what will count as meeting a work requirement,” said Chris Garcia, a community health worker and navigator.

Al
Pet of the Week
3 months ago
Meet Al — Friends of SCAC Dog of the Week

The shelter says Al has been there since July 23 and “no one has even asked to meet him.”

Fitzy
Pet of the Week
3 months ago
Meet Fitzy — Meow Mobile Cat of the Week

A “handsome…senior gentleman.”

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