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Peggy Finley (left) and Peter Cadigan (right).
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NAACP reacts to sentence for one person in Earl Moore, Jr. death

After pleading guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter, Peter Cadigan was given two years of probation along with community service.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaking at the Wednesday bill signing for a new law that will protect abortion patients’ medical records from out-of-state retaliation.
IL State News
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Pritzker signs bill protecting medical records for abortion patients in Illinois

The new law will shield people from out-of-state retaliation.

United Way of Central Illinois
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Ride Route 66 for a good cause this weekend

A motorcycle and Jeep ride along Route 66 helps the United Way of Central Illinois.

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
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Keaton Wagler goes #5 to the LA Clippers in 2026 NBA draft

Wagler becomes the second-highest draft pick ever at Illinois, and the highest since Deron Williams went No. 3 overall in 2005.

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Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world’s fastest for first time since 2017

El Capitan, at the U.S. government’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, now ranks second, ahead of two other U.S. supercomputers at national laboratories in Tennessee and Illinois.

Wrigley Field in Chicago
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell perplexed by rainout and irked by ‘terrible rule’

“Major League Baseball tells you the game’s canceled, and that’s it. Especially on the road. That’s all you get,” he said.

United Center
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NBA draft provides another look at Bryson Graham’s vision for the rebuilding Chicago Bulls

“We’re definitely not where we want to be, but we’re establishing an identity,” Graham said.

A steak-eating competition was held Tuesday in Springfield.
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Route 66 Road Trip Caravan brings high-steaks challenge to Springfield

Three men in Springfield were challenged to eat 4.5 pounds of steak, shrimp, a baked potato, salad and a roll — all in one hour.