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Chicago Blackhawks
Sports
2 weeks ago
Byram says he’s ready for his new opportunity as the No. 1 defenseman for the Blackhawks

“To be honest, I feel like I’ve just been preparing for an opportunity like this for a long time,” Byram said Wednesday.

Illinois' Keaton Wagler, left, celebrates with a teammate after Illinois beat Iowa in an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Sports
2 weeks ago
Keaton Wagler’s whirlwind leap from only two Power Five offers to the Clippers as the No. 5 pick

“It’s kind of crazy just seeing how fast things moved, especially kind of being underrecruited and underrated,” he said.

IL State News
2 weeks ago
2 missing Chicago men found dead outside Mexico City, family confirms

On Wednesday, the family of Mawani said Mexican authorities confirmed their loved ones had died, and remembered them in an outpouring of grief.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
National
2 weeks ago
Dozens of states could face new costs because of high error rates in SNAP food aid

Other jurisdictions receiving a one-year, cost-share delay are Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and the District of Columbia.

Chicago Cubs Baseball
Sports
2 weeks ago
Chicago Cubs acquire left-hander David Peterson in a trade with the New York Mets

The Cubs placed Ben Brown and Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday, adding to their injury woes in their rotation. Brown has a neck strain, and Cabrera is sidelined with a left hamstring strain.

An EF-1 tornado caused damage at a school in Nokomis.
Local
2 weeks ago
Illinois surpasses 2024 tornado record amid severe weather surges

The record is now 149 tornadoes, with the previous record being 142 in 2024. 

Peggy Finley (left) and Peter Cadigan (right).
Local
2 weeks ago
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
2 weeks ago
Pritzker signs bill protecting medical records for abortion patients in Illinois

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

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 weeks ago
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.

IL State News
2 weeks ago
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.

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