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Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest

Officials said the smoke could spread as far south as Tennessee and Missouri.

Local
1 year ago
Your 2025 fair queen is the hostess at the state fair

Johnna Fulcher, 20, is an ISU student majoring in marketing and minoring in agriculture.

Local
1 year ago
Ryne Sandberg, Mickey Mantle baseball cards, gold Hermes bracelet offered up at state fair I-CASH auction preview

“As Treasurer, I can’t bid on anything, but I know there are plenty of Cubs fans who would love to bid on Ryne Sandberg’s rookie baseball card.”

FILE - Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer attends an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski, File)
Sports
1 year ago
Cubs chairman says team’s performance convinced him extending Hoyer’s contract was right thing to do

The Cubs agreed to a multiyear extension with the 51-year-old Hoyer on Monday.

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IL State News
1 year ago
Another sex toy gets thrown onto the court during a WNBA game

“It’s super disrespectful,” Sky center Elizabeth Williams said in the postgame press conference.

The winner, who whimsically identified himself as “My Hole-in-One,” initially thought the congratulatory email was a scam.
IL State News
1 year ago
Retired Illinois golfer wins $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot

His winning numbers were drawn during the midday Lucky Day Lotto game on Sunday, July 27.

Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
1 year ago
Cubs snare 2027 MLB All-Star Game

“I’m a Cubs fan!” proclaims Gov. JB Pritzker.

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Sports
1 year ago
U of I WBB grad Kendall Bostic earns Big Ten sportsmanship award

Kendall Bostic is now the second Illini athlete to receive the award twice.

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Sports
1 year ago
U of I men’s basketball adds 22-year-old Serbian point guard Mihailo Petrovic

“Mihailo is the consummate point guard,” head coach Brad Underwood said.