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Los Angeles Angels manager Kurt Suzuki, left, attempts to challenge a play with an umpire during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Angels denied a replay challenge when manager Kurt Suzuki waits too long to appeal

The play occurred with the Chicago Cubs batting in the third inning of the Angels’ 6-2 loss in the series finale at a chilly Wrigley Field.

Illinois State University Redbirds
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Auburn and Illinois State play in NIT matchup

Thursday’s matchup is the first this season between the squads.

Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg (23) celebrates after defeating Tennessee in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Believe it! After a wild March Madness, Final Four teams look to conjure up more magic

There are no Cinderellas lacing it up at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indy this week, but that’s not to say the 2026 version of March Madness hasn’t produced its share of memories already.

severe weather
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Severe weather possible late Thursday afternoon

A Tornado Watch has been issued.

Brendan Kelly (center), Director of Illinois State Police, announces the installation of highway signs for all 73 troopers who have died in the line of duty. Trooper Albert Hassan is the first trooper, who died in 1924.
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State Police to place new highway signs honoring troopers who died in the line of duty

Up to now, only some of those who died on the job got the honor.

An Illinois State Police car is pictured outside the Illinois Capitol in Springfield during an event in 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
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State Police vehicle fleet will take 18 years to replace as costs rise, ISP director says

Agency has more than 1,000 vehicles that need to be replaced for age and mileage.

Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, president of the American Medical Association, spoke at HSHS St. John's Children's Hospital Wednesday.
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AMA president speaks in Springfield, praises Children’s Hospital

Mukkamala said he was particularly moved by the hospital’s role as a regional anchor.

The 700,000 square-foot Amazon fulfillment is one of several in the area south of Joliet. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Matias Castilho)
IL State News
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Statewide warehouse pollution reduction bill fails to meet committee deadline

The proposal aimed to curb pollution from Illinois’ more than 2,400 warehouses.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood celebrates after Illinois beat Iowa in an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Brad Underwood waited 26 years for a Division I job. Now in Year 39, he has Illinois in Final Four

In the place he always wanted to be, Underwood has the Fighting Illini in the Final Four for the first time since 2005, trying to bring home a first national title.

Wrigley Field in Chicago
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Nebraska-Missouri and Penn State-Kentucky volleyball matches are set for Wrigley Field in September

The conferences announced Monday that Nebraska will play Missouri and Penn State will meet Kentucky at the home of the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 6.

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