While I’m being told that the Bears announcement on Hammond is “real”,
i.e. not a leverage play, a league source told me that the Bears leaving the state is not a done deal. Per source, Indiana is in the lead right now, but “Illinois can still get back in the race,” granted the state has a lot of ground to make up after not passing legislation that would have insured the Bears property tax certainty.
Breaking: Two OSF lifeflight helicopters have landed at Matthiessen State Park model airplane field in Oglesby for a pair of 12 year old boys who were drowning.
Breaking: Two lifeflight helicopters have been called to Matthiessen State Park in Oglesby for a pair of 12 year old boys who were drowning. The helicopters will land at the model airplane field on the south entry of Matthiessen. Stay clear of the area.
I covered a great game between Ottawa and Kaneland baseball tonight. It was a hard-fought game between both teams. Hopefully, some future sports awards will be submitted from this game. @OHS__baseball
More photos here> https://t.co/4y0FaUxgr4
A two-homer performance from Addy Perryman and complete game by Lexie Saylor carried @mendotahigh softball to its first win of the season over @4Marquette . Here's my story with excellent @NTPhotoScott pictures.
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I traveled to Kankakee today to take photos of the aftermath of the Kankakee and an Aroma Park tornado.
From the moment I saw the devastation, it brought back memories from Utica in 2004. That’s where I got my start. @TDJnews@NewsTrib@MyWebTimes
Boys basketball tonight: Ottawa at La Salle-Peru for the 3A regional title. Here's a look back at the last 41 games between the two rivals.
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Wow, it’s dry out there! The latest U.S. Drought Monitor was released this morning, and the outlook isn’t great for the Illinois Valley. Much of the western part of the area is now under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions.
We have a Sports Center Moment. BV’s Blake Foster flings a fullcourt shot like a discus and hits nothing but net much to the disbelief of himself and hall students. Hall 45-42 end of 3 📸 Scott Anderson #bcrsports
BREAKING: Two OSF lifeflight helicopters have landed on a farm in the 13000 block of County Road 950 North just south of Granville. Two victims fell into a grain bin. Please avoid the area.
The sun will set at 5p.m. tomorrow for the first time since Nov. 1, 2025.
Will gain 36 minutes of daylight in the next 30 days!
Spring is 59 days from today. Hang in there!
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