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FILE - Northwestern head coach David Braun looks on during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Michigan, Nov. 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

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Northwestern extends football coach David Braun’s contract through the 2031 season

Braun is in his fourth season at Northwestern and carries a 20-19 record into Saturday’s game with Colorado. Northwestern went 7-6 and beat Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl last season.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the floor of the state Senate chamber in Springfield in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

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Illinois, Chicago sue to block Trump plan to restrict green cards to legal Medicaid, SNAP users

Administration’s new rule, halted by courts during first term, set to take effect Friday.

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SCOTUS blocks Trump’s attempt to limit mail-in voting for the midterm elections

Illinois AG Raoul declares ‘victory for voters.'

Logging equipment and a pile of felled trees sits less than a mile from the Burke Branch area of the Shawnee, which stands to lose federal protections from new road construction and timber harvesting under a proposal from the Trump administration. (Kate McCann, for Capitol News Illinois)

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‘Looking at the forest as a crop’: Trump admin’s logging rule would expose Shawnee Forest

The Trump administration wants to bolster U.S. timber production. Environmentalists say its rule change could wreak environmental havoc.

In this photo taken with a smartphone, Chicago Blackhawks players, from left, Patrick Kane, Connor Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi pose during a news conference introducing Bedard as the new captain of the NHL hockey club, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jay Cohen)

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Blackhawks center Connor Bedard becomes second-youngest captain in franchise history

“It's an incredible honor, something I don't take lightly,” Bedard said.

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50% of Illinois children with ADHD receive behavior treatment. Why experts recommend it

LifeStance Health reports ADHD treatment rates in Illinois.

Samantha Gutierrez (left), and Ela Day Bedard, players on the Women's Professional Baseball League's San Francisco Firebells.

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WPBL begins historic first championship series

Season 1's championship starts Wednesday.

Gov. JB Pritzker spoke Tuesday, September 15, in Chicago's "Little Village" neighborhood about "Operation Midway Blitz."

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Pritzker calls Operation Midway Blitz ‘terrorism’ on anniversary of its start

Pritzker claims mostly legal citizens were targeted during "Operation Midway Blitz."

Illinois Lottery Director, Harold Mays (left), and Chicago Prize Center manager Amanda Crosas hold the big check representing the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot from the August 12 drawing.

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Winner of $1 Billion Powerball jackpot from ticket bought in Quincy comes forward, remains anonymous

The winner says in a lottery news release that they didn't believe they won at first, until a family member was called.

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