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Minnesota Aurora unveils new kit with local artist

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (457+ words) Minnesota Aurora is unveiling a new kit designed in partnership with the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The kit, created by tattoo artist Lindsay Knoll, highlights Minnesota's natural beauty and community. Fans can buy the new kits online starting Friday. MINNEAPOLIS…...

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Brad Underwood Outlines Key Strategies for Illinois to Defeat UConn in Final Four

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (259+ words) Brad Underwood is not dressing this up or trying to overcomplicate what stands between the Illinois Fighting Illini and a trip to the national championship game. As Illinois prepares to face the UConn Huskies in the Final Four, Underwood made…...

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Illinois ride-share union bill pushed through amid disagreement on new fee

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (559+ words) (The Center Square) " An Illinois bill allowing thousands of ride-share drivers to unionize made some motion in an Illinois House committee Thursday, despite opposition from some stakeholders. The bill sets a structure for how drivers would begin to unionize and…...

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Illinois beats Houston at its own game, claims spot in Elite 8 vs. Iowa

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (349+ words) Everything appeared to line up for Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars. No. 1 seed Florida had been knocked out of the South bracket. The second-seeded Cougars entered the Sweet 16 playing a South regional hosted just miles from Houston's campus at…...

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Illinois vs. Houston prediction: 2026 March Madness Sweet 16 picks, odds

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (319+ words) Illinois and Houston meet in a Sweet 16 matchup Thursday featuring one of the hottest offenses in the country and one of the nastiest defenses left in the March Madness field. The market opened with the second-seeded Cougars as a small…...

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Freshmen take center stage when Illinois meets Houston in Sweet 16

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (517+ words) HOUSTON -- Both Illinois and Houston have been forged by tradition and buoyed by veterans. Yet the Illini and Cougars owe a noteworthy measure of their success this season to freshmen. Guards Keaton Wagler of Illinois and Kingston Flemings of Houston…...

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Illinois quick hits: Coalition calls for more action on data centers

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (223+ words) Coalition calls for more action on data centers The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition says more action is needed from the Illinois Commerce Commission and the General Assembly to protect the state from data center impacts. Last Thursday, the ICC approved…...

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Illinois pushes rate-hike protections forward despite consumer cost fears

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (459+ words) (The Center Square) " Home and auto insurance providers in Illinois could face new oversight and regulation after a Senate bill recently passed the House, despite concerns from Republican lawmakers and insurance industry groups. The bill passed primarily along party lines,…...

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It was Andrej's night: Takeaways as Illinois basketball downs VCU to advance to the Sweet 16

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (764+ words) There was no comeback for VCU on Saturday night. The Rams, who stormed back from down 19 to upset North Carolina, didn't have the same juice against Illinois. The Illini led the Rams by 20 entering the final media timeout. There wasn't…...

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Aurora man charged with child exploitation offenses following online investigation

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (257+ words) An Aurora man is charged with multiple felonies involving alleged possession of child sexual abuse material and online solicitation of a minor. Police say he communicated with someone he believed was 13 and discussed a sexual act. He remains in custody…...