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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 58m

2025 Illini hall of fame class makes predictions for Illinois vs Ohio State

Spiezio has a plan to bring the Illini some good luck.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 1h

Kurt Kittner talks Illini Hall of Fame induction, Ohio State game

Kittner is picking Illinois to pull off the upset on Saturday.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 1h

Beautiful weekend on tap, but rain stays away in the week ahead.

Meteorologist Seth Bohnhoff has several mild, dry days in the forecast.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 1h

PREVIEW: St. Teresa hosts Central A&M for WCIA 3 Spotlight Game

It's week seven of Friday Football Fever.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 1h

Metra proposes future budgets, including higher fares, fewer trains

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.Metra proposed future budgets, including higher fares and fewer trains without help from Illino...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 2h

Festival of Trees unveils list of 2025 special events in Danville

An annual holiday festival is quickly approaching in Danville, and the special events during this year's celebration have been announced.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 2h

Dalton City man arrested in State Police-led human trafficking sting

Despite figuring out that he was being set up in a human trafficking sting, police say, a Dalton City man was unable to escape arrest because he had already ...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 2h

Springfield man flees town just before conviction of sexual assault, arrested in Chicago

A man's attempt to flee Springfield in the middle of his criminal trial didn't stop a jury from convicting him of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old neighbor...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 2h

Champaign’s Green Street shut down by two-car crash; no injuries reported

Part of Green Street in Champaign was shut down Friday morning after two vehicles collided at an intersection.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 3h

Eight people displaced; Mattoon home deemed ‘uninhabitable’ after fire

Five children and three adults are now displaced, and their house has been deemed "uninhabitable" following a Friday morning fire in Mattoon.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 3h

Springfield firefighters respond to two structure fires in two hours

Springfield firefighters responded to a pair of structure fires Friday morning.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 3h

9-year-old among three killed in Springfield shooting

Among other new details about a triple homicide that happened in Springfield on Thursday, officials from the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office shared that a 9...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 3h

Government shutdown: Firings of federal workers begin

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an atte...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 4h

Ald. asks Trump to consider amnesty for immigrants without records

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez is asking President Donald Trump to consider amnesty for undocumente...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 4h

Wall Street drops to its worst day since April

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Dona...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 4h

Driver may have had medical emergency before Hanover Park crash: police

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.A driver may have had a medical emergency before a Hanover Park crash, police said. FULL STORY:...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 4h

Loyola University mourns death of Sister Jean: 'She gave us light'

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.Loyola University is mourning the death of Sister Jean, who was much more than the iconic men’s...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 5h

Singer D4vd puts ownership of TX home in mother's name

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.Singer D4vd made some changes to the ownership of one of his Texas homes last month. FULL STORY...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 5h

Community Spotlight: A Night of Wishes

Katie Harlan, a Make-A-Wish Illinois volunteer leader, joined WCIA's Taylor Mitchell to talk about an upcoming event.

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 6h

Week In Review: Veto Session, Madigan, Immigration & More

VETO SESSION Veto Session Begins Next Week. On October 14, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield after the summer adjo...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 7h

LIVE: Officials provide update on deadly explosion in Tennessee

More at https://abc7chicago.com/post/powerful-blast-tennessee-military-explosives-plant-rattles-homes-miles-away/17978852/

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 8h

LIVE: Sens. Duckworth, Durbin speak at Broadview ICE facility

More at https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-facility-protest-expected-donald-trump-administration-appeals-judge-april-perrys-chicago-national-guard-ru...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 8h

Car crashes into Hanover Park home, 2 injured, police say

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.A car crashed into a west suburban home Friday morning. Two people were hurt, police said. FULL...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 9h

3 arrested during protest at Broadview ICE facility

Streaming now at https://abc7chicago.com/watch/live/11064984/.Three arrests were made during a Broadview protest at the ICE facility. The DOJ is appealing Ju...

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Illinois Connected @ilconnected.bsky.social · 9h

From the Farm: Illinois FFA celebrates dozens of accomplishments in 2025

The National FFA Convention in Indianapolis is just three weeks away, and Illinois FFA will have a lot to celebrate there.

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