Jahmir Young, Julian Reese lead Maryland to 76-67 win over No. 10 Illinois
It was the 10th time this week a team ranked in the top 10 of the AP poll has lost. Marcus Domask had 26 points for Illinois
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Marcus Domask helps No. 10 Illinois edge Michigan State 71-68
Coleman Hawkins and Ty Rodgers also scored 15 points apiece for the Illini (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten), who bounced back after a close loss at then-No. 1 Purdue last Friday.
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Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. seeks restraining order against school following suspension
Illinois associate chancellor Robin Kaler says the school will review the lawsuit and defend its disciplinary methods. No. 10 Illinois’ next game is against Michigan State at home on Thursday.
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Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says
Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday. The European climate agency Copernicus said the year was 1.48 degrees Celsius (2.66 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times. That’s barely below the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit…
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US Supreme Court declines to hear 2nd Illinois case challenging state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons
Caulkins and his co-plaintiffs claimed that participation in the decision by two state court justices violated the 14th Amendment guarantee of equal protection of the laws because they accepted millions of dollars of campaign contributions from gun restriction advocates.
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Trump downplays Jan. 6 on the anniversary of the Capitol siege and calls jailed rioters ‘hostages’
Trump held a pair of commit-to-caucus events in Newton in central Iowa and Clinton in the state’s far east.
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Trey Kaufman-Renn’s breakout night helps No. 1 Purdue hold off No. 9 Illinois 83-78
Marcus Domask had 26 points while Quincy Guerrier finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Fighting Illini, who had won four in a row.
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Voters file an objection to Trump’s name on the Illinois ballot
The petition filed Thursday with the Illinois State Board of Elections is similar to those filed in other states.
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Police say 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five in Iowa school shooting
A spokesperson said three gunshot victims were taken by ambulance to a hospital in the state capital of Des Moines, about 40 miles southeast of Perry.
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Urbana among Midwestern cities to be counted again like it’s 2020
Eleven municipalities in Illinois and Iowa are the only cities in the U.S. so far to have signed agreements with the U.S. Census Bureau to recount their residents in 2024 and 2025 in a repeat of what happened during the 2020 census.
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Vigil held to honor slain Muslim boy as accused attacker appears in court in Illinois
The landlord, Joseph Czuba, is accused of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14. Czuba has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Marcus Domask scores 32 points, No. 9 Illinois dominates Northwestern 96-66
Justin Harmon had 20 points, Quincy Guerrier scored 14 and Coleman Hawkins had 13 for the Illini, who never trailed, led by as many as 33 points, and shot 63% from the field. Domask was 11 of 15 from the field and 9 of 10 from the line.
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Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois
Illinois will usher in 320 new laws on New Year’s Day. The production or purchase of a semi-automatic weapon will be prohibited, and employers will be required to allow paid vacation for any reason.
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Illinois officials say they were surprised by rape charge against star Terrence Shannon Jr.
Illinois suspended Shannon on Thursday after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Kansas in September. Whitman spoke at a news conference Friday before Illinois’ game against Fairleigh Dickinson.
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No. 11 Illinois routs Fairleigh Dickinson 104-71 in 1st game without leading scorer Shannon
Dain Dainja scored 19 points, Coleman Hawkins and Justin Harmon each had 18, Quincy Guerrier added 14 and Marcus Domask 11 for the Illini (10-2). Harmon made a career-high four 3-pointers.
