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New evidence points to submerged village beneath Lake Mendota
Divers and researchers have now identified up to 11 ancient canoes in Lake Mendota, or Tee Waksikhominak, the Wisconsin Historical Society announced in a press release on Thursday. "What we thought at first was an isolated discovery in Lake Mendota has evolved into a significant archaeological site with much to...
LIVE RADAR: Follow storms as several Chicago-area counties under tornado watch
Potentially severe storms are moving their way into the Chicago area Tuesday evening, with a tornado watch in effect for multiple counties in the Chicago suburbs. Scattered wind gusts over 70 miles per hour are possible in the group of counties, with the watch in effect until midnight. The watch includes McHenry, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle and Kendall counties, according to the NWS.
4 sentenced for bungled gun store burglaries
A federal judge has sentenced four people for their parts in a gun store burglary ring that tried to grab weapons from five counties in Central Illinois, including McLean. Dezmond Hardy, 23, Shaleik Ward, 20, Terrence Daniels, 23, and Erika Garner, 22, are all from Peoria. They admitted attempting and failing to break into gun stores in Bloomington, LeRoy, Lincoln, Decatur, Spring Valley, and Taylorville in August 2023.
Tigers take No. 1 seed into Section 7A playoffs
CHERRY—It’s been quite the year at Cherry High School. The football team competed in the Section 7 Nine-man finals, then the basketball team won the Section 7A title, then took it one step further by winning the State Class A title. Now, the No. 1 seeded Tigers will try to make it three two-straight state tournament appearances when they open play in the Section 7A playoffs, taking on either No....
Softball Recap: Newark takes a tough playoff loss
Newark and Serena squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Newark had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Serena Huskers by a score of 1-0. Newark's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak. Kodi Rizzo spent all 11 innings on the mound,...
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