The Illinois men’s basketball team received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday and will play 14th-seeded Penn in the first round Thursday in Greenville, S.C. The winner will face No. 6 seed North Carolina or No. 11 VCU on Saturday.
#TenMinMerlin Another quiet day, cold and rainy, might snow later.
Recent Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission filings show that the Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC overcharged more than 3,500 customers for their gas service.
Green River. Saturday in Chicago.
Vaccination isn’t just an individual choice
DeKalb County reported its first Measles case of the year this week, as the disease — once eradicated in the U.S. — continues to spread in several states.
#TenMinMerlin. Very quiet day in cold damp northern Illinois
SHOW 'EM WHAT YOU CAN DO, PETE. 😌
Hancock Hit at 943pm on Tuesday night in Chicago.
From Maxx Crosby’s agent:
WATCH — @jamestalarico.bsky.social : “Every dollar we spend bombing people in the Middle East is one we’re not spending here at home. We’re always told we don’t have enough money for schools or healthcare or for veterans, but there’s always enough to bomb people on the other side of the world.”
Blaming the staffer? Again?
@apnews.com
they are still writing choose your own adventure books is what i'm learning here, and I'm not mad about it!
“Girls Just Want to Have Fun” peaks at #2 today in ‘84
“We got every racial group of girl—mixed, Spanish, white, black, Asian,” said Lauper, “so that every little girl who looked at that video would .. understand that every young woman, older woman, every person is entitled to a joyful experience.”
Study (N=900) finds women in advertising earn 5% less than men; mothers: 8% less. When women asked mgrs about pay, they’d say they would look into it but nothing would happen. Men were more likely to receive answers about pay, even when the outcome was negative. www.adweek.com/agencies/wom...
Rub some ivermectin on it and get back out there, you wuss
Prepare for ETERNAL WINTER
“.. a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Once again: this is @davidjbier.bsky.social, of the [Even the Conservative...] @cato.org, an expert on immigration policy who has been providing data based expertise on the issue of immigration for a while now.
#TenMinMerlin. Good list from Urbana IL, awaiting storms later
NEWS: #illini Keaton Wagler earns All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Kylan Boswell and David Mirkovic also earn honors. Why it matters ⤵️
Billionaires’ % share of federal election spending in:
2008: 0.3%
2024: 19%
@nytimes.com #GildedAge
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
Taylor Swift
Pearl Jam
Olivia Dean
Zach Bryan
Oasis
The Cure
What do they all have in common?
They've all spoken out about Ticketmaster ripping off fans.
But Trump just gave Ticketmaster the equivalent of a corporate pardon.
It's a betrayal of every fan in America.
Q: You said the war is 'very complete.' But your defense secretary says 'this is just the beginning.' So which is it?
TRUMP: You could say both
The Chicago area gets another glimpse of spring on Monday, but storms with the possibility of tornadoes and large hail may follow Tuesday.
Fox News apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage Sunday of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East war, insisting it was an honest mistake.
Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its riding-hailing platform.
#TenMinMerlin from northern Chicago suburbs. Nice group of birds! (Don't think pine siskin is real though). Beautiful spring day here!!!
U.S. citizen born in Evanston says she was detained by immigration authorities for more than 30 hours after landing at O'Hare... and then released in Wisconsin. wgntv.com/news/chicago...
#TenMinMerlin on a wonderful bird walk at Ryerson Woods in Lake county Illinois. Nice selection in just 10 minutes! Also saw 2 flocks of 25ish sandhill cranes flying over while "shrieking"-amazing🥰
