Check out photos of the potential site of the new Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond, Ind., by photo editor Scott Anderson. The sites include Wolf Lake Memorial Park in the 2300 block of Calumet Avenue and Lost Marsh Golf Course

Class 1A, 2A and 3A wrestlers compete for the state title Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at State Farm Center in Champaign.

Images from the IHSA Girls State Gymnastics Meet on Friday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Palatine High School.

Rock Island Alleman defeated St. Bede 42-40 during the Class 2A Regional final game on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at St. Bede Academy.

Just weeks after winning Super Bowl XX, members of the Chicago Bears brought their talents to the hardwood in the Illinois Valley. On February 20, 1986, IVCC hosted the “Good News Bears,” a charity basketball team made up of Chicago Bears players for a United Way fundraiser

Firefighters responded to a large brush fire in the 26000 block of 2500 East Street on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 near Ohio. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm call was elevated to the second-alarm for the brush fire. Bureau County Fire departments from Princeton, Ohio, Malden and others assisted with the fire.

Around 50 people attended a forum for Bureau County Sheriff candidates Mike Wittig, Tom Kammerer, Joe Flanagan, and Ed Jauch on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at the Bureau County Senior Center in Princeton.

St. Bede defeated Princeton 45-34 during the Class 2A Regional semifinals on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at St. Bede Academy. The Lady Bruins will play Rock Island Alleman for the Regional title on Thursday at 6:30p.m.

Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke in Peru on Oct. 26, 2021, seeking answers in the death of Jelani Day. Jackson, the Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, helped propel the civil rights movement in the decades following the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He died Tuesday at the age of 84.