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This image released by Fathom Events shows Craig David Dowsett, in a scene from "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey." A.A. Milne’s 1926 book, “Winnie-the-Pooh,” with illustrations by E.H. Shepard, became public domain on January 1 when the copyright expired. (Fathom Events via AP)

[Photo] ‘Blood and Honey’ slashes Pooh’s legacy

By Daniel Massa, Lifestyle Writer
February 20, 2023
A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Dec. 8, 2022. New research shows climate misinformation has been flourishing on Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the platform last year. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

[Photo] Elon Musk, you’re in over your head

By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins
January 23, 2023
Kila Lord Cassidy, from left, director Sebastian Lelio and Florence Pugh pose for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'The Wonder' during the 2022 BFI London Film Festival in London, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

[Photo] ‘The Wonder,’ a compelling film that encapsulates what a historical drama should be

By Sarah Rose
December 4, 2022
Various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J, on Oct. 10, 2017. The 2023 Grammy Awards will air live Sunday, Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

[Photo] 2023 Grammy predictions: Who will win big or nothing at all?

By Nick Glover
November 28, 2022
After Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of Twitter on Oct. 27, users are concerned about the platform's future. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

[Photo] Musk’s Twitter takeover: Staff and students express concerns

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter
November 21, 2022
Cate Blanchett attends the premiere of "Tár" at Alice Tully Hall during the 60th New York Film Festival on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

[Photo] Cate Blanchett shines, brings fictional composer to life in ‘Tár’

By Nick Glover
November 21, 2022
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the SAFE-T Act into law in early 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

[Photo] Illinois’ SAFE-T act and cash bail explained

By Evan Mellon, Senior News Reporter
November 17, 2022
This image released by Marvel Studios shows Danai Gurira (left) and Letitia Wright as Shuri in a scene from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." (Marvel Studios via AP)

[Photo] ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ a touching tribute

By Caleb Johnson
November 15, 2022
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields walks off the field after the Miami Dolphins beat the Bears 35-32 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

[Photo] COLUMN: Justin Fields is the best quarterback from the 2021 draft class

By Carlos Finney Jr.
November 10, 2022
Takeoff, of Migos, arrives at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on July 10, 2019. A representative confirms that rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting outside of a Houston bowling alley early Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Takeoff, whose real name was Kirsnick Khari Ball, was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. He was 28. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

[Photo] Takeoff leaves behind legacy in Atlanta rap

By Nick Glover
November 7, 2022
This image released by Domino Records shows "The Car," the seventh studio album by Arctic Monkeys. (Domino via AP)

[Photo] Albums you missed while listening to ‘Midnights’

By Nick Glover
November 2, 2022
This image released by Republic Records shows "Midnights" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)

[Photo] Album review: Taylor Swift gets vulnerable and reflective in ‘Midnights’

By Sarah Rose, Lifestyle Writer
October 27, 2022
Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pitches against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 24, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mike McGinnis)

[Photo] COLUMN: Starting pitchers are losing their shine

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter
April 26, 2022
Chicago Bulls' DeMar DeRozan shoots past Milwaukee Bucks' Jrue Holiday during the second half of Game 1 of their first round NBA playoff basketball game April 17 in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

[Photo] Matchups heat up in first round of NBA playoffs

By Michael Stoll, Sports Columnist
April 19, 2022
Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly, right, argues with home plate umpire Nick Mahrley after being ejected during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Monday, April 11, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

[Photo] MLB implementing automated strike zones in minor leagues causes mixed reactions

By Jordan Radloff, Sports Editor
April 14, 2022
Cleveland Cavaliers' Darius Garland goes up for a shot during the first half against the Brooklyn Nets in the opening basketball game of the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

[Photo] NBA playoff matchups look to provide exciting action

By Michael Stoll, Sports Columnist
April 12, 2022
Kyrie Irving recently converted to Islam last year in April 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

[Photo] Celebrate, learn about Muslim athletes during Ramadan

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Columnist
April 12, 2022
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid saves a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors March 20 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

[Photo] James, Embiid, Antetokounmpo in close race for NBA lead scorer

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Reporter
March 31, 2022
Arizona guard Shaina Pellington walks past an NCAA March Madness sign in the hallways of McKale Center before Arizona's game against UNLV in the first round of the NCAA women's college basketball tournament March 19 in Tucson, Arizona. (Rebecca Sasnett/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

[Photo] COLUMN: NCAA should shift March Madness to 32-team bracket

By Skyler Kisellus, Sports Reporter
March 29, 2022
New Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill holds his first news conference among family members and the media in Miami Gardens, Florida, March 24. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

[Photo] High-profile NFL trades have changed landscape of league

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Columnist
March 29, 2022
Loyola of Chicago's Lucas Williamson (left) heads to the basket as Drake's Tremell Murphy (right) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Sunday, March 6 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

[Photo] March Madness predictions: first round features great matchups

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Columnist
March 14, 2022
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant reacts to a referee's call during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Thursday, March 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

[Photo] This weekend’s biggest NBA matchup

By Michael Stoll, Sports Reporter
March 4, 2022
Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan (11) drives against Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

[Photo] Updating NBA award predictions in the season’s second half

By DeOndre Saunders, Sports Columnist
March 4, 2022
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid grabs a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in New York. The 76ers won 125-109. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

[Photo] Star staff’s NBA top 3

By DeOndre Saunders, Waleed Alamleh, Carlos Finney, Jr, Sports Reporter
February 28, 2022
FILE - Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden (13) is shown during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in San Antonio. The Philadelphia 76ers have traded Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets for James Harden as part of a multiplayer deal. The trade was confirmed by multiple people who spoke to The Associated Press Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been announced. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

[Photo] Column: 76ers win big in Harden trade

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Reporter
February 11, 2022
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow celebrates at the end of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri. The Bengals won 27-24 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

[Photo] Fill in the blank: The winner of Super Bowl 56 will be…

By Northern Star Staff
February 1, 2022
This image released by Marvel Studios shows Lauren Ridloff, left, and Barry Keoghan in a scene from "Eternals."

[Photo] Getting to know the Eternals

By Kyron Lewis, Lifestyle writer
November 12, 2021
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy looks for a play during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin)

[Photo] Fill in the blank: The person behind the Bears issues is…

By Northern Star Staff
October 1, 2021
Chicago Cubs' Willson Contreras reacts after hitting a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Milwaukee.

[Photo] Cubs ponder future without stars

By Carlos Finney Jr., Sports Columnist
September 20, 2021
Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu (79) follows through on a swing during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington Texas, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021.

[Photo] Sox need surge ahead of playoff run

By Waleed Alamleh, Sports Columnist
September 20, 2021
President Joe Biden, center, visits with family and friends of the 40 passengers and crew who perished on Flight 93 at the 17-ton boulder that marks the impact site of Flight 93 at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

[Photo] That time I… went to the Flight 93 National Memorial

By Parker Otto, Columnist
September 11, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland (left) listens to a presentation with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., center, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, while visiting the Chicago Police Department Strategic Decision Support Center in Chicago, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Lightfoot had asked for the federal government's help in curbing Chicago’s rising numbers of gun related crimes in the city. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP)

[Photo] Editorial: Lightfoot anti-violence plan shows promise

August 5, 2021
Mayor Lori Lightfoot discusses a proposal for civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department during a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The ordinance to give civilians more oversight over the city’s police department, a step intended to help restore public trust between citizens and police, passed by a 36-to-13 vote. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Florida's Ventrell Miller speaks to reporters during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days Monday, July 19, 2021. Ventrell will be able to sign contracts with various sponsors and not be penalized by the NCAA.

[Photo] Let’s make a deal: explaining name, image and likeness in the NCAA

By James Krause, Sports Editor
July 20, 2021
A man looks at the Lombardi Trophy at the NFL Experience Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The city is hosting Sunday's Super Bowl football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

[Photo] Sports staff predicts Super Bowl LV

By Northern Star Staff
February 5, 2021
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

[Photo] AP: Biden wins Illinois

By Associated Press
November 4, 2020
FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2020 file photo, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Durbin is running for re_election against Republican Tom Cotton in the Nov. 3, 2020, general election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)

[Photo] AP: Durbin wins reelection

By Jamie O’Toole, Reporter
November 4, 2020
Green Bay Packers' Robert Tonyan (right) celebrates a touchdown reception with Malik Taylor (left) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

[Photo] Down the Lines: NFL Week 6, Georgia vs Alabama predictions

By Wes Sanderson
October 17, 2020
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wears two masks as he watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs , Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Kansas City. The New England Patriots have canceled practice amid reports that a third player has tested positive for the coronavirus. Sports Illustrated reported that reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, and was added to the team's reserve/COVID-19 list. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

[Photo] NFL Week 4 recap: The league has made its bed

By James Krause, Columnist
October 9, 2020
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) looks to pass the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

[Photo] Down the Lines: NFL Week 5, NCAA football predictions

By Wes Sanderson, Columnist
October 8, 2020
Nissan Stadium, home of the Tennessee Titans, is shown Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans suspended in-person activities through Friday after the NFL says three Titans players and five personnel tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first COVID-19 outbreak of the NFL season in Week 4. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

[Photo] NFL Week 3: ‘This is not unexpected’

By James Krause, Columnist
October 1, 2020
In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks during an NCAA college football news conference in Cleveland. The Mid-American Conference announced Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, that it will have a 6-game football season, meaning all 10 major conferences will play this fall. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

[Photo] NIU football to return in November

By Northern Star Staff
September 25, 2020
Neely Raffellini

[Photo] unemployment

By Mel Evans
March 6, 2013
Nintendo Wii U

[Photo] Wii U combines best of both worlds, offers fun for casual, hardcore gamers

By Roy Herrera
November 19, 2012
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2011 file photo, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) gets tackled by Chicago Bears defenders Julius Peppers (90) and Henry Melton (69) just as he released the ball during an NFL football game in Chicago. The Bears won 30-12. The Bears couldn't have asked for much more from their defense after a convincing victory in their season-opener. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

[Photo] Will Bears make you happy or let you down?

By Jimmy Johnson
September 12, 2011
This July 27 2011 file booking photo provided by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department in Sycamore, Ill. shows Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, who has been charged in the 1957 murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph in Sycamore.

[Photo] McCullough pleads ‘not guilty’

By Dave Gong
September 8, 2011
Jack Daniel McCullough

[Photo] Jack Daniel McCullough

By HOPD
September 22, 2011
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez throws during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 23.

[Photo] Felix Hernandez not deserving of award

By Andrew Singer
October 3, 2010
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