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Illinois duo arrested after leading police on dramatic chase, tossing suspected marijuana out car window
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. – Two Illinois residents were arrested after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase in northwest Indiana while throwing suspected marijuana out of the car’s window.
Just after noon Wednesday, a Lake County Sheriff’s Department Highway Interdiction Unit detective conducted a traffic stop on a white Dodge Durango SUV on westbound Interstate 94 in LaPorte County after the driver committed several traffic violations.
As the detective approached the SUV on foot, the driver fled at a high rate of speed westbound on I-94.
A pursuit was initiated and the detective observed occupants of the SUV allegedly throwing out large bags of what appeared to be marijuana.
The SUV exited I-94 at State Road 49 and the driver attempted to enter the Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton. However, the gate was closed, and the SUV had to make a U-turn.
The occupants continued to flee and throw large amounts of suspected marijuana out of the vehicle and finally stopped in Porter County on westbound U.S. 20.
Two adults, a 22-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman from Rockford, were taken into custody.
Officers retrieved suspected marijuana from the vehicle.
The two suspects could face multiple criminal charges including felony resisting law enforcement and marijuana possession.
The case is still under investigation.
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In-state official visit coming up is huge for the Illinois football defense
Illinois football wants a nasty front seven on defense, and we are looking to add an in-state talent to help with that cause.
For the 2024 season, the Illini are patching together a defensive line via the transfer portal. We have some young players who came into the program, but they will be fully unleashed on the Big Ten in 2025.
Illinois also has a few solid outside linebackers who will tear apart opposing offenses. I am excited to see what Alec Bryant, Seth Coleman, Gabe Jacas, and Company can do this season.
Depth is an issue for the outside linebacker position moving forward, though. Illinois has seven outside linebackers on the roster right now, and four out of the seven outside linebackers are at least a junior. The Illini need to bolster the position with more incoming young talent.
Landing someone like Cameron Brooks would be great for the Illini. He is a 6-foot-3, 258-pound edge from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois. He is rated as a three-star recruit and ranked as the No. 1053 player in the class of 2025. He is also the No. 78 edge in the country and the No. 30 player coming out of the state of Illinois.
Brooks seems to be narrowing the scope of his recruitment. He has official visits set up to Kansas State and Kansas on January 21 and January 14, respectively. Brooks also has one more visit set up. That visit is to Illinois on June 7. We get his first visit of the summer.
Brooks is a fun football player to watch. Most of the high school athletes are so big and physically overpowering that they are going to look good on tape. Brooks’ hudl tape is different.
What stood out to me is the football IQ. There was a clip early on that the offense was running a screen play, and Brooks was able to sniff it out. If he didn’t realize it was a screen, the play would have gone for a touchdown. Instead, he made the tackle and forced a fumble.
When I look at the Illinois roster, I can see Brooks getting early snaps at Illinois. Coleman is a senior, so he is gone after this season. Bryant, Daniel Brown, and Jacas are all juniors, so 2025 will be their last year at Illinois.
The Illini then have Mason Muragin, Joe Barna, and Pat Farrell on the roster, all of whom are freshmen.
I imagine Brooks comes in and redshirts in 2025. That would make sense because of the roster construct. As a redshirt freshman, who knows what the roster looks like at outside linebacker. There are only three players on the roster who would be on the team in 2026, and those players haven’t proved anything.
I like Brooks’ game. This kid could be pretty good at the next level. Honestly, I am surprised he isn’t more highly touted. I think he has a ton of potential.
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Penn State Baseball To Face Illinois In Big Ten Tournament
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Penn State baseball’s season isn’t over yet, folks.
After sweeping Maryland on the road this weekend, the Nittany Lions clinched the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They will face No. 1-seed Illinois at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
If Penn State wins, it’ll face the winner of No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Iowa at 7 p.m. on Thursday. If it loses, it’ll play the loser of that game at 11 a.m. on Thursday.
The 2024 edition of the conference marks the program’s first trip to the Big Ten Tournament since 2022. The Nittany Lions upset the Hawkeyes in the first round but were eliminated by Rutgers in the second.
Penn State went 26-23 and 12-12 in the Big Ten under first-year head coach Mike Gambino.
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AI Predicts Tornadoes & Derechos for Missouri & Illinois Tuesday
Let’s hope the robots are wrong. Artificial intelligence programs from universities are predicting tornadoes and derechos for Missouri and Illinois Tuesday. Some forecasters do agree.
It would be a good idea to pay attention to severe weather possibilities across most of Missouri and Illinois on Tuesday, May 21. Weather on the Go on YouTube shared official graphics from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center which show both Missouri and Illinois in the danger zone for possibly severe storms Tuesday.
Here’s what the artificial intelligence routines from Colorado State University show for that same time period Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening.
This is the expectation for where lightning will be the most intense Tuesday. Again, Missouri and Illinois are the main targets.
The National Weather Service out of Springfield, Missouri is now also talking about increased confidence of explosive thunderstorm development Tuesday in Missouri.
As I’ve said before, this is not a forecast, but just a warning to pay attention to how the weather in Missouri and Illinois develop on Tuesday. Be prepared that warnings may be issued and be prepared to act to keep you and your family safe if the weather becomes dangerous like the artificial intelligence routines are expecting.
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