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Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs’ gift to the pope was possibly the most on brand.

Illinois Treasurer’s Gift to Pope Leo? $8.65 of Pontiff’s Own Unclaimed Money Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs’ gift to the pope was on brand. He delivered the pontiff a certificate to reclaim $8.65 of his own money, a sum the successor of St. Peter had held in a now-closed PayPal account.

The Chicago Bears are moving forward with plans to leave Illinois in favor of a new stadium in Hammond, Indiana.

Chicago Bears Say They Are Moving Forward With a Move to Indiana In a statement from Bears Chairman George McCaskey posted Friday afternoon, the team confirmed they will be heading to Hammond, Indiana, with an exact site still to be determined.

Though the Obama Presidential Center's official grand opening on Juneteenth is still two weeks away, WTTW News got a sneak peek of the 20-acre campus which has transformed the southwest corner of Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side.

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