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When are the Illinois cicadas coming? "Babies" spotted in central Illinois

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By John Dodge , Maddy Wierus 
| WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
When are the Illinois cicadas coming? Soon, but not quite yet. CBS News associate producer Maddy Wierus went on a baby cicada hunt last week in Champaign, Ill., with the University of Illinois entomologist  Dr. Katie Dana. Baby cicadas found in Champaign After a bit of digging, Dana found three or four nymphs several inches underground. "Oh, wait, I see that guy!" Dana said. "He's down in the hole! Oh my gosh. I'm pretty sure unless that's a beetle." After a closer inspection, it wasn't a beetle.
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Deep-sea robot reaches sea floor in hunt for missing Titanic sub

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By Kila Peeples , Maddy Wierus 
| MSN Canada
The frantic search near the Titanic wreckage site for the submersible that went missing carrying five people ramped up and expanded on Thursday with two ships deploying deep-sea robots — and at least one of the robots has already reached the ocean floor, officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a tweet that the French vessel L'Atalante had reached the area and deployed their ROV, or remote operated vehicle.
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Black History Month traces its origins to a Chicago YMCA

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By Adriana Diaz , Charlie Brooks, Maddy Wierus 
| CBS News
Black History Month traces origins to a Chicago YMCA Black History Month traces origins to a Chicago YMCA 02:53 The seeds of Black History Month were planted on Chicago's South Side, in a former YMCA known as the Wabash Y. It was one of the only places Black people could stay in Chicago in the early 1900s, creating a hub of Black intellectuals and new city arrivals during the great migration. A frequent guest was historian Carter G.
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