/* Mid-Illinois Pulse — v0.1 preview */
:root{
  --ink:#111418; --ink-2:#2A2E34; --paper:#F5F2EB; --paper-2:#ECE7DC; --rule:#D6CFC1;
  --muted:#6B6860; --accent:#E0461F; --accent-ink:#B5320F; --night:#0E1620; --night-2:#18232F;
  --serif:"Newsreader",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --cond:"Barlow Condensed","Arial Narrow",sans-serif;
  --sans:"Public Sans",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
  --wrap:1240px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font:16px/1.55 var(--sans);font-feature-settings:"kern"}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)}

/* preview banner */
.preview{background:var(--ink);color:#CFCAC0;font:500 12px/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.02em}
.preview .wrap{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px}
.preview .short{display:none}
.preview b{color:var(--paper);font-weight:600}
.preview .tag{border:1px solid #4A4F57;padding:3px 6px;font:600 10px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#E9B97A}

/* masthead */
.mast{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.mast .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center;padding-top:18px;padding-bottom:16px}
.mast .date{font:500 12.5px/1.3 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.mast .date strong{display:block;color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.brand img{width:30px;height:40px}
.brand .wm{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1}
.brand .wm small{font:600 11px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.32em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-2);margin-bottom:3px}
.brand .wm span{font:700 38px/0.86 var(--cond);letter-spacing:-.01em;text-transform:uppercase}
.brand .wm span i{font-style:normal;color:var(--accent)}
.mast .cta{justify-self:end;display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;border:1.5px solid var(--ink);padding:9px 14px;font:600 13px/1 var(--sans);background:transparent;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer;border-radius:2px}
.btn:hover{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);text-decoration:none}
.btn.solid{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:#fff}
.btn.solid:hover{background:var(--accent-ink);border-color:var(--accent-ink)}

nav.main{border-bottom:3px double var(--ink)}
nav.main .wrap{display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none}
nav.main a{font:600 15px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:13px 0 11px;white-space:nowrap;border-bottom:3px solid transparent;margin-bottom:-3px}
nav.main a:hover{text-decoration:none;border-color:var(--ink)}
nav.main a.on{border-color:var(--accent)}
nav.main .sp{flex:1}
nav.main .loc{font:500 13px/1 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap}

/* ticker */
.ticker{background:var(--night);color:var(--paper);display:flex;align-items:stretch;overflow:hidden;border-bottom:1px solid #000}
.ticker .lbl{flex:none;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:0 18px;background:var(--accent);font:700 13px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;position:relative;z-index:2}
.ticker .lbl::before{content:"";width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;animation:blink 1.6s infinite}
@keyframes blink{50%{opacity:.25}}
.ticker .track{display:flex;width:max-content;animation:scroll 70s linear infinite}
.ticker:hover .track{animation-play-state:paused}
@keyframes scroll{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
.g{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto auto;column-gap:14px;padding:9px 20px;border-right:1px solid var(--night-2);font:500 14px/1.25 var(--cond);min-width:150px}
.g .st{grid-column:1/-1;font:600 10.5px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8C97A3;margin-bottom:4px}
.g .st.live{color:#FF8A66}
.g .t{letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase}
.g .s{text-align:right;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.g .w{color:#fff}.g .l{color:#8C97A3}

/* sections */
.kicker{font:700 12px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)}
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:16px;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding-top:10px;margin:56px 0 22px}
.sec-head h2{margin:0;font:700 30px/1 var(--cond);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.01em}
.sec-head .dek{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px}
.sec-head .more{margin-left:auto;font:600 13px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;white-space:nowrap}
.sec-head .more::after{content:" \2192"}
.sec-head svg{width:22px;height:22px;align-self:center;flex:none}

/* lead */
.lead-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,2.05fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:0;margin-top:30px}
.lead{padding-right:32px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule)}
.lead .art{position:relative;aspect-ratio:2/1;background:var(--night);overflow:hidden}
.lead .art img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.lead .art .cap{position:absolute;left:0;bottom:0;background:var(--paper);padding:6px 10px 0 0;font:500 11.5px/1.3 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.lead h1{font:600 52px/1.02 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.018em;margin:18px 0 12px;font-variation-settings:"opsz" 72;text-wrap:balance}
.lead p.dek{font:400 19px/1.45 var(--serif);color:var(--ink-2);margin:0 0 14px;max-width:62ch}
.byline{font:500 12.5px/1.3 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.byline b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.side{padding-left:28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.side article{padding:0 0 18px;margin-bottom:18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.side article:last-child{border-bottom:0;margin-bottom:0}
.side h3{font:600 22px/1.15 var(--serif);margin:8px 0 6px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.side .thumb{aspect-ratio:2/1;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:10px}
.side .thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.side p{margin:0;font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-2)}

.strip{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));border-top:1px solid var(--ink);margin-top:32px}
.strip article{padding:16px 20px 4px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule)}
.strip article:first-child{padding-left:0}
.strip article:last-child{border-right:0}
.strip article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px;align-items:start}
.strip .n{font:700 34px/.9 var(--cond);color:var(--accent);opacity:.35}
.strip h4{font:600 17px/1.22 var(--serif);margin:6px 0 0}

/* watch */
.watch{background:var(--night);color:var(--paper);padding:8px 0 48px;margin-top:64px;position:relative}
.watch .sec-head{border-color:var(--paper);margin-top:40px}
.watch .sec-head .dek,.watch .legend{color:#9AA5B0}
.watch .legend{display:flex;gap:18px;font-size:13px;margin:-8px 0 18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.pill{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;font:700 11px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 7px;border-radius:2px}
.pill.free{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}
.pill.paid{border:1px solid #4A5562;color:#9AA5B0}
.games{border-top:1px solid #2A3644}
.game{display:grid;grid-template-columns:96px minmax(0,1.5fr) minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.6fr);gap:20px;align-items:center;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #2A3644}
.game time{font:700 26px/1 var(--cond);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.game time small{display:block;font:600 11px/1.2 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.14em;color:#9AA5B0;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:4px}
.game .mu{font:600 20px/1.2 var(--serif)}
.game .mu span{color:#9AA5B0;font:500 13px/1 var(--sans);display:block;margin-top:5px}
.game .sport{font:600 13px/1.3 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#C8CFD6}
.game .links{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end}
.slink{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:8px 12px;border:1px solid #3A4757;font:600 13px/1 var(--sans);color:var(--paper);border-radius:2px;background:var(--night-2)}
.slink:hover{border-color:var(--paper);text-decoration:none}
.slink svg{width:15px;height:15px;flex:none}
.slink.paid{color:#7D8894;background:transparent;border-style:dashed}
.slink .pill{padding:3px 5px;font-size:10px}
.watch .note{font-size:13px;color:#9AA5B0;margin-top:18px;max-width:70ch}
.watch .note a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}

/* events */
.events{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:0;border-top:1px solid var(--ink)}
.day{padding:16px 24px 8px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule)}
.day:first-child{padding-left:0}.day:last-child{border-right:0;padding-right:0}
.day h3{font:700 15px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 14px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between}
.day h3 span{color:var(--muted);font-weight:600}
.ev{display:grid;grid-template-columns:62px minmax(0,1fr);gap:14px;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.ev .when{font:700 18px/1 var(--cond);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.ev .when small{display:block;font:600 11px/1.3 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:3px}
.ev h4{margin:0 0 3px;font:600 18px/1.2 var(--serif)}
.ev p{margin:0;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted)}
.ev .cat{font:700 10.5px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:5px;display:block}
.skyline{display:block;width:100%;height:110px;margin-top:40px;opacity:.95}

/* scoreboard */
.tabs{display:flex;gap:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);margin-bottom:0;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none}
.tabs button{appearance:none;border:0;background:none;font:600 15px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:12px 18px 10px;cursor:pointer;color:var(--muted);border-bottom:3px solid transparent;margin-bottom:-1px;white-space:nowrap}
.tabs button[aria-selected=true]{color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--accent)}
.board{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));border-left:1px solid var(--rule)}
.board[hidden]{display:none}
.box{padding:14px 18px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);background:var(--paper)}
.box .meta{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font:600 11px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:10px}
.box .meta .fin{color:var(--ink)}
.row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;font:600 18px/1.5 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.02em}
.row .rk{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;margin-right:6px}
.row b{font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-size:22px}
.row.l{color:var(--muted)}
.row.l b{font-weight:500}
.board-foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);padding:12px 0}

/* submit + newsletter */
.duo{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:0;margin-top:64px;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.duo>div{padding:30px 36px 34px 0}
.duo>div+div{padding:30px 0 34px 36px;border-left:1px solid var(--rule)}
.duo h2{font:600 34px/1.05 var(--serif);margin:8px 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.015em}
.duo p{margin:0 0 18px;color:var(--ink-2);max-width:52ch}
form .fields{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px;margin-bottom:10px}
label{display:block;font:600 11px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:6px}
select{appearance:none;-webkit-appearance:none;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' fill='none' stroke='%23111418' stroke-width='2'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")!important;background-repeat:no-repeat!important;background-position:right 12px center!important;padding-right:34px!important}
input,select{width:100%;font:500 15px/1.2 var(--sans);padding:11px 12px;border:1.5px solid var(--ink);background:#FBF9F4;border-radius:2px;color:var(--ink)}
input:focus,select:focus{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:1px}
.inline{display:flex;gap:8px}
.inline input{flex:1}
.fine{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:10px}
.ok{display:none;font:600 14px/1.3 var(--sans);color:var(--accent-ink);margin-top:10px}

footer{background:var(--ink);color:#B9B4AA;margin-top:0;padding:44px 0 28px;font-size:14px}
footer .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:32px}
footer h5{font:700 12px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--paper);margin:0 0 14px}
footer ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
footer li{margin:0 0 8px}
footer .brand .wm span{color:var(--paper)}
footer .brand .wm small{color:#9A958B}

footer .base{border-top:1px solid #2C3036;margin-top:36px;padding-top:18px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;font-size:12.5px;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* stub pages */
.page-head{padding:36px 0 8px}
.page-head h1{font:700 64px/0.95 var(--cond);text-transform:uppercase;margin:6px 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.005em}
.page-head p{font:400 19px/1.45 var(--serif);color:var(--ink-2);max-width:60ch;margin:0}
.filters{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:22px 0 0}
.chip{border:1.5px solid var(--ink);padding:7px 12px;font:600 13px/1 var(--cond);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;border-radius:2px;background:none;cursor:pointer}
.chip.on{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
.schools{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));border-top:1px solid var(--ink);border-left:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:10px}
.school{padding:16px 18px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.school h4{margin:0 0 4px;font:600 19px/1.2 var(--serif)}
.school p{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
.school .links{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px}
.school .links a{font:600 12px/1 var(--sans);border:1px solid var(--rule);padding:6px 8px;border-radius:2px}

/* responsive */
@media (max-width:1080px){
  .board{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .strip{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .strip article:nth-child(2){border-right:0}
  .strip article:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}
  .schools{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .lead h1{font-size:44px}
}
@media (max-width:860px){
  .wrap{padding:0 18px}
  .mast .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr auto;padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:12px}
  .mast .date{display:none}
  .brand .wm span{font-size:31px}
  .brand img{width:24px;height:32px}
  .mast .cta .btn:not(.solid){display:none}
  nav.main .wrap{gap:22px}
  nav.main .loc{display:none}
  .lead-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;margin-top:18px}
  .lead{padding-right:0;border-right:0}
  .lead h1{font-size:34px;margin-top:14px}
  .lead p.dek{font-size:17px}
  .lead .art{margin:0 -18px;aspect-ratio:16/10}
  .preview .long{display:none}.preview .short{display:inline}
  .ticker .lbl{padding:0 10px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em}
  .g{min-width:128px;padding:8px 14px}
  nav.main{position:relative}
  nav.main::after{content:"";position:absolute;right:0;top:0;bottom:3px;width:36px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(245,242,235,0),var(--paper));pointer-events:none}
  .lead .art .cap{padding-left:18px}
  .side{padding-left:0;margin-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink);padding-top:16px}
  .side article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 112px;gap:14px;align-items:start}
  .side article>a:first-child{grid-column:2;grid-row:1/span 3}
  .side .thumb{margin:0;aspect-ratio:1}
  .side .kicker,.side h3,.side p{grid-column:1}
  .side .kicker{grid-row:1}.side h3{grid-row:2}
  .side h3{font-size:19px;margin-top:4px}
  .side p{display:none}
  .strip{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .strip article{padding:14px 0;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
  .sec-head{margin-top:44px;flex-wrap:wrap;row-gap:6px}
  .sec-head h2{font-size:26px}
  .sec-head .dek{order:3;width:100%}
  .game{grid-template-columns:64px minmax(0,1fr);gap:6px 14px;padding:16px 0}
  .game time{font-size:22px;grid-row:1/span 3}
  .game .mu{font-size:18px}
  .game .sport{grid-column:2;order:-1}
  .game .links{grid-column:2;justify-content:flex-start;margin-top:8px}
  .events{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .day{padding:14px 0 6px;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
  .board{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .box{padding:12px 12px}
  .row{font-size:16px}.row b{font-size:19px}
  .duo{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .duo>div{padding:24px 0}
  .duo>div+div{padding:24px 0 30px;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
  .duo h2{font-size:28px}
  form .fields{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  footer .cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  footer .cols>div:first-child{grid-column:1/-1}
  .page-head h1{font-size:46px}
  .schools{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .skyline{height:70px}
}
@media (max-width:420px){
  .board{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .row .rk{display:none}
  .preview .wrap{font-size:11px}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.ticker .track{animation:none}}