Lost
Lost handheld and console on WIU Macomb campus
WIU Library steps
Lost
listing
Posted
11 days
ago
Description
Last Friday at 5:30 PM, I realized my handheld and console were missing after a quick coffee break near the WIU Library steps on the Western Illinois University campus in Macomb. I must have dropped it during a detour toward the student union. The device is a compact black handheld with a blue protective sleeve, and the screen still glowed faintly when I checked the ground nearby. It feels silly to admit it, but those games kept me company through long study sessions and late nights at the library. If you found it, please know how much it would mean to me to get it back.
Approximate last-seen location
WIU Library steps
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