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Illinois Homeowners Face Higher Costs as State Farm Raises Rates
Live Insurance News
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July 11, 2025
Big news for Illinois homeowners. State Farm, the Bloomington-based insurance giant, is hiking its homeowners insurance rates by a staggering 27.2%. The increase, set to take effect on August 15, 2025, will impact nearly 1.5 million policyholders...
IDPH holds update on measles in Illinois as cases across U.S. keep rising
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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As the U.S. records its worth year for measles spread since 2019, the Illinois Department of Public Health Friday will hold an update on the status of the highly contagious virus with cases across the state. The latest update from the Centers for...
Lonzo Ball’s Girlfriend Is Loving Cavs Star’s Bold Skit After Emotional Chicago Farewell
Essentially Sports
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July 11, 2025
“Look but don’t touch she’s taken,” wrote Lonzo Ball once on social media about his girlfriend. The NBA player and Ally Rossel, a 27-year-old TikToker, have been dating for almost 4 years now. It was a casual flex at the time — another playful...
Waubonsie Valley’s Logan Gregorio, who worked out for Chicago Cubs, could receive birthday gift in MLB draft
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 11, 2025
Logan Gregorio turns 21 on Monday, but that milestone birthday might not be the only thing the former Waubonsie Valley baseball star has to celebrate on that date. That happens to be the second day of the 2025 MLB draft. Gregorio, a power-hitting...
Michael Jordan’s former Chicago-area mansion listed on Airbnb: See details
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 11, 2025
If you’re looking for a rental home that has seven bedrooms, 17.5 bathrooms and 7.39 acres of land, you’re in luck. Champions Point, the Chicago-area mansion formerly owned by Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan, is now listed for rent on Airbnb....
Holographic experience set to transform Bay Street tourism
The Nassau Guardian
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A new $750,000 holographic attraction is seeking to transform Bay Street tourism east of the Nassau Cruise Port (NCP). Kevin Burrows, principal of Nassau World Production, told Guardian Business that his company officially opened Nassau Holoworld,...
Editorial: Paging Gen Z: It’s not a ‘micro-retirement.’ It’s a vacation.
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 11, 2025
It’s July, and many Midwesterners are flocking to the lake, driving south to go to the beach, or simply sticking around to enjoy the fleeting hot weather at their local pool. Even Pope Leo XIV, arguably one of the busiest and most important people...
Tax-by-mile measure stalls during Illinois legislative session
State Journal-Register - Illinois
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An Illinois bill proposing a pilot program for a mileage-based tax on drivers failed to pass the state senate. The program would have studied the feasibility of collecting road usage data and payments from voluntary participants. The bill aimed to...
Illinois Hides a Real Viking Ship From the Old World
100.9 The Eagle - Illinois
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July 10, 2025
Tucked away in Good Templar Park in Geneva, Illinois is a hand crafted Viking ship from 1893 that crossed the Atlantic with its twelve man crew to be at the World’s Columbian Exposition that year. The restoration of its service boat is now...
Chicago Park District Teens Race Push Karts on NASCAR Chicago Street Race Grounds
Lawndale News - Illinois
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July 10, 2025
Posted by Editor on July 10, 2025 in Local News | Comments Off on Chicago Park District Teens Race Push Karts on NASCAR Chicago Street Race Grounds More than 100 eighth-, ninth- and 10th-graders competed July 3 in the 13th Annual Teen X-Stream...
Travel + Leisure Readers’ 5 Favorite Resorts in the Midwest of 2025
AOL
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Deer Path Inn A cozy fireplace at Deer Path Inn, in Lake Forest, Illinois.Midwestern getaways are having a moment, thanks to properties that pair regional character with luxurious amenities, in pretty stunning settings. Whether you crave historic...
Illinois, You NEED To Wash Your Pillowcase Tonight—Here’s Why
ESPN 104.1 FM and 1170AM - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
We’ve all had that moment—walking into a questionable bathroom at a rest stop somewhere off I-55 or Route 66 and immediately regretting it. But here’s the gross truth: your pillowcase might be harboring more bacteria than that gas station toilet....
Noah Gragson travels with “son” Chase Briscoe in private jet ahead of NASCAR showdown at Sonoma Raceway
Sportskeeda
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July 10, 2025
Noah Gragson called Chase Briscoe his “son” on his latest social media update. The former Stewart-Haas Racing teammates were on board a private jet ahead of another road course showdown at Sonoma Raceway. The playful banter likely refers to their...
'Bathroom camping' is Gen Z's new escape from crisis. Does it help?
India Today
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July 11, 2025
It is not just the Google Chrome on your phone that has multiple tabs open. The brain does too. To-do lists, notifications, deadlines - chaos has become a default mode. And sometimes, all we need is to shut out all the hullabaloo of the world....
LVIA announces new route to Chicago, end of United bus to Newark
WLVR-FM - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
HANOVER TWP., LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. — Lehigh Valley International Airport soon will see new United flights to Chicago O’Hare, the airport announced Thursday. But it will lose United-branded bus services to Newark, LVIA announced. In posts on Facebook...
United ending bus service from Lehigh Valley airport to Newark, adding flight to Chicago
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
United Airlines is changing its services at Lehigh Valley International Airport this summer. LVIA announced via social media that United is adding a flight to Chicago O’Hare International Airport beginning Aug. 19. “This new midday flight...
Stone Age People Traveled Miles To Source Stunning Raw Materials, Like Red Jasper, for Tools
Discover Magazine
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Imagine a tool from the Stone Age. You’re probably thinking of something in the shape of a leaf, with at least one of its sides fashioned into a point. But whether that point is sharp or blunt, smooth or jagged, you’re almost certainly picturing...
STAR OF THE SEAS OFFICIALLY JOINS ROYAL CARIBBEAN AS THE NEXT ICONIC VACATION
The Gazette - Colorado
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The ultimate family vacation has completed construction and is one step closer to its August debut in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida MIAMI, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Caribbean kicked off the countdown to a new era of family vacations,...
Row, row, row your boat: Lacrosse game on Chicago River is a Premier Lacrosse League first
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 10, 2025
Sydni Black is used to playing lacrosse on solid ground. But she felt like a kid again playing on a turf field atop a boat on the Chicago River. “This is like the natural backyard lacrosse style,” said Black, who plays attack for the Maryland...
From LA to Chicago, Latinx Communities Mount a Defense Against ICE Attacks
Truthout
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July 10, 2025
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is sowing fear and chaos in communities...