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Chicago Hounds contribute to international rugby squads after MLR season
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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July 4, 2025
With the conclusion of the 2025 Major League Rugby season, several players from the Chicago Hounds are now participating in training camps for their respective international teams. The Hounds have a total of 13 players involved in senior...
Natchez native selected for NTIS USA Baseball travel team
The Natchez Democrat - Mississippi
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July 7, 2025
Published 3:02 pm Monday, July 7, 2025 1 of 3 Ayden Logan Bell poses with a championship ring (Submitted) Ayden Logan bell stands with his coach Roosevelt Brown, a Vicksburg native and former MLB player for the Chicago Cubs (Submitted) Ayden Logan...
The Watch: Air travel at Gen. Wayne A. Downing up, but consumer confidence in safety waning
The Community Word - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
At the April 30 meeting of the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria at General Wayne A. Downing Airport, board members reported on the state of flight in the area. Director of Airports Gene Olson noted that REAL ID deadline was May 7 and...
Mayor Johnson open to keeping NASCAR in Chicago — after exploring date change, top aide says
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is open to two more years of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, but only after exploring the possibility of shifting the marquee event to a different date that does not pose the “challenges that July 4th weekend...
Step Back in Time in This Charming Illinois Town This Summer
KICK AM 1530 - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
Some towns stay frozen in time, and it works in their favor when it comes to tourism and business. One of those towns is getting noticed again. Illinois Town Feels Frozen in Time and Tourists Love It Galena, Illinois, is known for its many...
My favorite travel souvenirs are always edible
Odessa American - Texas
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July 7, 2025
Looking for the perfect vacation souvenir? Favorite ingredients, new flavors and inspiring recipes make travel unforgettable. Photo credit: Pexels By Kristen Wood Taking home a magnet, T-shirt or postcard can bring back fond memories of a...
Pope Leo XIV arrives at Castel Gandolfo for vacation
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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July 7, 2025
Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for a six-week vacation on Sunday. Andrew Medichini/AP Photo × Pope resumes the tradition to restore 'body and spirit' CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – Pope Leo XIV...
2 of the ‘best' malls in the country are in suburban Chicago, new report says
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
Two of the best malls in the country just happen to be located in suburban Chicago, according to a new "reader's choice" report for 2025. The report, from USA Today, was part of the publication's "10Best" awards, which spans categories of dining,...
Motto Mortgage Specialty Now Open in Illinois
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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New mortgage brokerage franchise provides homebuyers and refinancers competitive rates and access to local professionals that understand the Illinois market ELGIN, Ill., July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Motto Mortgage, the first-and-only national...
Residents push back on truck routes between Interstate 57, Illinois 394
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
Will County transportation officials are seeking input on the ongoing Eastern Will County Freight Mobility Corridor study, while some residents are starting a petition drive in protest of the county’s plan to create a dedicated east-west truck...
NASCAR Insider Calls for Bold Chicago Exit Before It Turns Into Another Coliseum Mistake
Essentially Sports
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July 7, 2025
“The NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen cars and the IMSA machines will race along the shores of Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago, marking a truly historic moment for our sport.” Ben Kennedy, NASCAR’s senior VP of racing development, said this when...
Chicago's housewares industry struggles with uncertainty as tariffs lead to staffing cuts, higher costs
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 4, 2025
Lauren Greenwood started YouCopia with her father Mark in 2009. The Ravenswood company makes kitchen and organizational products and has built its business over the years, now offering more than 100 items sold by retailers including Target and...
Editorial: Chicago mourns with Texas and the parents of the Camp Mystic girls
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
While many of us were enjoying July 4 festivities this past weekend, Texas Hill Country was plunged into disaster. The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes on July 4, with flash flooding killing at least 80 people statewide. As of a...
Harvard University Issues Travel Warning To International Students Amid Rising US Scrutiny
Free Press Journal
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July 7, 2025
In a growing tensions between US immigration officials and Harvard University has released a warning notice to its international students asking them to exercise caution in their social media usage and cautions for taking a flight into Boston...
Best Things To Do In Chicago In 2025
The Travel
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July 6, 2025
A vibrant metropolis on the western shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago promises unlimited fun and immersive experiences in 2025—whether you're cheering for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, marveling at Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, or enjoying a...
What is ‘bathroom camping’? Why viral trend is the new ‘raw dogging’ therapy at work: ‘A safe place’
New York Post
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July 7, 2025
This puts the “rest” in “restroom.” Taking bathroom breaks without actually using the bathroom might seem strange. However, beleaguered Gen Zers are increasingly sequestering themselves inside the lavatory to scroll social media, listen to music,...
'Hidden gem': Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination
NPR Illinois
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June 30, 2025
Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into ChatGPT for bringing her to the unexpected spot. “I literally looked up lush, magical,...
CEO of company speaks up after alleged data grab in Illinois
McDonough County Voice - Illinois
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Texas law enforcement allegedly accessed Illinois license plate data through Flock Safety's system, raising concerns about potential violations of Illinois law protecting abortion access. Flock Safety's CEO stated the data access was part of a...
‘Hidden gem’: Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination
Capitol News Illinois - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
WOLF LAKE. Ill. — Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, Machaela Sweeney could thank the perfect words she typed into ChatGPT for bringing her to the unexpected spot. “I literally looked...
“We didn’t get an immediate yellow”: NASCAR fans react to Cody Ware’s ‘brutal’ crash in Chicago Street Race
Sportskeeda
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July 7, 2025
NASCAR fans were surprised after the race control did not bring out an immediate yellow flag following Cody Ware's crash during the Chicago Street Race. Ware suffered from a brake failure and hit the barrier at high speed. Sunday's (July 6) race...