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More heat and humidity on the way for holiday weekend in Chicago area
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
The Fourth of July holiday is just hours away, with millions of Americans traveling and preparing for family gatherings celebrating Independence Day. While balmy temperatures are to be expected for the quintessential summer holiday, the Chicago...
Chicago’s Mass for Pope Leo XIV Was a Real Treat
The Tablet - New York
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June 25, 2025
by Sal Isabella I was in Chicago on June 14 to attend Trinity Sunday’s vigil Mass at Rate Field, the home park of the Chicago White Sox, Pope Leo XIV’s favorite baseball team. More than a dozen priests and bishops, led by Chicago Cardinal Blase...
Illinois Tax Changes Begin on July 1st: What to Know
103.3 WJOD - Iowa
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June 25, 2025
Starting July 1st, Illinois is rolling out a wave of tax changes that will impact residents, businesses, and consumers alike. Signed into law as part of the state's $55.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2026, HB 2755 and its new measures aim to...
Veteran Boater Sounds the Alarm After Black Yacht Weekend Turns Deadly in Chicago
Chicago Defender - Illionis
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July 3, 2025
After a tragic drowning during Chicago’s Black Yacht Weekend, longtime boater Aven Deese shares a sobering eyewitness account—and what must change to keep the Black boating community safe on Lake Michigan (Photo Provided). When Black Yacht Weekend...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to seek a 3rd term
KHQA 7 - Missouri
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will seek a third term in office next year amid growing questions about the Democrat’s ambitions for higher office. The Democrat will announce his intentions Thursday at an event in Chicago,...
NASCAR Chicago Fan Guide: Tailgating, Camping, Cooler Policy, Parking & Prohibited Items for the Grant Park 165
Essentially Sports
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July 3, 2025
Last year’s Chicago Street Race was a wild one, with Alex Bowman snapping an 80-race winless streak in a rain-soaked showdown. The Hendrick Motorsports driver outdueled sports car ace Joey Hand and held off a charging Tyler Reddick to win the...
Chicago Bears release training camp open practice schedule, ticket info
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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As NFL teams enjoying a brief six-week summer vacation before training camp, we dive into the question: Do you like this Bears roster? Pat Morenzoni (Pat The Designer) and Carmen DeFalco from ESPN Chicago weigh in. Covering the biggest sports news...
'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Illinois village votes to purchase Pope Leo XIV's childhood home
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 3, 2025
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, July 03, 2025 The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, located at 212 East 141st Place in Dolton, Illinois, as it appeared in July 2024. | Screenshot: Google Maps An Illinois village has voted to...
Illinois gas tax increase fuels concern in Rockford-area drivers
WIFR - Illinois
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June 26, 2025
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Drops of gasoline spill from Sam Cassens’ pump. At the Shell station off S. Meridian Rd., the Winnebago resident slides the handle into place. “I get high-grade gas. I got an old car,” said Cassens after topping off his...
Peyton Wall named Chicago Hounds' Rookie of the Year
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
The Chicago Hounds have announced Peyton Wall as the team's 2025 Rookie of the Year. This recognition is part of their End-of-Season awards. Wall, a wing player from Indiana University, was drafted by Chicago in the first round of the 2024 Draft...
The ‘super-commuter’ who travels five hours to work
AS
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July 3, 2025
Janet Lee, a sales and marketing manager at a tech startup in San Francisco, has described her decision to join the U.S.’s growing ranks of ‘super-commuters’ as “one of the best career decisions I’ve made.” In a recent interview with CNBC, Lee...
Illinois Guard Soldier Returns to College Wrestling After Deployment
US Army
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June 24, 2025
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Before he returned to the wrestling mat at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Spc. Joe Braunagel of O’Fallon, Illinois, returned from something much more intense — a military deployment to the Middle East...
This LGBTQ+ travel company’s mission of inclusivity is radical & ‘You’re more than welcome’
The Advocate
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July 3, 2025
As the Trump administration escalates its attacks on transgender people’s rights, revoking “X” gender markers on passports (something a federal court has halted), instructing consular officials to deny visas based on gender presentation, and...
US Facing Storm Threats as Millions Travel for July Fourth Weekend
Newsweek
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July 3, 2025
With millions of Americans set to travel over the Fourth of July weekend, forecasters are warning stormy weather could produce potential hazards and hamper plans. Why It Matters The American Automobile Association (AAA) forecast that some 72...
Illinois' soil conservation funding stagnates amid high-profile dust storms
The Herald-Whig - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to Andy Taylor, the Science and Operations officer at the National...
Chicago Teachers Union Head Confirms Who They Think Owns Your Kids
Red State
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June 25, 2025
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. One of the things President Donald Trump campaigned on was getting rid of the Department of Education over the next four years. It is...
Chicago rodents adapt to urban life as study reveals evolutionary changes
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 25, 2025
John L. Bucksbaum Vice Chair, Facilities and Administrative Services Board of Trustees | Field MuseumJohn L. Bucksbaum Vice Chair, Facilities and Administrative Services Board of Trustees | Field Museum The Field Museum in Chicago has conducted a...
Pope Leo XIV is reviving a centuries-old papal summer vacation tradition
CBS News
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Pope Leo XIV will resurrect a tradition that is more than 400 years old on Sunday when he heads out of Vatican City for a summer vacation at Castel Gandolfo. Pontiffs have sought refuge from the summer heat at the lakeside town about an hour south...
Family on vacation finds human remains in Rocky Mountain National Park
WKYC - Ohio
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July 3, 2025
The remains were discovered by a 12-year-old boy near a popular trail at the national park. ESTES PARK, Colo. — A family visiting Colorado from Illinois made an unsettling discovery during what was supposed to be their first big vacation: human...
'I got a harsher punishment than Diddy': Banned Diamondbacks fan doubles down on defense of actions, will travel to other ballparks
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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July 4, 2025
Dave McCaskill was banned from Chase Field for the rest of the 2025 season after he was involved in a review over fan interference on Monday. PHOENIX — "A harsher punishment than Diddy just received." That was how Dave McCaskill described his ban...