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Where To Travel This July For Less Than $650 Round-Trip
Travel Noire
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July 1, 2025
Cheap flights are possible, even with demand up and no indicators of slowing down. Americans break their previous travel record nearly every summer. According to AAA, 72 million Americans are expected to travel for the Fourth of July alone — an...
Go big and stay home! Why Illinois loves its roadside monsters.
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 2, 2025
Megafauna. No, wait: MEGAFAUNA. Better. A perfect word, and fun to say. In fact, “megafauna” is not even a scientific term. It just sounds like one. It’s something we say to refer to, in a quasi-professional way, the largest beasts in the world,...
Future of NASCAR weekend in Chicago is unclear
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 1, 2025
CHICAGO -- When it comes to NASCAR’s upcoming return to downtown Chicago, Julie Giese has a long list of responsibilities. The track president is monitoring an ambitious construction schedule for the street course, to go along with everything else...
What to do in Chicago when you’re in town to see the Cubs
Bleed Cubbie Blue - Illinois
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July 1, 2025
Wrigley Field is more than just a place where the Chicago Cubs play baseball. It’s become one of the top tourist attractions in the city. Every day I see out-of-towners at Wrigley not just for baseball but just for the experience of seeing the...
Goodman Theatre to host 100 free performances in Chicago
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 1, 2025
The storied Goodman Theatre will celebrate its 100th birthday by bringing free performances to all of Chicago’s 50 wards. The Loop theater has teamed up with the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events for the “100 Free Acts of...
TSA Issues Travel Alert As Record-Breaking July 4th Weekend Approaches
Travel Noire
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July 1, 2025
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a travel alert ahead of what promises to be the busiest Independence Day weekend in American history. With over 18.5 million travelers expected to pass through airport security...
Growing tourism highlights southern Illinois as 'hidden gem' travel destination
The Pantagraph - Illinois
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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...
A basketball fan's dream vacation: Michael Jordan's onetime Chicago mansion listed on Airbnb
NBC News
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July 1, 2025
A Chicago-area mansion once owned by all-time NBA great Michael Jordan is now listed on Airbnb, offering high-end travelers the chance to vacation like a six-time champion. According to the Airbnb listing, Champions Point is a seven-bedroom,...
Brazilian teen Joao Fonseca brings potential and a party atmosphere to his NBO debut
The Globe and Mail
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July 28, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Joao Fonseca celebrates after winning his second-round match at Wimbledon against Jenson Brooksby. Foseca will make his National Bank Open debut on Monday in Toronto.HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP/Getty Images Joao Fonseca, the...
Moore enjoys freshman year in track at Illinois Wesleyan; earns all-CCIW honors
The County Chronicle - Illinois
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July 1, 2025
By Mike Monahan ARCOLA – Kelsey Moore, a 2024 Arcola graduate, completed her freshman year at Illinois Wesleyan in Normal. She competed for the Division III school that competes in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Now instead of...
Shadrach Bond Chapter DAR of Hancock County to host The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition at the Hancock County Courthouse July 3-17
Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa
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The Shadrach Bond Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) is excited to announce the opening of the American Revolution Experience at the ground floor of the Hancock County Courthouse in Carthage July 3-17. The...
Dozens of Chicago suburbs to hold 4th of July fireworks for 2025: Full list
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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Dozens of Chicago suburbs will hold firework displays on Thursday and Friday this week in honor of the 4th of July, but that's not the case in the city itself. That's because Chicago holds fireworks shows twice weekly at Navy Pier, on Wednesdays...
American Airlines shares details on O’Hare schedule changes
The Manual - Oregon
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July 23, 2025
Just before the August heat sets in, Cirium schedule data shows American Airlines cutting hundreds of flights for the month. The flights were set to originate at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and fly to destinations including...
NASCAR’s future in Chicago unclear
The News-Herald - Ohio
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June 30, 2025
CHICAGO — When it comes to NASCAR’s upcoming return to downtown Chicago, Julie Giese has a long list of responsibilities. The track president is monitoring an ambitious construction schedule for the street course, to go along with everything else...
Don't Waste Your Money | Travel prices are falling just in time for vacation season
WDRB - Kentucky
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July 1, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- You may not have felt it yet, but travelers are starting to get a break this year! Many Americans have tightened their belts and lots of foreign travelers are skipping the U.S., but recently many travelers checking in for...
Chinese Consul General honors Secor-born missionary ‘Goddess of Mercy’
Week 25 - Illinois
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July 25, 2025
SECOR (25News Now) - Chinese officials and the Illinois State Historical Society gathered in Secor to honor a local hero. Mr. Wang Baodong, the Chinese Consul General of Chicago, traveled to the Secor to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end...
These are the new Illinois laws and tax increases starting July 1
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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Several new Illinois laws and tax increases take effect on July 1, 2025, including new rules for single-use plastics, a tipped minimum wage increase, and taxes on sports bets, vaping and gas. There are also new taxes and new rules for short-term...
Istanbul, Chicago Airports Form Sister Airport Partnership
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Türkiye’s IGA Istanbul Airport and the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) revealed on Monday a Sister Airport agreement designed to link these key airports and facilitate passenger travel. Istanbul Airport and O'Hare International...
Future of NASCAR's downtown Chicago weekend unclear going into third year of contract
ABC News - New York
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June 30, 2025
CHICAGO -- When it comes to NASCAR's upcoming return to downtown Chicago, Julie Giese has a long list of responsibilities. The track president is monitoring an ambitious construction schedule for the street course, to go along with everything else...
Future of NASCAR's downtown Chicago weekend is unclear
Access WDUN - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
CHICAGO — When it comes to NASCAR's upcoming return to downtown Chicago, Julie Giese has a long list of responsibilities. The track president is monitoring an ambitious construction schedule for the street course, to go along with everything else...