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'Progressive Revenue' Will Be Used to Fill Chicago's Progressive Billion+ Dollar Budget Hole
Hot Air
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July 28, 2025
I mean, what even is that? I guess I should also tell you it wasn't my idea, but the Bear of Little Brains who runs Chicago's. There was Mayor Brandon Johnson, the fragile and incompetent creature that he is, looking like a deer in the headlights...
Pritzker names ADM executive Kris Lutt to Illinois State University Board of Trustees
WGLT - Illinois
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July 28, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker has named Archer Daniels Midland [ADM] executive Kris Lutt to fill a vacancy on the Illinois State University Board of Trustees. Lutt replaces Scott Jenkins, who announced his resignation from the board for personal reasons....
Sen. Arellano: Illinois has failed to adequately 'run prison systems and the justice system in general'
Peoria Standard - Illinois
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July 28, 2025
Illinois State Senator Li Arellano has expressed concerns about prison neglect, attributing it to systemic issues and advocating for citizen-driven reforms. In a Facebook post, he called for ethical and financial changes within the system. "This...
‘Climate of the times:’ String of shootings results in violent night across Jacksonville
WJAX - Florida
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July 27, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Four separate shootings in less than eight hours across Jacksonville overnight Saturday into Sunday. “I think it’s common all over. It’s not just Jacksonville,” southside Jacksonville neighbor Debbie Davis said Sunday. “I...
Rep. Miller on energy policy: 'Pritzker is gaslighting Illinois residents about the reality of affordable energy'
East Central Reporter - Illinois
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July 28, 2025
Chris Miller, a State Representative of Illinois, has expressed concerns about rising energy prices and an unstable grid under current policies. He urged the cessation of green energy programs in a statement made on Facebook. "If Illinois wants to...
Ryan Rohlfs Named Justice Principal for HDR Chicago
Green Building News
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July 28, 2025
Ryan Rohlfs, AIA, NCARB, WELL AP, has taken on a new role as justice principal with the Chicago Studio of HDR. In his new role, Rohlfs will leverage his nearly 20 years of architectural experience to support treatment, education, and...
Why Is It So Expensive To Build Affordable Housing In Chicago?
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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July 28, 2025
CHICAGO — City officials gathered in February at the border of Logan Square and Hermosa, where they celebrated the opening of an affordable housing development they said would help keep families in the gentrifying area. The 89-unit Encuentro...
Community Foundation awards $60,000 in grants to strengthen nonprofits across east central Illinois
WIXY 100.3 - Illinois
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EAST-CENTRAL, IL (Chambana Today) – The Community Foundation of East Central Illinois (CFECI) has awarded $60,000 in Capacity Building Grants to 15 nonprofit organizations spanning eight counties across the region. This annual grant cycle is...
Historic Northwest Spot Named "Best Small Town In Illinois"
Fun 104 - Southeast Minnesota
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July 28, 2025
I just finished up reading a piece at WorldAtlas.com entitled "The Best Small Town In Every US State," and I've got to admit that I'm totally unsurprised by the Illinois small town that they rated as being the best in our state. Why? Well, because...
Explosive Thunderstorms, Possible Derecho Threat Across Iowa, Wisconsin, and Northern Illinois
Y105 - Iowa
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July 28, 2025
A possibly volatile severe weather event is unfolding across the Upper Midwest this afternoon (7/26) into early Tuesday (7/29) morning, with the potential for a rare and destructive derecho sweeping across Iowa, Wisconsin, and parts of Illinois....
Standard Drug Screening Fails to Identify Some Children Who Have Been Exposed to Substances in Unsafe Home Environments
Newswise
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July 28, 2025
Newswise — CHICAGO ─ According to research presented today at ADLM 2025 (formerly the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo), standard drug screening misses low concentrations of targeted substances in around 5% of urine samples taken...
Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit Highlights Dozens of New Species Found in Landmark Biodiversity Survey of Guyana’s Southern Forests
News Room
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July 28, 2025
Georgetown, Guyana & Chicago, USA — Findings from a rapid inventory of one of the most pristine and least-explored corners of the Amazon Basin were presented at the recent Global Biodiversity Alliance Summit in Georgetown, Guyana. An international...
Don’t fry your smartphone: Keep it out of Illinois heat and humidity
The Register-Mail - Illinois
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Hot and humid summer weather can potentially cause smartphones to overheat. Smartphones have optimal operating temperatures, and exceeding them can damage battery life. If a phone overheats, turn it off, move it to a cooler location, and let it...
IDOT wants feedback on rural expressway that will connect southern Illinois to St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 28, 2025
For the next three weeks, the Illinois Department of Transportation aims to solicit feedback from the public on the Southwest Connector — a highway expansion project that would further connect the southern part of the state to the outskirts of the...
Damaging, golf ball-size hail will fall more frequently because of climate change, Illinois researchers warn
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 28, 2025
During severe thunderstorms, rising air shoots icy pellets the size of Dippin’ Dots ice cream into the bitter cold of upper atmospheric layers. There, supercooled water freezes onto the small particles to form hail, which then falls when it gets...
The Great Lakes Aren’t Suffering from Climate Change, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Heartland Institute
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July 28, 2025
A recent article by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MJS) titled “Extreme heat. Warmer water. More ticks. Fewer fish. Climate change report brings grim news,” claims that the Great Lakes region is suffering from climate change, especially in the...
'A game changer for Camp Duncan': Harry Potter experience to make Chicago-area debut in fall
Daily Herald - Illinois
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July 28, 2025
Camp Duncan on Route 12 in Ingleside will be home to “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” featuring mystical creatures and more beginning Oct. 3. Courtesy of Fever Anticipation is building and Harry Potter fans aren’t the only ones...
US Chicago Tribune Damaging, golf ball-size hail will fall more frequently because of climate change, Illinois researchers warn
Yahoo News
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During severe thunderstorms, rising air shoots icy pellets the size of Dippin’ Dots ice cream into the bitter cold of upper atmospheric layers. There, supercooled water freezes onto the small particles to form hail, which then falls when it gets...
GRAINS-Chicago soybeans drop on abundant global supply, weak demand
World Energy News - Connecticut
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Chicago soybean futures declined on Monday due to a combination of global surpluses, weak demand, and a benign climate in the Midwest. By 0252 GMT, the most active soybean contract traded on the Chicago Board of Trade dropped 0.29% to $10.00 per...
Felicity Taylor Went Big Game Hunting To Resurrect Her Wrestling Career
FloWrestling - Texas
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July 30, 2025
Ask Felicity Taylor about Big Game Wrestling Club, and she’ll likely get emotional. “I never thought I would be in such a supportive environment, and that’s exactly what I needed,” Taylor said. Ask Big Game founder Dylan Carew about Taylor, and he...