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Having seen ‘very toxic’ climates in NFL locker rooms, this player is leading change with LGBTQ-targeted youth football camp
KTBS 3 - Louisiana
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July 5, 2025
(CNN) — For a professional athlete, sitting on the sidelines – unable to have an impact – can often be the most frustrating place to be. And that’s why Khalen Saunders is all about taking action, on the field and in his personal life. The New...
Chicago Contrarian says 5,200 jobs lost, 100 restaurants closed since wage change
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
The Chicago Contrarian has reported that 5,200 jobs have been lost and 100 restaurants have closed following the elimination of subminimum wages. The publication has called on Mayor Brandon Johnson to repeal the One Fair Wage ordinance. This...
Illinois EPA offering conservation assistance
Brownfield Ag News
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News Illinois EPA offering conservation assistance June 30, 2025 By Jared White Filed Under: Crops, Illinois, News The nutrient loss reduction strategy coordinator with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency says more support is available...
Illinois Schools Use Summer to Prepare Next Year's AI Tools
Government Technology
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June 30, 2025
(TNS) — South and southwest suburban Chicago school districts are using the summer to prepare to implement several artificial intelligence tools, training or guidelines in the classroom, embracing the technology as it becomes harder to outright...
Illinois gas tax increase, new minimum wage and more: New Illinois laws in effect July 1
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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Most new laws in the state of Illinois take effect at the start of the year, but there are several big changes that will take effect Tuesday. That's because Illinois' new budget takes effect at the start of Fiscal Year 2026, which falls on July 1....
Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford discusses effects of federal cuts on the National Weather Service
Northern Public Radio WNIJ - Illinois
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June 30, 2025
This week, WNIJ host Jason Cregier is joined by Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford. Dr. Ford discusses the uncertainty around how weather coverage will be affected by federal funding cuts. Today, Dr. Ford explains how the cuts affect the...
Lake County Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee met June 4
Lake County Gazette - Illinois
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July 4, 2025
Lake County Planning, Building, Zoning and Environment Committee met June 4 Here are the minutes provided by the committee: 1. Call to Order Chair Altenberg called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Altenberg led the...
ELIOT CLAY, Guest Columnist: Illinois must stop undervaluing conservation before it’s too late
Effingham Daily News - Illinois
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For the second year in a row, the State of Illinois has chosen to underfund the backbone of its conservation infrastructure. This year’s state budget once again provides only $4.5 million in operational funding for the state’s 97 Soil and Water...
Officials: U.P. at low risk for natural disasters
The Daily Press - Michigan
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ESCANABA — With a string of thunderstorms and unusually warm weather hitting the area over the last few weeks, some may be wondering exactly what risk tornadoes, high winds and other natural disasters pose to Delta County. According to the Federal...
Chicago’s rodents are evolving with the city
Earth.com
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Rodents don’t usually evolve overnight. Like most species, they change slowly through tiny shifts passed down over thousands or millions of years. But when the world changes fast, like it has in cities over the past century, some animals keep up....
Meet the U.S. climate resistance
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 3, 2025
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to...
Nations Must Act to Face Climate Crisis, Top Regional Court Says
Inside Climate News
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July 4, 2025
Governments’ existing human rights obligations require them to do all they can to mitigate the harms of the climate crisis, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concluded in a new advisory opinion issued Thursday. The seven-judge panel found...
These Century-Old Chicago Silos Are Slated for Demolition. Neighbors Want to Save Them
Inside Climate News
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July 3, 2025
CHICAGO—Southwest Side residents implored city health and planning officials last week to reconsider the future of two century-old towering grain elevators, empty for years, that an asphalt company wants to demolish. Thursday, the city issued the...
Labor and disability advocates at odds over future of Chicago-area paratransit
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 4, 2025
Cathleen O’Brien’s Logan Square apartment is across the street from the California Blue Line station, close enough that she can hear the trains go by. But O’Brien uses a wheelchair, and the California station isn’t accessible. She can’t drive. So...
NASCAR Insider Breaks Silence on Chicago Street Race’s Shaky Future After 3-Year Gamble
Essentially Sports
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July 4, 2025
In the summer of 2023, NASCAR roared into downtown Chicago for its very first street race. Dubbed the Grant Park 220, with Cup and Xfinity series cars weaving past Buckingham Fountain, along Lakeshore Drive, and under the shadow of skyscrapers, it...
Gabriel Sularski, top senior in Illinois for basketball, leaves Lemont for Utah power. ‘Can’t wait to get started.’
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 4, 2025
After just one season at Lemont, star guard Gabriel Sularski is leaving the state for his senior year. Sularski, who had been ranked as the top player in Illinois for the 2026 class by Rivals, is transferring to Layton Christian Academy in Utah....
Chicago Pride Bowl LGBTQ+ flag football tournament held at Montrose Beach
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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June 29, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Pride weekend in Chicago, and alongside the celebrations, one of the country's largest LGBTQ+ flag football tournaments was played right on the lakefront. The Chicago Bears were back for a second year as proud supporters of...
Air quality alert issued for entire Chicago area through Friday night
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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An air quality alert was issued Thursday by the National Weather Service for the entire Chicago area through Friday night. Deemed an "air pollution action day," the weather service noted an alert is declared "when weather conditions are such that...
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Langley: Four sustainability myths holding DeKalb back – and 5 simple fixes
The Mid Week - Illinois
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Ask 10 neighbors what sustainability means, and seven will picture trees or recycling bins. Few mention paychecks, health or utility bills – yet that is where the benefits show up. Here are four myths that keep DeKalb from cashing in. Myth 1:...
Morgan AH Medical Unveils Patented Rolling Expandable Bathtub at Abilities Expo Chicago – Hailed as a 'Game Changer' for Accessible Bathing
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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July 3, 2025
Chicago, Illinois–(Newsfile Corp. – July 3, 2025) – Morgan AH Medical made headlines at this year’s Abilities Expo Chicago (June 20-22, 2025) with the debut of its revolutionary Rolling Expandable Bathtub, a breakthrough innovation in accessible...