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Chicago Public Media launches new social media political explainer series with Lynn Sweet
WBEZ - Illinois
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July 2, 2025
We’re excited to announce that Lynn Sweet, the Chicago Sun-Times’ longtime Washington bureau chief, has accepted an innovative new role creating and experimenting with audience-focused journalism across Chicago Public Media. This move will...
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...
Mexican American residents find pride in Fourth of July parade
The Daily Northwestern - Illinois
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July 7, 2025
When she woke up on the Fourth of July, Chicago resident Gabriella Panozzo said she wasn’t feeling very proud to be an American. But seeing Asociación de Charros de la Mesa atop their horses in Evanston’s parade made her more excited on the...
Focus on the Farm: Tuscola farm is teaching the next generation of farmers
Wand - Illinois
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TUSCOLA, Ill. (WAND) -- Farming is what makes Central Illinois thrive. Just right outside of Tuscola, one family is making sure the values of farming continue into the next generation. "I think that it's kind of a groundbreaking idea." said Brad...
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What’s next for Spring Brook restoration in Blackwell Forest Preserve?
Shaw Local - Illinois
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Spring Brook Creek now takes more of a snakelike course through St. James Farm and Blackwell forest preserves near Warrenville as a result of a large-scale restoration project. The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority funded the first two phases...
Illinois shopping center's defaults underscore unrated bond risks
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 2, 2025
The PetSmart store in Yorkville, Illinois' Kendall Marketplace in 2018. The shopping center hasn't gained enough momentum to fully repay municipal debt.Bloomberg News The continuing struggles of bonds issued 18 years ago to finance a shopping...
Illinois SNAP-Ed delivers statewide, local health gains
Courier Newspapers - Illinois
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July 1, 2025
Illinois SNAP-Education, delivered through the Eat.Move.Save. program, continues to improve the health of families across the state. With a focus on nutrition education, healthy living, and community partnerships, the program is helping thousands...
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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:...
Who Is Mello Buckzz, The Chicago Drill Rapper At The Center Of River North Mass Shooting?
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
RIVER NORTH — Emerging Chicago rapper Mello Buckzz was celebrating the release of her mixtape Wednesday night in River North when a drive-by shooting left four people, including her boyfriend and best friend, dead and 14 injured. Mello Buckzz,...
Illinois State Climatologist discusses the future of local weather forecasting
Northern Public Radio WNIJ - Illinois
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July 2, 2025
This week Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford has been highlighting some possibilities of what federal funding cuts to weather services may look like. Today, Ford shares the effects those cuts could have for local weather forecasters. On...
Morgan AH Medical Unveils Patented Rolling Expandable Bathtub At Abilities Expo Chicago - Hailed As A Game Changer For Accessible Bathing
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) 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...
Illinois enacts diverse laws covering budget, human rights, education starting July
Kane County Reporter - Illinois
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July 1, 2025
Donald P. DeWitte, State Senator for the 33rd Senate District of Illinois. | www.ilga.govDonald P. DeWitte, State Senator for the 33rd Senate District of Illinois. | www.ilga.gov Starting July 1, a series of new laws will come into effect across...
Cooking Through The Climate Crisis: Book Review of C. Pam Zhang’s Land of Milk and Honey
The Geek Anthropologist
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July 3, 2025
By David Sutton A number of scholars in Anthropology and related disciplines have posed the question “What is the Future of Food?” in our times of polycrisis and a seemingly broken food system (see for example, Sophia Roosth’s (2013) discussion 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...
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...
Illinois adds 21,200 jobs, but trails most neighboring states in growth
Illinois Policy
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July 1, 2025
Despite Illinois experiencing job growth in some sectors, it remains one of the states with the highest unemployment rates. It’s been that way for 66 of the 77 months J.B. Pritzker has been governor thanks to high taxes and too much state...
Wirepoints: Illinois losing its youth in 'very dangerous' trend
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
High taxes and crime have been driving Illinois residents, especially in Chicago, to move out of state. Now a Wirepoints study shows that Illinois is losing young people faster than any other state. Overall, the state’s population loss since 2020...
A message from TCR’s team: The Chicago Reporter Launches Inaugural Internship Program
The Chicago Reporter
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July 3, 2025
This June, The Chicago Reporter introduced a new college credit practicum to train early-career journalists to investigate community issues affecting Chicagoans. Northwestern University Medill graduate student Sara Cooper has been selected as the...
A Guide To Chicago’s 27 Beaches: Concessions, Where To Park And More
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
CHICAGO — Chicagoans trudge through winter one slushy shoeprint at a time, biding their time until the few hours of sunlight expand into warm, green Midwestern tropics. And when that time comes, there’s only one thing to do: go to the beach....
‘Never seen anything quite like this’: Chicago pastor shaken after visit to mass shooting scene where 4 were killed
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...