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Travel Brand Pure Michigan Sets Sights on Growing the State's Culinary Reputation, Elevating Agritourism
The Bulletin - Kansas
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June 17, 2025
Recent James Beard Award nomination for The Cook's House and upcoming, inaugural Traverse City Food & Wine Festival highlight destination's agricultural diversity and farm-to-table experiences CHICAGO, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IPW – Coming...
Illinois governor defends sanctuary policy amid criticism over costs
Sangamon Sun - Illinois
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June 17, 2025
State Senator Sally J. Turner | Illinois General AssemblyState Senator Sally J. Turner | Illinois General Assembly Governor J.B. Pritzker recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to testify on Illinois' sanctuary state policies, which have been...
Cicero offers free emissions testing in partnership with Illinois Air Team
West Cook News - Illinois
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June 18, 2025
The Town of Cicero, in collaboration with the Illinois Air Team, is offering a week of free vehicle emissions testing for residents. This initiative aims to provide easier access to state services and help residents comply with state regulations...
Gurnee hiking local sales tax to replace lost grocery tax revenue -- and then some
Daily Herald - Illinois
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June 18, 2025
The state’s 1% grocery tax is ending Jan. 1. Communities have the option of replacing it with a local version, but Gurnee will drop it altogether and raise the lost revenue through a local sales tax increase instead. Brian...
Chicago’s public pools to open daily this summer for first time since COVID-19 pandemic
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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June 17, 2025
Chicago’s outdoor public pools will be open daily this summer, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic led to a lingering lifeguard shortage. The seven-day-a-week schedule for 50 pools begins Saturday, just as a sweltering heat wave is...
Organizations praise efforts around Illinois homeschooling bill that died this year
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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June 17, 2025
The efforts of thousands of homeschoolers to challenge an Illinois bill that would have increased regulations on education at home were successful, the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSDLA) announced June 17. Illinois House Bill 2827...
Alarmed Congressman reports ABIA tower is only half-staffed for summer travel season
CBS Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — After six near-misses at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport over the past two years, Congressman Lloyd Doggett says the situation at the air traffic control tower hasn't improved and is actually worse now than ever. The air...
Chicago refugees from Iran, Ukraine gather for World Refugee Day as US admissions program shut down
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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June 17, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- With the United States Refugee Admissions Program shut down and more countries possibly added to the travel ban list, World Refugee Day in Chicago is taking on a different meaning under the Trump administration. Ukrainians,...
Chicago faces unrest amid clashes over federal immigration enforcement
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 17, 2025
Chicago is currently experiencing significant unrest as local leaders and residents clash over federal immigration enforcement. Mayor Brandon Johnson, Governor J.B. Pritzker, and other officials have openly defied federal efforts to deport...
Assistant Secretary of Louisiana Tourism named chair of 10-state Mississippi River Country Organizat...
NEA Town Courier - Arkansas
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CHICAGO, Ill. (June 16, 2025) – Doug Bourgeois, Assistant Secretary of Louisiana Tourism, has been named incoming chair of the Mississippi River Country (MRC) organization. Bourgeois was elected by the MRC board, which is composed of tourism...
Chicago Hounds to face New England Free Jacks in 2025 Eastern Conference Final
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 17, 2025
Two top teams in Major League Rugby are set to compete in the 2025 Eastern Conference Final. The Chicago Hounds, ranked second, will travel to face the top-ranked New England Free Jacks on Saturday afternoon. This matchup is a rematch of last...
Taleju Bhawani’s necklace awaiting return from Chicago Museum
The Rising Nepal
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Kathmandu, June 18: The Taleju Bhawani’s necklace, donated by King Pratap Malla, currently held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago (Museum), USA, was the major topic of discussion on the first day of the ongoing International...
Destination DC boss: Why the travel industry should focus on the positive experiences that the USA delivers
KARRYON
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June 17, 2025
The Destination DC boss was one of the few tourism executives willing to address the so-called ‘elephant in the room’ during his IPW25 press conference and take questions about the current travel landscape in the US as more nations face restricted...
Illinois ‘chicken bill’ aims to boost small poultry farms, expand access to their products
The Freeburg Tribune - Illinois
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June 17, 2025
byGrace FriedmanandMedill Illinois News Bureau SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would lift long-standing restrictions on small poultry farmers in Illinois, reducing red tape and transforming the way local farmers process and sell their products, is...
USVI Tourism Surges Mid-Year With Strong Gains Across Airlift, Cruise, and Lodging
St. Thomas Source
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June 17, 2025
At the halfway mark of 2025, the U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Department is reporting strong performance across key sectors — including airlift, cruise arrivals, accommodations, cultural events, and global visibility — as the territory continues to...
Illinois Minimum Wage 2025 Update – July 1, 2025 Increases to Chicago and Cook County Minimum Wages; January 1, 2025 Increase to the IRS Mileage Rate
JD Supra - California
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June 17, 2025
On January 1, 2025, we saw the Illinois minimum wage increase from $14.00 to $15.00 per hour. The City of Chicago is increasing its set minimum wage on July 1, 2025 for employers with four (4) or more employees. Cook County’s minimum wage, on the...
Human Trafficking Bust in Illinois Nets 4 Suspects
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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June 17, 2025
All I can say is it's about time. Police in Illinois are turning up the heat on suspected human traffickers and a new sting has resulted in 4 being arrested and charged. The Public Information Office of the Illinois State Police just shared a...
TWM helps secure over $6.8M in ITEP grant funding for southern Illinois transportation projects
Illinois Business Journal
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June 17, 2025
TWM Inc., one of the top engineering and geospatial firms in the greater St. Louis area, played a key role in helping secure grant funding for three local transportation projects. These projects were recently announced by Illinois Governor J.B....
US Virgin Islands Tourism Is Trending, With More Flights, Hotels and Cruise Arrivals
Caribbean Journal
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June 17, 2025
At the halfway point of 2025, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is reporting strong gains across airlift, cruise arrivals, accommodations, cultural events, and global brand visibility. With continued momentum and sustained interest...
Miscanthus has traveled full circle
Ozaukee Co. News Graphic - Wisconsin
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When ornamental grasses became popular as landscape plants in the 1980s, Miscanthus, sometimes identified by the common names silver grass or eulalia grass, led the way. The assets of this plant are many. They tend to be relatively pest free, are...