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Finding the Best Limo Rental Near Me for Chicago Events

The Enterprise World - Ohio · August 6, 2025

Most of the events are coming to Chicago in the coming few days. Each person in your family is excited to go to these events. Your happiness could be enhanced if you are planning to go to any event by hiring a limousine rental near me. So, let’s...

The Business Traveler of Today Is Changing—and So Is Their Flight Map

Wired · August 6, 2025

“Most of my work starts in Lagos, but it doesn’t stay there for long,” says Anita Ashiru. She’s one of the sole production designers working in Nigeria, where her team builds multi-scale sets and stage designs for the country’s booming Afrobeats...

Texas state lawmakers in Illinois evacuated from their hotel after threat

Wand - Illinois ·

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (WAND) - Democratic state legislators from Texas were evacuated from a suburban Chicago hotel Wednesday morning following a bomb threat. NBC News reports a news conference that was set to feature Sen. Dick Durbin was cancelled as...

Texas House Dems faced potential bomb threat in Illinois, police say

ABC 57 News - Indiana ·

ST. CHARLES, Ill. -- A delegation of Texas House Democrats had to evacuate their hotel in Illinois Wednesday morning due to a potential bomb threat, according to multiple lawmakers and local police. St. Charles Police in a statement says the...

Reflections: Kendall County pioneer and Illinois Gov. Joel Matteson begin an unfortunate tradition?

Ilinois Valley ·

People liked Joel Matteson. In fact, the early Kendall County pioneer was so likable that he was eventually elected governor of Illinois, only (like so many future Illinois governors) to be disgraced after leaving office. Matteson was, in fact,...

Illinois Clinics Struggle Under Unpaid Medicaid Claims

Governing · August 5, 2025

On a weekend night, long after her last patient had gone home, Crystal Stone sat at her desk at New Leaf Behavioral Health, sifting through a growing stack of unpaid Medicaid claims. The numbers didn’t add up. They never did. One denial after...

Inside Texas Dems' plan to seek refuge with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Jewish World Review ·

SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. (AND NO SPAM!) Just click here. Texas Democrats knew that if they fled the state to block a Republican plan to redraw the congressional map, they would need blue-state allies. So when Illinois Gov. JB...

Texas Democrats who fled to Illinois forced to evacuate hotel after bomb threat

KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana · August 6, 2025

Texas state House Democrats who left their state to prevent Republicans from passing a new congressional district map were forced to evacuate their hotel after a bomb threat, but officials say everyone is safe. The St. Charles Police Department in...

Adrian College exhibit reveals Chamberlain’s travels in France

Daily Telegram Lenconnect - Michigan ·

A new exhibit at Adrian College’s Hickman Gallery is scheduled to showcase rarely seen works by Charles Franklin Chamberlain, offering a unique look at the artist’s travels and influences. The exhibition, titled “Drawn to France,” is scheduled to...

Tourist 'humiliated' as Vatican guards 'make her wear a sheet'

Irish Star · August 5, 2025

A woman claims she was left "humiliated" after a visit to the famed Vatican City, which includes sites like the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, resulted in her being handed a sheet by security guards to "cover up." Sabrina Almeida traveled to...

The LIV Golf Chicago 2025: Top 5 Bets for $20M Penultimate Event Explored

Essentially Sports · August 6, 2025

The LIV Golf 2025 season is nearing its conclusion. One thing is evident: this has been the year of Joaquin Niemann. The Chilean has broken through the ranks and been the best performer on the Tour as he has dominated it while traveling the world....

Teen motorcyclist critically hurt after crashing into police car in Chicago suburb

NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois ·

An 18-year-old motorcyclist was hospitalized after the teen hit a pole and collided with a police car in a Chicago suburb late Tuesday night, authorities said. The crash happened just after 11:30 p.m. on Bartlett Road in Barrington Hills. Police...

How Moving Now In Illinois Could Be Illegal

I-Rock 93.5 - Iowa · August 6, 2025

Summer is a time for family trips and fun in the sun. For a lot of people, it's also the time to move. Across the country or down the street, moving can be stressful, time-consuming, and expensive. It can be more stressful and expensive if you get...

Game Thread: Chicago White Sox (42-70) at Seattle Mariners (60-53)

South Side Sox - Illinois · August 6, 2025

Welcome to our first official story on our newly-revamped site! We made it! Thanks for your patience today. The Chicago White Sox (42-70) have remained on the West Coast, just traveling a bit north from Los Angeles all the way up to Washington for...

Illinois quick hits: Pension law impacts Chicago’s fiscal health; Rt. 66 Trail extension announced

Regional Media News - Iowa · August 5, 2025

LaHood seeking another term Illinois U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood has announced that he will seek reelection to Congress in 2026. After speculation swirled around the Dunlap Republican as a possible candidate for governor, LaHood said he was humbled and...

Crop Comments: Should the Chicago Board of Trade Deal in Hay Futures?

Country Folks · August 6, 2025

As an undergraduate at Cornell during the mid-1960s, I took a course titled “Marketing of Agricultural Products.” The textbook for the course bore the same name, co-authored by Max Brunk and Lawrence Darrah. When I took the course, Darrah was the...

American tourists in Spain: What are they like and where do they go?

The Local - Spain · August 6, 2025

Spain has been seeing a big growth in tourists from the United States over the last few years, but what is the typical profile of the American holidaymaker in Spain and where are the most popular destinations for them? According to the Spanish...

Keeping Your Dog Mentally and Physically Engaged When You’re Away from Chicago

Daily Scanner - California · August 5, 2025

By Michael Fernandez on August 5, 2025 Chicago is a busy city full of busy people, and sometimes those busy people have even busier dogs. You can’t always take your dog with you. You can’t stay home with them all the time, either. Even if you work...

Historical presentation explores Chicago mayor's connection to Lawrence County

Vincennes Sun-Commercial - Indiana ·

Those interested in finding common ground between the urban and the rural, or simply learning about the early history of this area and its settlers, had an opportunity to do so Monday evening at the Pinkstaff United Methodist Church, where the...

JB Pritzker refuses to rule out gerrymandering in Illinois because GOP has ‘thrown the rule book out’

The Independent · August 6, 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...