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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...
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...
Chicago DIY Band Lifeguard Are Raging Against the Algorithm
Teen Vogue
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June 17, 2025
When asked if they feel out of step with their generation, they don’t entirely disagree. They express frustration with how people don’t communicate anymore and how social media subtly distracts us, often draining the energy from real-life...
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...
Where to watch the Washington Mystics vs. Chicago Sky livestream for free
MLive - Michigan
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June 17, 2025
The Washington Mystics will travel to the Windy City tonight for a matchup with the Chicago Sky. Fans can stream the game on Amazon Prime with the WNBA League Pass. A seven-day free trial is available and then a subscription costs $12.99 per...
U.S. Virgin Islands Reports Strong Mid-Year Tourism Growth and Global Visibility in 2025
Autochannel
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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, 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....
Arizona military museums provide tourism push
Mesa Idependent - Arizona
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By Eddie McCoven | Cronkite News MESA — With cell phones and cameras in hand, a crowd of enthusiastic people cheered and took photos and video of a Harrier AV-8B landing at Falcon Field, the latest addition to a museum celebrating the history of...
PlayStation's New Traveling Concert Sounds Cool, But Needs More Classics
Kotaku
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June 17, 2025
One of the nice things about moving to New York City in 2023 is that I live in a place where cool things happen. So I’ve been going to more video game concerts, which were much more difficult to get to when I lived in the boonies. If you’ve never...
14 Best Tours in Chicago: Booze, Doughnuts, & Architecture
Travel Awaits
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June 17, 2025
Though not as large or notorious as coastal hubs like Los Angeles and New York City, Chicago is undoubtedly one of America’s greatest cities. Videos by TravelAwaits From its historical impact to its modern outlook, there’s something for everyone....
Athletes demand accountability after flawed turf design compromises sled push event at global Hyrox Championship in Chicago
TDPel Media
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June 17, 2025
For many athletes, stepping onto the Hyrox World Championship stage is the culmination of months—sometimes years—of brutal training, relentless preparation, and serious financial investment. So when competitors arrived in Chicago expecting to...
Bedbug problem? Chicago among cities with the most service-related searches, Yelp says
WGNTV - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The summer vacation season is officially here, bringing with it all the good and bad that comes with traveling on airplanes, sleeping on hotel beds and potentially bringing home a most unpleasant guest – the bedbug. According...
Two Illinois cousins wounded in Gary truck stop shooting, police say
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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GARY, Ind. - Two men from Illinois were shot Monday night while walking through a gas station parking lot in northwest Indiana, police said. What we know: Gary police were called to the Pilot Travel Center at 2501 Burr St. around 9:30 p.m. for a...
Rep. Nikki Budzinski of Illinois among those named in writings of suspected Minnesota shooter
KSDK - Missouri
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June 17, 2025
"We must be a nation that values civility and mutual respect—always," said U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, who was named in the Minnesota murder suspect's notes. MINNESOTA, USA — Many lawmakers listed in the suspected Minnesota gunman's...
Stanley Cup grind: How the Panthers and Oilers have endured extended seasons and endless travel
The Athletic
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June 17, 2025
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Edmonton Oilers have traveled an awfully long road to get right back where they started. They’ve endured a harrowing two-week stretch in January that took them from west to east to west again, with stops in Seattle,...
Illinois State Police Arrest Four People During Human Trafficking Operation in Geneseo
Regional Media News - Iowa
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June 16, 2025
Illinois State Police, in coordination with multiple agencies, conducted a two-day human trafficking operation in Geneseo, Henry County, on June 11th and 12th, 2025. Four men, from Walnut, East Moline, Davenport, and Sterling, were arrested on...
DOUBLE GOOD CLIMBS TO NO. 13 ON CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS FAST 50 LIST
The Bulletin - Kansas
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June 16, 2025
For the third consecutive year, Double Good is honored as one of Chicago's top tech innovators CHICAGO, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Double Good, the online fundraising platform for youth sports, education, and other organizations, has once again...
The Birthright odyssey: 1500 tourists set sail for Cyprus as Iran-Israel conflict unfolds
Jewish Telegraphic Agency - New York
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June 17, 2025
It was early Tuesday morning when young adults on Birthright Israel boarded a fleet of buses, But their destination was not for a desert hike or a history tour, but a planned escape — on a cruise ship headed to Cyprus. The beginning of Israel’s...
Chicago family stranded in Israel as airports are sealed amid warfare with Iran
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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The U.S. State Department has raised its travel advisory for Israel to the highest level for Israel and announced the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed Tuesday — with the country's airports and seaports sealed. This came on the fourth day...