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Formula 1 is America’s fastest-growing sport, new data shows
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Lucky Rebel’s analysis of 20 years of U.S. sports interest across all 50 states finds Formula 1 leading growth with a 258% rise, while basketball gains momentum and golf declines sharply.
Butler Specialty expands game tables for home entertainment spaces
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Butler Specialty Company is highlighting 29 game table models across 16 design lines for home entertainment spaces, with distribution to trade and business customers in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
M2MMA partners with Neurologic Wellness Institute on combat sports brain health
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M2MMA has formed a strategic partnership with The Neurologic Wellness Institute to expand brain-health care, diagnostics and recovery tools for combat sports athletes.
Gift of Hope teams with WGN-TV to boost donor registrations
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Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network has launched a year-long media partnership with WGN-TV to expand awareness of organ and tissue donation across Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
Indianapolis sports economy tops major U.S. metros in new study
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A new study from the Indy Chamber and IU Indianapolis says Indianapolis has built one of the country’s most concentrated and fastest-growing sports economies, with strong gains in jobs, output and women’s executive leadership.
Keyrenter Chicago North and Naperville launch summer leadership program
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Keyrenter Property Management Chicago North and Naperville have launched a new summer leadership program that puts two college interns into day-to-day property management and operations work across the Chicago area.
MM400 pushes a music-to-film world-building strategy
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Mi-sha-el Markin 400, known as MM400, is positioning his career around music, film, and narrative world-building rather than a single creative lane.
Towering Media launches React Checkout Pro for Magento 2
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Towering Media has released React Checkout Pro, a Hyvä-compatible checkout extension for Magento 2 and Adobe Commerce merchants.
Metal Defender supports security at Bradley 315 Music Fest
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Metal Defender helped screen attendees at the 2026 Bradley 315 Music Fest in Bradley, Illinois, as thousands gathered June 4–6 for live music, vendors, carnival attractions, and community activities.
IgniteHer adds training lounge for women in cannabis at Chicago event
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The Mycelia Group and IgniteIt are expanding their IgniteHer campaign with a new training lounge at IgniteHer Chicago, set for June 14-16 at the Marriott Magnificent Mile. The program is designed to help women in cannabis sharpen executive…
Melt-to-Make co-founder Sarah McLaughlin to speak at IgniteIt Chicago
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Melt-to-Make is putting co-founder Sarah McLaughlin on a growing 2026 conference circuit focused on cannabis manufacturing standards and CPG-style consistency.
TCG Entertainment sets 50th anniversary Rocky concert tour for 20-plus U.S. cities
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TCG Entertainment will launch ROCKY in Concert on Oct. 28 in Des Plaines, Illinois, starting a nationwide fall tour that brings the film and Bill Conti’s score to more than 20 markets.
Photowalks TV names the 15 best USA walks in new Walkies Awards episode
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Photowalks TV has released its annual Walkies Awards, ranking 15 standout U.S. walking routes across major cities and small towns.
Jeff Buys Your House ties Wolves scoring to veteran donations
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Jeff Buys Your House is partnering with the Chicago Wolves for the 2026-27 season to raise money for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans.
JO1 launches first English EP and U.S. debut project
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JO1 released ANIMAL on Oct. 2, 2026, marking the Japanese group’s first full English-language EP and official U.S. debut.
Cardsmiths launches Betty Boop trading card series
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Cardsmiths has released Betty Boop Then & Now Series 1 Trading Cards, a new collectible set celebrating the character’s evolution across nearly a century.
Applied Communications Group adds Genetec dealer status to expand security offerings
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Applied Communications Group has become a Genetec dealer, giving the Schaumburg-based firm a broader unified security platform to sell and support across Chicagoland and Northern Illinois.
JO1 releases first full English EP ANIMAL and launches North American tour
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Japanese boy group JO1 has released ANIMAL, its first full English-language EP and official U.S. debut project, on Oct. 2. The six-track set, produced entirely by Grammy winner Dem Jointz, arrives as JO1 begins a five-city North American tour.
Maureen Hughes details decades of crime reporting on Close Up Radio
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Retired bodyguard, private investigator and author Maureen Hughes was featured on Close Up Radio on Sept. 30, where she discussed the organized-crime cases, murders and hidden histories that shaped her books.
David Benjamin spotlights small-town rivalry in new Jim Otis crime series entry
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Author and veteran journalist David Benjamin is leaning into the politics of small-town suspicion in his six-book Jim Otis Crime Series, set in Hercules, Wisconsin.
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