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Fitness world mourns loss of IFBB Pro bodybuilder Craig Licker at 57
The Times of India
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Craig Licker (Image Source: RyanHarris/Facebook) The fitness and bodybuilding community is grieving the loss of one of its respected former IFBB professional bodybuilders, Craig Licker, who passed away at age 57. Although the full details of his...
Illinois Mandates “Mental Health” Testing of ALL Children
[your]NEWS
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August 15, 2025
By Alex Newman for FreedomProject Media and The Liberty Sentinel. Children’s minds are now officially in the crosshairs of one of the most out-of-control state governments in America. Under a controversial new measure just signed into law by...
Sports on TV for August 16 – 17
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 15, 2025
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, August 16 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 —… (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, August 16 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL...
Chicago murals: Artist didn't let pregnancy stop her when a Wicker Park wall beckoned
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
Muralist Becky Gourley remembers sitting in Oiistar, her favorite Wicker Park restaurant, and staring at the blank wall across the street that always seemed to get tagged. For five years, she looked at it and thought, “What I would do to paint...
Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Friday 8/15, 1:20 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
Here are today’s particulars.Just when you think Colin Rea is past his sell-by date, he sucks you back in with an outstanding outing like the one he had last Saturday against the Cardinals.Rea has faced the Pirates twice this year and had...
The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: Aug. 15, 2025
The News Gazette - Illinois
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To subscribe, please click here Want a copy of today's edition? Here's a map of single-copy locations Sports Editor Matt Daniels with a look at what's going on around the area: The Dick Butkus statue outside the Smith Center in Champaign honors...
Peters relishing his early time at Illinois
The News Gazette - Illinois
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CHAMPAIGN — A year ago at this point on the calendar, Trey Peters didn’t know where he would spend his freshman year of college. He had options to play football beyond his time at Mahomet-Seymour High School. The Mahomet native had picked up...
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Courtside Countdown - Illinois
The News Gazette - Illinois
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To subscribe, click here Sign up for our daily basketball newsletter here Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every...
15 Essential Documentaries About the Media
Variety
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August 15, 2025
It’s telling that so many incisive, vital documentaries on journalism and media have been produced in the past half-dozen years. The Fourth Estate is under attack on many fronts, from the deleterious effects of social media to...
Inside Xdinary Heroes’ ‘Beautiful Mind’ tour, K-Rockstars discuss the art of music
AM New York Metro
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August 15, 2025
South Korean rockstars Xdinary Heroes dominated Brooklyn Paramount earlier this month, kicking off their stateside “Beautiful Mind” tour and telling amNewYork they’re ready to “rock” the global stage. Xdinary Heroes were nothing short of...
Meet the Chicago coffee shop where it’s always pumpkin spice season
FoodService Director
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If autumn had its own personal cheering squad, its leaders would be Michelle Gonzalez and Audrey Borden. The two met in October 2019 while in college and got married in October 2023, just a couple of months after opening October Café in Norwood...
Stephen Jackson Calls Lil Yachty’s Music “Wack” After Distasteful George Floyd Lyric
Vibe Magazine - New York
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August 15, 2025
Stephen Jackson is not a fan of Lil Yachty. The former NBA star told the rapper his “music been wack” after Yachty teased a song with a distasteful lyric referencing the late George Floyd. In the song, the Atlanta-based musician rhymed “Put my...
Everything to know about the massive pro disc golf event in Illinois
Golfweek - Virginia
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The 2025 Discraft Ledgestone Open disc golf tournament will take place in central Illinois from Thursday to Sunday. Over 2,400 professional and amateur players will compete for a prize pool of $150,000. Events will be held at various courses...
A Grip on Sports: If your to-do list for the next couple months is packed, this might be the last, best weekend to check some things off
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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A GRIP ON SPORTS • If you really want the yard to be ready for the fall, this is the weekend to get after it. Even with rain in Saturday’s Spokane forecast. Why, you may ask? This is the last weekend of 2025 without an honest-to-goodness,...
5 things to do this weekend across central Illinois Aug. 15 -17
Wand - Illinois
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The weekend is upon us, and there are plenty of things to do and see across central Illinois. Here are a selection of events, markets, concerts and more happening Friday, August 15 to Sunday, August 17, 2025. Come one, come...
UConn announces two-game neutral-site agreement with Illinois
Bristol Press - Connecticut
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STORRS – The UConn men’s basketball team has announced a two-game neutral-site agreement with Illinois. The series will commence on Nov. 28, 2025 at Madison Square Garden before the return game in the 2026-27 season at the United Center in...
Don’t Miss This Exciting Sports Event in Quincy, IL
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
It’s always fun to play a high school rival. A regular game takes on extra meaning and energy. In Quincy, Illinois the crosstown showdown is very much a thing, and that’s a good thing. Blue Devils vs Raiders is good fun A.I. Canva/Blue Devil and...
ABC7's Tre Ward jumps out of plane with Army Golden Knights during Chicago Air & Water Show practice
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 15, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025 5:21PM ABC7's Tre Ward jumped out of a plane with the Golden Knights during Chicago Air & Water Show practice on Friday. CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 Chicago Reporter Tre Ward jumped out of a plane with the Army Golden Knights...
Kimbriell Kelly named editor-in-chief at Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ
Editor and Publisher
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Kimbriell Kelly David Roeder | Chicago Sun-Times The Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ are getting new editorial leadership, as they struggle to implement a new business model that brings together traditional revenue sources from circulation and...
'Large cow' spotted on Illinois overpass wrangled by deputies
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 15 (UPI) -- An Illinois overpass became the stage for an impromptu rodeo when sheriff's deputies ended up in a hoof chase with "a large cow in the roadway." The Williamson County Sheriff's Office said on social media that deputies responded...