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Pop-A-Shot tournament back at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports
Yahoo News
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PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) — A Peoria arcade bar hosts a national tournament in Orlando tonight, its second annual event after a 25-year hiatus. Pop-A-Shot is known for its miniature arcade-style basketball games. However, around nine years ago, the...
Chicago Performer’s Terrible Portraits Have Become A Hit: ‘I Have No Plan To Get Better’
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
LOGAN SQUARE — For five dollars and five minutes of your time, Jacob Ryan Reno of Logan Square will hand you a 9″-by-5″ monstrosity, but the experience will leave you smiling. Reno is the person behind Terrible Portraits, a one-man art stand that...
Chicago Sky Coach Addresses Angel Reese's Back Injury
Sports Illustrated - New York
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August 1, 2025
It has been an injury-riddled season across the WNBA, with one of the latest players dealing with an ailment being Chicago Sky star Angel Reese. Reese has been nursing a back injury of some sort, previously missing two games, including Sunday's...
Amid national increase, unemployment rates in Central Illinois decrease
Wand - Illinois
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated national unemployment numbers, with unemployment at 4.2% and 7.2 million Americans without jobs. However, this upward trend is not the same in Central Illinois, where...
K-Pop Movie Hits Billboard, TWICE Debuts New Track
Times News Global
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August 2, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea, July 29 (Yonhap) — The original soundtrack from the animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters” is making waves on the Billboard charts. The track “Golden,” sung by the fictional girl group Huntr/x, rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot...
Chicago Med season 11 release date, cast details, where to watch, episode count, and other latest updates so far
Sportskeeda
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August 1, 2025
Chicago Med season 11 brings back most of the fan favorites and the show's mainstays for another season of medical drama and beyond. NBC has just released its fall lineup, and Chicago Med will return to the small screen very soon. Chicago Med...
Inspiring Chicago painter Anthony Bartley shares the healing power of art
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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A Chicago artist says painting is more than his craft, it's what healed him when he needed it most. Anthony Bartley grew up on Chicago's South Side, and his story is pretty remarkable. "Painting takes me to a different place where I don't, in that...
Chicago teacher charged with receiving, distributing child porn
Chronicle Media - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Chicago teacher charged with receiving, distributing child porn Chronicle Media — August 1, 2025 Jaron Woodsley A criminal complaint unsealed today in federal court charges a Chicago Public Schools teacher with receiving and distributing child...
30 young Chicago basketball players get to tour Michael Jordan's former mansion
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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A group of 30 young men from Chicago's South Side had the opportunity of a lifetime on Friday at the Highland Park mansion once owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. It was a first-of-its-kind event the new owner held. Middle and high...
Peoria’s public TV station ‘relying on the community’ after loss of broadcasting funds
Week 25 - Illinois
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August 2, 2025
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria-based public television station WTVP will remain open even after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces its closure. Friday afternoon, the CPB announced in a press release that it will begin to phase out its...
Golden State Valkyries vs Chicago Sky Player Stats and Box Score (Aug 1) | 2025 WNBA season
Sportskeeda
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August 2, 2025
The Golden State Valkyries dominated the Chicago Sky in the fourth quarter on Friday to win 73-66. Golden State, which struggled to make baskets, found its stroke behind Veronica Burton, Iliana Rupert and Janelle Salaun. The Valkyries' defense...
"Why are the Chicago Sky fans so toxic?": Fans stunned as another d*ldo incident rocks WNBA
Sportskeeda
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August 2, 2025
The WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Chicago Sky was briefly stopped late in the third quarter on Friday. With Chicago leading 39-37 and holding possession, a green d*ldo was thrown by a fan near the Sky basket. One of the...
RANKED: Which States Are Producing The Best Country Music Artists… Right Now?
Whiskey Riff
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August 1, 2025
What state is pumping out the best country stars right now? Let’s break it down… Luke Combs recently made the argument that the country music talent in Kentucky is better than anything in the United States, and he’s not wrong… you can definitely...
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Photos: Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp wrap up 2025 season
Ilinois Valley
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ExpandAutoplay Image 1 of 13 “Players Cross” stands on the field after a 4-7 loss at the end of the 2025 season on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Schweickert Stadium in Peru. (MaKade Rios for Shaw Media)
Who Are the Savannah Bananas? Explaining Banana Ball & Where to Watch on TV in 2025
TV Insider
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August 1, 2025
After taking the internet by storm, the Savannah Bananas are bringing Banana Ball to the small screen. Since launching in 2016, the Georgia-based baseball team has changed the sporting landscape with its unique take on America’s favorite pastime....
Angel Reese overcomes her troubles at Chicago Sky with another spectacular change of look: she now sports two-tone hair
MARCA
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August 1, 2025
Actualizado 01/08/2025 - 08:31 CDT Angel Reese, the rising star of the Chicago Sky, has once again found a way to turn heads - both on and off the court. Set for a brief absence from action due to injury which rules her out of the clash against...
Chicago Cubs to host 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Cubs will host the 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday. It's been 35 years since the Cubs hosted a Major League Baseball All-Star game. But the game is coming back in...
Chicago Cubs officially earn bid to host 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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The MLB Trade Deadline has come and gone, and the Cubs made four acquisitions. Here's what team president Jed Hoyer said about the Cubs' trades over the last 24 hours. CHICAGO - It's official. The Chicago Cubs will host the 2027 MLB All-Star Game...
Summer TV Ratings: ‘Love Island USA,’ ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ and ‘Untamed’ Stir Up Strong Streaming Numbers
The Wrap
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August 1, 2025
Summer TV is in full swing, with reality series like “Love Island USA” and “Bachelor in Paradise” and splashy dramas like “The Summer I Turned Pretty” and “The Hunting Wives” stirring up strong ratings, while action series like “Untamed” and...
LeRoy Neiman’s Fashion Illustrations to Be Focus of Kent State University Museum Show
WWD - New York
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August 1, 2025
Sports fans of a certain age know the late artist LeRoy Neiman for his athletic-inspired bold-colored paintings, but the Kent State University Museum wants more people to know about his style sense. With help from the LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne...