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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...
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...
Crooked Tree Arts Center’s Dart for Art raises funds for local arts
Petoskey News-Review - Michigan
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The Crooked Tree Arts Center recently wrapped up its 28th annual Dart for Art fundraiser, drawing more than 700 attendees to Bay Harbor for a two-night celebration of creativity and community. The event, held July 9-10, was presented by Gaslight...
'Sun Ra: Do the Impossible' brings the man and the mystery into view
WRTI - Pennsylvania
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August 1, 2025
The first piece of music heard in Sun Ra: Do the Impossible, a magnificent new feature-length documentary, is one of the only songs in the film that its subject didn’t compose himself. It comes via rare footage of Sun Ra at a 1977 solo piano...
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...
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...
NWSL games Saturday: Time, TV channel and how to watch
Marco Eagle - Florida
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The NWSL continues its return from a summer break on Saturday, with two nationally-televised games both pairing teams that have plenty to prove as the second half of the season gets going. The North Carolina Courage (5W-3D-5L) sit outside the...
These 10 Illinois companies will be making layoffs in August
Aledo Times Record - Illinois
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Over 1,000 workers across Illinois will be laid off in August, according to WARN notices filed in June. OSF Healthcare is cutting jobs in Champaign and Urbana due to financial losses and restructuring. Several other companies, including IG Design...
'Masterpiece' gangster movie streaming now and it's 'better than Godfather'
Daily Express
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August 2, 2025
A Martin Scorsese's acclaimed crime epic is currently available to stream, reigniting fierce debates among fans of the genre. Often compared to classics like Goodfellas and The Godfather, Casino has found a loyal following who argue it surpasses...
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...
How Bae Chul-soo broadcasts iconic radio show from Lollapalooza Chicago
The Korea Times
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August 2, 2025
CHICAGO — Inside a white container studio in Grant Park, tucked just steps from the thundering stages of Lollapalooza Chicago, Korea’s most iconic radio voice leans into the mic — not in Seoul, but in the middle of America’s wildest summer music...
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...
Regis Prograis Edges Joseph Diaz: A Close Call – Boxing Results
Boxing News 24/7
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August 3, 2025
Regis Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) lucked out with the scoring on Saturday night, winning a questionable 10-round unanimous decision over Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (34-7, 15 KOs) in a welterweight fight in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit: Golden Boy/Cris Esqueda)...
Chicago Sky launches new film series celebrating 20th WNBA season
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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July 31, 2025
The Chicago Sky is marking its 20th season in the WNBA with a new series of brand films produced by BarkleyOKRP. The campaign highlights the team’s history, players, and its connection to the city of Chicago. The first video in the campaign...
Sports Watch 8-1-25
Westside Seattle - Washington State
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By Tim Clinton SPORTS EDITOR Baseball Summer collegiate The DubSea Fish Sticks of White Center host the SS team for a 6:35 p.m. Friday game at Mel Olson Stadium inside Steve Cox Memorial Park. The GUM team visits at 6:05 p.m. Saturday. Pros...
Chicago murals: Damen Silos were a landmark for graffiti artists to hone their craft
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Milt Coronado remembers ditching evening church and walking a half mile to the Damen Silos in McKinley Park, where, as a college student, he painted his first graffiti tags. “I wasn’t part of a graffiti crew,” Coronado says. “I didn’t consider...
Chicago Sky suffer massive injury blow with Angel Reese, $400,000 star sidelined and 2 others iffy vs Valkyries
Sportskeeda
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August 1, 2025
The Chicago Sky face an uphill battle ahead of Friday's game against the Golden State Valkyries with stars Angel Reese and Ariel Atkins sidelined. Not just that, Chicago could also be without Hailey Van Lith and Michaela Onyenwere, who are listed...
Illinois State football opens fall camp ahead of season debut
McLean County Times - Illinois
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July 31, 2025
The Illinois State football team began its 2025 fall training camp Thursday morning at Hancock Stadium, marking the end of an offseason spent on workouts and weightlifting. The first practice took place in cooler than expected weather and lasted...
There’s so much hope in the art at Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Alpena News Online - Michigan
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There’s nothing quite like the atmosphere of being surrounded by art — whether it’s in your home, at an art fair, a museum, or a gallery. The energy is tangible: vendor displays spilling over with creativity, strangers chatting about pieces that...
Local Sports Calendar (Aug. 2, 2025)
Commercial News - Illinois
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