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Ocean State Session: For Jake Blount, folk music is always evolving
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 1, 2025
If you try to describe the music of Providence-based artist and scholar Jake Blount, chances are you may fall short. And in a few months time, that description could be totally off. He plays the fiddle, banjo, and guitar, and you could say it’s...
Kendall Bostic receives second Big Ten sportsmanship honor
Chambana Sun - Illinois
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July 31, 2025
Shauna Green Head Coach | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics WebsiteShauna Green Head Coach | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website Kendall Bostic, a graduate of Illinois Women's Basketball,...
Chicago jazz pianist Mark Burnell returns to the stage 3 months after brain surgery
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Mark Burnell looked lost on stage Thursday night. Fingers rippling the piano keys, head bobbing, eyes closed, he looked lost in the music — in a way that seemed hard to imagine only three months ago. “His best friend is music,” Anne Burnell, his...
Upgraded Bet365 Bonus Code “SYRACUSE″: $150 sports betting deal for Friday August 1st
Syracuse.com - New York
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August 1, 2025
On Friday, August 1, 2025, the upgraded Bet365 bonus code “SYRACUSE” gives new users in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, and Tennessee an easy way to claim a guaranteed $150 betting bonus. The timing lines up perfectly with a packed slate,...
WLS-TV Annual EEO Public File Report Aug. 1, 2025
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
WLS-TV ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT, AUGUST 1, 2025 This report covers the period from Aug. 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025. General Policy WLS-TV (the "Station") has a longstanding commitment to a policy that no person shall be discriminated...
Lollapalooza Kicks Off In Chicago With Cage The Elephant, Luke Combs
Forbes
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Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant mixes it up with fans as Lollapalooza gets underway in Chicago, IL. Thursday, July 31, 2025 in Grant Park Photo by Barry Brecheisen Following rain Wednesday night, Lollapalooza kicked off in Chicago on a cool,...
Bostic, Humrichous are Illini’s picks for B1G Sportsmanship Awards
The Kokomo Tribune - Indiana
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Former Kokomo Tribune-area basketball standouts Kendall Bostic and Ben Humrichous were named on Thursday as Illinois’ selections for Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners. Bostic, a standout on the Illinois women’s basketball team, won...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 4:19 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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NFL on the verge of selling media assets to ESPN for an equity stake in the network, AP sources say The NFL and ESPN are expected to announce an agreement that would give the the league an equity stake in the sports network. People familiar with...
Conjunto music pioneer Flaco Jimenez is dead at 86
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Texas conjunto music pioneer Flaco Jimenez, 86, died while surrounded by his family at one of his son's homes on Thursday night, his family announced. Flaco was born in San Antonio in 1939 and began performing with Tex-Mex bands at...
PHOTOS: Day 1 of Lollapalooza 2025 gives local Chicago artists space to showcase their mastery
The TRiiBE - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Despite Chicago having some of the worst air quality in the world this week, Lollapalooza 2025 kicked off Thursday in Grant Park with breezy and enjoyable temps in the 70s. A highlight of the day was the Chicago Made Showcase at Tito’s Stage,...
WATCH: Backstage Chicago, Episode 2: Chicago summer heats up as live music on the lake, gangster tours, Lolla prep begin
Medill Reports - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
By Abby Feldman and Reilly Cook Medill Reports In this episode of “Backstage Chicago,” host Reilly Cook takes viewers on a summer adventure across the city, just as Chicago gears up for Lollapalooza. Reilly kicks things off with a scenic sail...
5 things to do this weekend across central Illinois Aug 1- 3
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 is a selection of events, markets, concerts and more happening Friday, August 1 to Sunday, August 3, 2025. Back to School...
2025 Big Ten Media Days: Bryce Underwood, Nico Iamaleava Among Day 3 Storylines
Frontier Media - Alaska
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With the defending national champions out of the way on Day 1 (Ohio State) and the trendy picks to win this year’s conference title taking center stage on Day 2 (Oregon and Penn State), the third and final session of this year’s Big Ten Media Days...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 337: Golden Boy is Chicago Bound plus Soboba Fights
The Sweet Science
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August 1, 2025
They’re going to Chicago. Golden Boy Promotions dips its toes into Chicago this Lollapalooza weekend. Led by a super lightweight showdown between Mexico’s Oscar Duarte (29-2-1) and Chicago’s Kenneth Sims (22-2-1) on Saturday, Aug. 2, Golden Boy...
Veterans to be honored with free day at Illinois State Fair on August 10
WICD - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois State Fair, is inviting veterans and their families to enjoy a complimentary day at the Illinois...
Gray Media to buy WAND TV in 3 station deal for $80 million
Wand - Illinois
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Gray Media will acquire WAND TV and two other stations from Block Communications, according to statements from the two companies. The deal was announced Friday that Block Communications (BCI) will sell its television...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Chief of War’ on Apple TV+, A Hawaiian Historical Drama Starring And Co-Written By Jason Momoa
Decider
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August 1, 2025
Has there ever been a TV series conducted entirely in native Hawaiian? Chief of War is ready to set that precedent. Jason Momoa is co-creator of the 9-episode series with Thomas Pa’a Sibbett, also one of its writers, and also an executive...
Glenview Art League 'Inspired' To Receive Cook County Grant: President
Patch
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August 1, 2025
GLENVIEW, IL — Earlier this week, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced 14 local nonprofit organizations are receiving Cook County Arts Creative Placemaking grants, including the Glenview Art League. "We are so inspired to be one...
North Chicago man accused of selling meth out of home daycare, gun also found: sheriff
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- A North Chicago man was arrested and charged for selling meth out of a home daycare, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said. This was allegedly happening at a home near 21st Street and Wright Avenue in North Chicago....
WAND-TV to be sold to Gray Media
WDBR 103.7 - Illionis
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Decatur, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Our news partners are being sold. WAND-TV says the station based in Decatur, along with two others are all being bought by Gray Media as part of an $80 million deal. The Atlanta-based company already owns TV...