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Chicago chokes under wildfire smoke with air quality among global worst
AOL
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Chicago's air quality is considered among the worst in the world right now, thanks to thick wildfire smoke drifting southward from Canada. The smoke is prompting health concerns, triggering air quality alerts and smothering outdoor events in a...
LIVE! A Music Calendar: Batterton & Edwards, Jimmy Stengel, The Procrastinators and R.D. Olson Blues Band play to win Ozark Blues Society’s Blues Challenge
Free Weekly - Arkansas
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August 1, 2025
MONICA HOOPER mhooper@nwaonline.com Batterton and Edwards, Jimmy Stengel, the Procrastinators and the R.D. Olson Blues Band compete Aug. 3 in the annual Ozark Blues Society’s Blues Challenge. The winners of the competition will go on to compete in...
Rockingham Old Home Day offering up music, fireworks and kielbasa
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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August 1, 2025
BELLOWS FALLS — Rockingham Old Home Day, a summer celebration full of music, food and activities for children and adults, is this Saturday. Activities will be centered on The Island at The Waypoint Center, starting at noon, and conclude with the...
‘Abhorrent:' Chicago Public Schools teacher arrested on child pornography charges
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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A Chicago Public Schools teacher and Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra employee was arrested Friday for allegedly receiving and distributing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago announced. Jaron Woodsley, a 27-year-old...
Duvall, Carnation have music crawls in August
Snoqualmie Valley Record - Washington State
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August 1, 2025
Their organizer wants a music crawl in every Valley town. The Duvall Music Crawll is back for 2025, and with it comes the first ever Carnation crawl. Both multi-venue, traveling concert events are organized by local Morgan Henley of Morgan Henley...
Lollapalooza Returns to Chicago, Hundreds of Thousands Expected
Times News Global
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August 2, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois — Lollapalooza is back, kicking off its four-day music festival at Grant Park on Thursday. The annual event is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of attendees to the Windy City. Festivalgoers shared the financial commitment...
DAZN Official Weights: Duarte – Sims and Prograis – Diaz Jr – on Saturday in Chicago
Boxing News 24/7
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August 1, 2025
Kenneth Sims Jr. (22-2-1, 8 KOs) weighed in at 139.8, while Oscar Duarte (29-3-1, 23 KOs) came in at 139.8 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in for their 12-round main event fight on DAZN this Saturday, August 2nd, at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago,...
This Variety Ranking of Marvel Film and TV Projects is Awful
Hot Air
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August 1, 2025
It's Friday afternoon so it seems like as good a time as any to set aside politics for a moment and argue about comic book movies. Variety published a ranking of all the Marvel studios film and TV show releases (not including the movie and TV...
Illinois State Treasurer previews unclaimed property auction
WICD - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — Baseball cards featuring Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg and Yankees great Mickey Mantle, along with basketball cards of Wilt Chamberlain and Walt Frazier, are among the 250 unclaimed property lots available for public preview...
Column: Chicago Cubs boss Tom Ricketts can take a bow after a successful week of chairmaning
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Tom Ricketts, you’ve just secured the 2027 All-Star Game for Wrigley Field, extended your president of baseball operations and retained all of your top prospects at the trade deadline. What are you going to do next? “I’m going to Rickettsville!”...
How to watch Brewers vs. Nationals for free on Apple TV Plus today
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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August 1, 2025
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Milwaukee Brewers square off against the Washington Nationals in the latest rendition of “Friday Night Baseball” today – Aug. 1 – at Nationals Stadium in Washington, D.C. First pitch is at 6:45 p.m. Eastern. Apple TV Plus is...
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...
d4vd is back with a 'bahng' on sunny new song "L.O.V.E.U" [Music Video]
EARMILK
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August 1, 2025
Near the end of April, the New York-born David Burke—somewhat better known as d4vd—took his stylish bedroom pop to the next level with the release of his debut album Withered, which arrived after a pair of introductory EPs and high-profile linkups...
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...
New Illinois law requires seat belts on school buses
Wand - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to require seat belts for all new school buses. The new law mandates that any school buses manufactured in Illinois have three-point seat belts starting in 2031. Sponsors...
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...
ABC7 Sports Overtime with Dionne Miller: Aug. 1, 2025
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Watch the full video segments of "ABC7 Sports Overtime with Dionne Miller" Fridays at 5:30 and 8 p.m., and Saturday mornings at 4:30 a.m. on ABC7's 24/7 stream. Overtime was on the road again. It was a very busy Friday at Wrigley...
Rockford library hosts 'Carrying the Dream' art for social impact
WREX - Illinois
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — The Rockford Area Arts Council and the Rockford Public Library unveiled a new public art installation titled "Carrying the Dream" on Friday, August 1st. The event featured seven local artists and took place at the library's...
BetRivers Raises Illinois Minimum Bet to $1 After State Tax Hike; RSI Stock Soars on Strong Q2
Casino Beats
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August 1, 2025
Written by Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev Chavdar Vasilev is a gambling news writer with several years of experience in the iGaming industry. He started creating promotional content but soon found he loved reporting on the industry itself. Since...